Anything can happen with Cha-cha — solon By Angie M. Rosales and Gerry Baldo 10/10/2011

BICAM CON-ASS CAN ‘GET OUT OF CONTROL’ — JOKER

Anything can happen with Cha-cha — solon

By Angie M. Rosales and Gerry Baldo 10/10/2011

President Aquino cannot remain evasive over the Charter change (Cha-cha) issue since efforts in Congress to tinker with the Constitution will not prosper without his support, Sen. Joker Arroyo said, adding that Vice President Jejomar Binay has reason to be concerned over Cha-cha since there is no real assurance that only economic provisions of the Constitution will be touched.

The moment that Congress is convened as a bicameral constituent assembly (con-ass), it can get out of control, Arroyo warned.

“There could be valid ground for changes, there is nothing wrong with amending the Constitution but once it is opened to amendments, anything can happen,” he said.

Arroyo rallied behind the concerns raised by Binay against the revived call to revisit the country’s Constitution, saying that efforts to amend the 1987 Constitution, if allowed by President Aquino, may go beyond changes in its economic provisions..... MORE

Source:  The Daily Tribune

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