The leaders of both chambers of Congress have agreed to end their word war and meet behind closed doors to talk over their differences in tackling Charter change, Senate President Juan Miguel Zubiri said. | jiandradeINQ MRamosINQ /PDI
The Senate leader said he asked Sen. Robinhood Padilla, chair of the chamber’s constitutional amendments and revision of codes committee, to call off his invitation for members of the House of Representatives to attend his committee’s hearing on Monday as resource persons.
The Senate, he pointed out, only invites House members as guests, not as resource persons, who may be subjected to grilling by senators. “This tradition,” according to Zubiri, “is to protect him and his committee as well, as we want to avoid a scenario in which conflicting opinions and heated arguments may take place, putting the chairperson in a bind, particularly on how to rule on such discussions.”Zubiri also clarified Romualdez’s statement claiming that Zubiri was now amenable to modifying the Constitution’s economic provisions.
According to the Speaker, Zubiri had informed him that the Senate was awaiting the report of its panel on constitutional amendments and revision of laws, chaired by Padilla, “for appropriate plenary action.”
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