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Protect women — CHR

by Joel dela Torre
from People’s Journal

MARKING the United Nations Day for Women and International Peace today, the Commission on Human Rights called on government to improve protection and programs for the rights… Read the rest

Legislators give Palace meeting bad reviews

Efren L. Danao
Manila Times

SENATORS who attended the Council of State meeting Tuesday said the only good thing that came out of the meeting was that everybody was allowed to speak out.

?But nothing substantive came out. It… Read the rest

The end beneficiary of ConCom proposals is undebatable

Atty. Rita Linda V. Jimeno
Manila Standard

There seems to be no let-up on the heat against the ?no-el? proposal of ConCom for the scrapping of polls in 2007.

It is field day for the opposition and for all… Read the rest

Collective position paper on transitory provisions (Respectfully submitted to Con-com Chairman Jose V. Abueva)

Manila Times

THE position being taken by certain members of this Consultative Commission on Sections 7 and 8 of the Constitution?s Transitory Provisions, proposing the cancellation of the May 2007 election, will not be accepted by the people.

It could… Read the rest

Business, labor for foreign ownership

Angelo Samonte
Manila Times

Business and labor are for opening up the country?s media, services and utilities to foreign ownership.

The sentiments of the two sectors surfaced at consultations held in Makati City Thursday by the Consultative Commission.

Representatives… Read the rest

Charter panel gives GMA 3 options

Candice Y. Cerezo
Manila Times

The Consultative Commission?s Committee on Transitory Provisions is looking at three major proposals involving the transition from a presidential government to a parliamentary system that gives President Arroyo three options on how to end… Read the rest

Charter Change: 3 options eyed

Joyce Pangco Pañares and Tony Macapagal
Manila Standard

All elected officials, including President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo, will have to sacrifice the remainder of their terms once the 1987 Constitution is amended and a parliamentary form of government is adopted,… Read the rest

Proposal to increase autonomous regions to 14

Manila Times

THE addition of three more autonomous regions to the proposed 11 regions is being recommended by the 54-member Consultative Commission, which is studying the revision of the 1987 Constitution.

The additional three regions was suggested following the separation… Read the rest

Palace names 1st batch of ConCom members

Fel V. Maragay
Manila Standard

The first batch of 33 members of the 50-member Consultative Commission on Constitutional Reforms was named by President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo yesterday.

The list includes academicians, business leaders, journalists, leaders of organizations of workers… Read the rest

GMA decrees ConCom

Fel V. Maragay and Romie E. Evangelista
Manila Standard

President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo has seized the initiative to set up a parliamentary-federal system by creating a 50-man Consultative Commission that will propose amendments to the 1987 Constitution.

The President… Read the rest

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