The Senate will prioritize the measures identified as such by the Legislative Executive Development Advisory Council (LEDAC) over measures seeking to amend the 1987 Constitution, Senate President Juan Miguel Zubiri said Tuesday.
"Wala naman sa agenda namin ang Charter change. Kung nakita niyo it's about 20 legislative priorities ang pinag-usapan namin sa LEDAC. Wala po doon ang charter change," Senate President Juan Miguel Zubiri said. Joseph Vidal/ Senate PRIB/ File photoby the Legislative Executive Development Advisory Council over measures seeking to amend the 1987 Constitution, Senate President Juan Miguel Zubiri said Tuesday.
Should Senate constitutional amendments and revision of codes chairman Robin Padilla conduct a hearing on these measures, Zubiri said, he may do so but it can go as far as the crafting of a committee report. In a separate interview, Senator Alan Peter Cayetano said timing is very important in amending the Constitution.
"Kung hindi susuporta ang Pangulo, mas uunahin ng Kongreso ang mga nasa priority list tulad ng Internet Transactions Act o CDC bill," she said. "Ang problema pag buksan mo ang Saligang Batas, talagang kakalkalin lahat. 'Di maiiwasan 'yon. Kaya given the state of our economy and health threats that face us today, 'yung kapatid ko matagal nang sinasabi talaga na huwag muna 'yung constitutional issues dahil mahabang usapin 'yan at baka cannot afford tayo ngayon," Marcos said in an ambush interview.
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