From the News! - Your Daily News » ConCom http://fromthenews.net Sat, 07 Mar 2009 17:35:02 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 en hourly 1 Legislators give Palace meeting bad reviews http://fromthenews.net/legislators-give-palace-meeting-bad-reviews.htm http://fromthenews.net/legislators-give-palace-meeting-bad-reviews.htm#comments Wed, 25 Jan 2006 04:00:00 +0000 ripchord http://fromthenews.net/?p=629 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

]]> http://fromthenews.net/legislators-give-palace-meeting-bad-reviews.htm/feed 0 The end beneficiary of ConCom proposals is undebatable http://fromthenews.net/the-end-beneficiary-of-concom-proposals-is-undebatable.htm http://fromthenews.net/the-end-beneficiary-of-concom-proposals-is-undebatable.htm#comments Mon, 09 Jan 2006 04:00:00 +0000 ripchord http://fromthenews.net/?p=653 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

]]> http://fromthenews.net/the-end-beneficiary-of-concom-proposals-is-undebatable.htm/feed 0 Collective position paper on transitory provisions (Respectfully submitted to Con-com Chairman Jose V. Abueva) http://fromthenews.net/collective-position-paper-on-transitory-provisions-respectfully-submitted-to-con-com-chairman-jose-v-abueva.htm http://fromthenews.net/collective-position-paper-on-transitory-provisions-respectfully-submitted-to-con-com-chairman-jose-v-abueva.htm#comments Sat, 17 Dec 2005 04:00:00 +0000 ripchord http://fromthenews.net/?p=681 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

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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

]]> http://fromthenews.net/business-labor-for-foreign-ownership.htm/feed 0 Charter panel gives GMA 3 options http://fromthenews.net/charter-panel-gives-gma-3-options.htm http://fromthenews.net/charter-panel-gives-gma-3-options.htm#comments Thu, 24 Nov 2005 04:00:00 +0000 ripchord http://fromthenews.net/?p=696 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

]]> http://fromthenews.net/charter-panel-gives-gma-3-options.htm/feed 0 Charter Change: 3 options eyed http://fromthenews.net/charter-change-3-options-eyed.htm http://fromthenews.net/charter-change-3-options-eyed.htm#comments Thu, 24 Nov 2005 04:00:00 +0000 ripchord http://fromthenews.net/?p=697 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

]]> http://fromthenews.net/charter-change-3-options-eyed.htm/feed 0 Proposal to increase autonomous regions to 14 http://fromthenews.net/proposal-to-increase-autonomous-regions-to-14.htm http://fromthenews.net/proposal-to-increase-autonomous-regions-to-14.htm#comments Wed, 23 Nov 2005 04:00:00 +0000 ripchord http://fromthenews.net/?p=703 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

]]> http://fromthenews.net/proposal-to-increase-autonomous-regions-to-14.htm/feed 0 Palace names 1st batch of ConCom members http://fromthenews.net/palace-names-1st-batch-of-concom-members.htm http://fromthenews.net/palace-names-1st-batch-of-concom-members.htm#comments Thu, 22 Sep 2005 04:00:00 +0000 ripchord http://fromthenews.net/?p=755 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

]]> http://fromthenews.net/palace-names-1st-batch-of-concom-members.htm/feed 0 GMA decrees ConCom http://fromthenews.net/gma-decrees-concom.htm http://fromthenews.net/gma-decrees-concom.htm#comments Tue, 23 Aug 2005 04:00:00 +0000 ripchord http://fromthenews.net/?p=776 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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