‘All about greed': Motives of Cha-cha proponents questionedThis photo shows a screengrab from a video aired on television about the 1987 Constitution. Sen. Risa Hontiveros has flagged the reported “People’s Initiative” being carried out across several provinces — which have been marred by allegations of vote-buying — and raised doubts over the origins of the signature drive. Meanwhile, House Deputy Minority Leader Rep. France Castro (ACT Teachers) has questioned the need for Charter change at all and warned that the proposed economic tweaks could serve as a pretext for political amendments. “It’s not right to call the petition a ‘People’s Initiative’ because this did not come from the people themselves,” Hontiveros said in Filipino. “Let us be clear: the reported 'people's initiative' is not about any economic or political reforms in the Constitution.

Source: Philippine Star January 17, 2024 16:09 UTC