Charter change yet another distraction

By The Editorial Board

Feb 12, 2023 12:10 am

AT the onset of the 19th Congress, a three-year period that started last July, most Filipinos were expecting reforms to happen swiftly. After all, Ferdinand 'Bongbong' Marcos Jr. had won a clear mandate as president, and his political allies in Congress enjoyed a supermajority. Regrettably, speed bumps have slowed down the lawmakers' pace as they pushed an alternative agenda, including a proposal to amend the 1987 Constitution or Charter change.

HOUSE Speaker Ferdinand Martin Romualdez. PHOTO BY J. GERARD SEGUIA

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