MANILA, Philippines — With the ball now in the Senate, Ako Bicol Rep. Alfredo Garbin Jr. said Wednesday that the upper chamber has “enough” time to tackle the proposed economic Charter change (Cha-cha).
Garbin, who chairs the House committee on constitutional amendments, made the remark after the House of Representatives adopted Resolution of Both Houses No. 2, which seeks to amend the “restrictive” economic provisions of the 34-year-old Constitution.
“Of course, they cannot tackle it this week because we are due to adjourn this week but they have all the time–in fact, enough time–sapat ang oras na talakayin nila ito sa Senado pag-resume, pag-open ng third regular session [T…
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