House panel to convince Noy to amend Constitution
By Gerry Baldo 05/28/2011The House panel on constitutional amendments yesterday expressed hope that they would be able to convince President Aquino to support a proposal by former President Gloria Arroyo to amend the Constitution.
According to Misamis Occidental Rep. Loreto Leo Ocampos, chairman of the House committee on constitutional amendments, they have started with public consultations in Mindanao and that the results of the consultations could convince the President to prioritize the measure.
Ocampos said that the public hearings on the issue that would determine whether the people across the nation indeed want a change in the Constitution.
“It started at the Mindanao University of Science and Technology,” Ocampos said. The school is in Cagayan de Oro City. Ocampos said that aside from Mindanao the hearings or public consultations will also be conducted in Visayas and Luzon..... MORE
Source: The Daily Tribune
URL: http://www.tribuneonline.org/nation/20110528nat6.html
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Like what constitution shall they amend? I don't really understand why should there be a need of constitutional amendments. It's not the constitution that is the problem of our country. It's corruption and inequality of acting the law.
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