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House Speaker Martin Romualdez on Tuesday said he and Senate President Francis Escudero have discussed passing priority measures—and that charter change remains off the table, at least for now.“Not specifically,” Romualdez replied when asked if he and his Senate counterpart discussed the issue on the sidelines of the signing of the Kabalikat sa Pagtuturo Act into law, at which they were both present.“Pero siyempre isa pa rin naman na naka-pending iyong RBH 6 sa Senate saka yung RBH 7 .
Escudero, who was elected Senate President more than a week ago after a swift coup that ousted Senator Miguel Zubiri, has said that he remains against Cha-cha because of contrasting provisions provided for in the proposals in terms of voting on constitutional amendments.The House approved RBH 7 in March, but the same initiative did not even reach sub-committee approval under Zubiri.“Myself and Senate President agreed that even before the LEDAC na sa third week ng buwan na ‘to, mag-usap kami .
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