SENATOR Robin C. Padilla has filed a resolution calling for a Constitutional Convention (ConCon) to tackle proposals to amend the 1987 Constitution.
Under Resolution of Both Houses No. 8 which was filed on April 24, a ConCon would be a “participatory and democratic way” of revising the Constitution,” said Mr. Padilla.
Under the resolution, lawmakers from both the House of Representatives and the Senate would vote separately to decide if they would convene in a Constitutional Convention. A two-thirds vote from each chamber would be needed.
“To dispel any doubt that a proposed revision to the 1987 Constitution would only advance the interests of a few, a Constitutional Convention is deemed to be the more appropriate mode of doing said revision,” the senator said in a statement on Monday.
Earlier, he filed Resolution of Both Houses No. 6 which seeks to extend the terms of elected senators to eight-years. It also seeks to increase the number of senators to 54, with 30 being from each legislative region.
The Senate is also set to resume committee debates on a separate measure seeking to ease foreign ownership restrictions in education, public utilities and advertising to boost foreign investment in these sectors. — John Victor D. Ordoñez