Following its passage in the House of Representatives, a leader of the lower chamber on Wednesday said the Senate is set to tackle Resolution of Both Houses (RBH) No. 6, which calls for a Constitutional convention (Con-con) on Monday.
Following its passage in the House of Representatives, a leader of the lower chamber on Wednesday said the Senate is set to tackle Resolution of Both Houses No. 6, which calls for a Constitutional convention on Monday.
“I will attend it. I will explain to senators and the public that our intention in our Charter change initiative, as repeatedly stated by Speaker Martin Romualdez, is to rewrite the economic provisions so the country could attract more foreign investments,” he said. Based on the invitation sent by Padilla’s committee to Rodriguez, RBH No. 6 is the only item in the agenda of Padilla’s hearing.
Among the salient features of the bill is the seven-month term of office of the convention, starting from December 1, 2023, up to June 30, 2024. Under HB 7352, Charter amendments to be endorsed by the proposed Con-con shall be submitted to the people for ratification in a plebiscite to be held not earlier than 60 days nor later than 90 days after the submission of the convention report to the President and Congress.
The appointed sectoral representatives shall include three retired members of the Judiciary, three from the academe, three from the legal profession, two economists, and two each from the business sector, labor, urban poor, farmers and fisherfolk, indigenous cultural communities, women, youth, veterans, cooperatives, senior citizens and persons with disability, and such other sectors as the Senate president and House Speaker may determine.
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