House to push for draft federal charter next week

MANILA – The House of Representatives is set to prioritize the passage of the draft federal charter next week, former President and now House Speaker Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo said.

The Pampanga lawmaker said Saturday that they will ensure the passage of the major revision on the Philippine Constitution since it is part of the priority bills slated by President Rodrigo Duterte.

“It’s the last of President Duterte’s [State of the Nation Address] agenda. Everything else has already passed. So, I guess, we’ll be concentrating on that next week,” Arroyo said.

“Of course, we know that there will still be many steps. But the thing is, we will bring it as far as we can bring it, in the hope that the next Congress can continue the work,” she added.

Resolution of Both Houses (RBH) No. 15, which was authored by Arroyo, seeks to propose revisions to the 1987 Constitution for a presidential-bicameral-federal system of government and empowers Congress to establish federal states.

The bill will also lift the term limits for members of Congress, while the term of the President and Vice President, which shall end in 2022, shall not be extended. The incumbent president is prohibited from running in the 2022 elections./PN

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