Amid a clash in Congress on how to effect Charter change (Cha-cha), Senator Joel Villanueva on Thursday expressed doubt whether amending the Constitution would fix the country’s pressing problems. His statement comes after the Senate committee on constitutional amendments and revision of codes held its third hearing on resolutions on changing the Constitution. “As a legislator, I would like to know what problems a Constitutional amendment is trying to resolve. Are these problems unsolvable without Charter Change or federalism?” Villanueva said in a statement. “I’m open to Cha-Cha because our Constitution is not perfect but I think the current limitations of the fundamental law can be addressed through legislation,” Villanueva said in a separate social media post.

Source: Philippine Daily Inquirer January 18, 2018 00:56 UTC