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Marcos says 'Senate will take the lead' on economic Cha-cha

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Katrina Domingo

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<div><span class="fr-img-caption fr-fic fr-dib" style="width:950px"><span class="fr-img-wrap"><img src="https://od2-image-api.abs-cbn.com/prod/editorImage/20220725-sona-marcos-jc-8.jpg" style="width:950px" class="fr-fic fr-dib"/><span class="fr-inner" style="text-align:left"><span id="isPasted" style="color:rgb(65, 65, 65);letter-spacing:normal;orphans:2;text-align:left;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;widows:2;word-spacing:0px;-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px;white-space:normal;background-color:rgb(255, 255, 255);text-decoration-thickness:initial;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial;display:inline !important;float:none">President Ferdinand Marcos Jr., delivers his first State of the Nation Address at the Batasan Complex on July 25, 2022 as Senate President Migz Zubiri (L) and House Speaker Martin Romualdez look on <em>Jonathan Cellona, ABS-CBN News</em></span><em> </em></span></span></span></div><p>MANILA — President Ferdinand Marcos, Jr. on Tuesday said he prefers to have the Senate to “take the lead” in amending economic provisions in the 1987 Constitution, underscoring that the two chambers of Congress agreed on that “very long ago.”</p><div><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/2024/2/9/marcos-says-charter-change-push-limited-to-economic-provisions-104">Marcos says charter change push limited to economic provisions</a></div><p>Marcos gave the statement a day after House members filed iResolution of Both Houses No.7 — mirroring a measure filed in the Senate — to constitute the chamber as a Constituent Assembly to change parts of the charter.</p><p>“I always say the Senate will take the lead. The Senate is taking the lead,” the President told reporters in a chance interview.</p><div><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/2024/2/14/zubiri-romualdez-agree-to-work-professionally-after-clash-on-cha-cha-1739">Zubiri, Romualdez agree to &#x27;work professionally&#x27; after clash on Cha-cha</a></div><p>“Between the two houses, they will come to an agreement… It really is a storm in a teacup because this has been decided very long ago by the leaders of both houses,” he said.</p><p>Before the filing of RBH No. 7, members of the House and the Senate had been bickering over how to change parts of the 1987 Constitution as some lawmakers were supportive of a move to gather signatures to amend the charter via a People’s Initiative.</p><div><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/2024/2/20/analyst-crucial-for-marcos-to-solve-cha-cha-row-as-polls-loom-1321">Analyst: &#x27;Crucial&#x27; for Marcos to solve Cha-cha row as midterm polls loom</a></div><p>Marcos Jr. underscored that while he seems to have been publicly silent on the issue, he has been working with Congressional leaders to iron out the differences between the two chambers.</p><p>“Maybe I don’t proclaim... [Pero] matagal na kong nakikipag-usap sa magkabila,” he said.</p><p>“What is more important is we get it done. That is what we are doing. We do it quietly, we do it without any fuss,” he said.</p><p>“We just want to get those amendments incorporated into the Constitution and to really hike the chances of investment and upskilling of our people,” he said.</p><div><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/01/15/24/zubiri-wants-senate-to-lead-review-of-1987-constitution">Zubiri wants Senate to lead review of 1987 Constitution</a></div><p>The measure comes weeks after the Commission on Elections halted its acceptance of signature forms from individuals who allegedly supports a proposal to launch a People’s Initiative to make the Senate and the House vote jointly when dealing with constitutional amendments.</p><p>When asked about his preferred mode of amending the charter, the President said: “What’s happening now.”</p><p>RELATED VIDEO</p><div><span class="fr-video fr-deletable fr-fvc fr-dvb fr-draggable" contenteditable="false" draggable="true"><iframe width="640" height="360" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/hgNF0QxcquE?&amp;wmode=opaque&amp;rel=0" frameBorder="0" allowfullscreen="" class="fr-draggable"></iframe></span><br/></div>

<p>President Marcos said he has been working with Congressional leaders to iron out the differences between the two chambers.</p>

President Marcos said he has been working with Congressional leaders to iron out the differences between the two chambers.