MANILA, Philippines — The Senate should give the proposed economic amendments to the Constitution a chance and allow the public to decide on whether or not they will be adopted, Ako Bicol Partylist Rep. Alfredo Garbin Jr. said Wednesday.
Garbin, who chairs the House committee on constitutional amendments, made the remark after his panel adopted Resolution of Both Houses No. 2 (RBH 2) despite critics questioning its timing especially as the country continues to grapple with the coronavirus pandemic.
RBH 2 seeks to amend specific economic provisions of the Constitution.
“Ang panawagan natin [sa Senado] ay bigyan ito ng tsansa upang maibato natin ito sa mamamayang Pilipino na…
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