Padilla admits 'Cha-cha' is dead

By Javier Joe Ismael

May 26, 2023 12:01 am

SEN. Robinhood 'Robin' Padilla on Thursday conceded that his proposal for a Charter change or Cha-cha in Congress is 'dead.'

Padilla, chairman of the Senate Committee on Constitutional Amendments and Revision of Codes, has been pushing for the constitutional amendments to tweak the 1987 Constitution, specifically to lift the economic provisions that restrict foreign ownership for certain industries.

Sen. Robinhood Padilla. Senate PRIB

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