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BBM-Duterte supporters push for Cha-cha through Con-con, oppose people’s initiative

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Michaael Joe Delizo, ABS-CBN News

<div class="embed-wrap"><figure data-feedback="fb:likes,fb:comments"><img alt="Members of the House of Representatives led by Speaker Ferdinand Martin G. Romualdez and Majority Leader Manuel Jose " Mannix="" gather="" for="" a="" photo="" on="" March="" following="" the="" approval="" of="" Resolution="" Both="" Houses="" No.="" Congress="" Philippines="" calling="" constitutional="" convention="" to="" propose="" amendments="" Constitution.="" House="" Reprentatives="" handout="" src="https://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/2024/news/01/08/20230306-congress-charter-change-ho-4.jpg"/><figcaption>Members of the House of Representatives led by Speaker Ferdinand Martin G. Romualdez and Majority Leader Manuel Jose &quot;Mannix Dalipe&quot; gather for a photo on March 6, 2023 following the approval of the Resolution of Both Houses No. 6 of the Congress of the Philippines calling for a constitutional convention to propose amendments to the 1987 Constitution. <em>House of Reprentatives handout/File.</em></figcaption></figure></div><p>MANILA — A group consisting of supporters of President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. and former President Rodrigo Duterte on Sunday expressed opposition to the people’s initiative campaign to amend the 1987 Constitution, noting that the country needs a total revision of the Charter.<br/> <br/>In a forum in Caloocan City, lawyer Orly De Guzman of Partido Pederal ng Maharlika (PPM) said they are pushing for Charter change (Cha-cha) through Constitutional convention (Con-con) as a “more feasible approach.”<br/> <br/>“We will agree that a Charter change, Constitutional change is imperative at this moment so that we can effect the changes that we want in our country and the mode would be a Constitutional convention where delegates shall be elected in an election that will coincide or will be scheduled at the same time with local and national elections in 2025,” De Guzman said.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><iframe allow="autoplay; fullscreen" frameBorder="0" height="100%" id="ivsplayer01" scrolling="no" src="https://player.ivideosmart.com/ivsplayer/v4/dist/html/iframe-src.html?iframeid=ivsplayer01&amp;key=e8c22c015ca9eafa76f1e3edfa03c603&amp;spid=3001339&amp;vid=2938412" width="100%"></iframe></figure><div class="iwantbar">Watch more News on <a href="https://www.iwanttfc.com/#!/browse/Genres/News/tag_id_genres/id_news" target="_blank">iWantTFC</a></div><ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/01/20/24/rights-group-wary-of-charter-changes-impact-on-workers">Labor rights group wary of charter change&#x27;s impact on workers</a></li>	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/video/news/01/19/24/vp-duterte-calls-out-alleged-buying-of-signature-for-peoples-initiative">VP Duterte calls out alleged buying of signature for people&#x27;s initiative</a></li></ul><p>PPM consists of founders of Partido Federal ng Pilipinas and Mayor Rodrigo Roa Duterte-National Executive Coordinating Committee (MRRD-NECC).<br/> <br/>“We are here to help the Marcos and Duterte administration succeed,” De Guzman said.<br/> <br/>The group said they want a total overhaul of the Constitution, contrary to the current push of only amending the <a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/01/18/24/economic-cha-cha-not-the-key-to-countrys-progress-ibon" target="_blank">economic provisions</a> that allegedly would only benefit the politicians and businessmen.</p><p>“We don’t believe on amendment only, we should overhaul it. 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Total overhaul ‘yan! ‘Wag tayong papayag na amendment lang kasi ‘yan, magse-select lang sila kung ano ‘yung pabor sa kanila,” said PPM member Dr. Sonny Pimentel.<br/> <br/>Meanwhile, Emily Malilim of the National Anti-Poverty Commission in the Cagayan region said some congressmen mobilized village officials to hold a signature drive for people’s initiative in provinces.<br/> <br/>She urged people not to participate in the campaign.<br/> <br/>“Huwag po tayong pipirma diyan kasi against po tayo. ‘Wag nating ipagkatiwala [ang ating pirma] kasi alam natin na ang mga kongresista, matatakaw,” she said.<br/> </p><ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/01/18/24/comelec-gets-more-forms-for-peoples-initiative">Comelec receives more signature forms for People’s Initiative</a></li>	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/01/18/24/peoples-initiative-to-reach-minimum-signatures-next-week-salceda">&#x27;People&#x27;s initiative&#x27; to achieve minimum signatures nationwide next week: Salceda</a></li></ul><div><br/><strong>RELATED VIDEO</strong></div><figure class="op-interactive"><iframe allow="autoplay; fullscreen" frameBorder="0" height="100%" id="ivsplayer01" scrolling="no" src="https://player.ivideosmart.com/ivsplayer/v4/dist/html/iframe-src.html?iframeid=ivsplayer01&amp;key=e8c22c015ca9eafa76f1e3edfa03c603&amp;spid=3001339&amp;vid=2935413" width="100%"></iframe></figure><div class="iwantbar">Watch more News on <a href="https://www.iwanttfc.com/#!/browse/Genres/News/tag_id_genres/id_news" target="_blank">iWantTFC</a></div>

Orly De Guzman of Partido Pederal ng Maharlika said they are pushing for Charter change through Constitutional convention as a “more feasible approach.”

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BBM-Duterte supporters push for Cha-cha through Con-con, oppose people’s initiative

Michaael Joe Delizo,

ABS-CBN News

Published January 22, 2024 12:31 AM PHT

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Updated January 23, 2024 10:26 AM PHT

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