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00:00 Former President Rodrigo Duterte has already agreed to support the amendment of the Constitution, but he has a condition.
00:08 Witness Tina Pangaliban Perez and Nico Sereno, Jimmy Original TV, Balitang Pesta.
00:14 In a speech in Davao City on January 28, former President Rodrigo Duterte said,
00:23 in accordance with the amendment of the Constitution,
00:26 What's wrong with the Constitution? Tell me if your ambition is not the real purpose of the constitutional changes in the people's initiative is really to perpetrate those who are in power.
00:48 This is what he said in a prayer rally of Duterte's in Cebu City last night.
00:53 If you support the changes in the Constitution, economic provisions, whatever, even in the terms of that chapter, even if they appeal their term to the President,
01:15 I'm okay with it, as long as you don't get involved in the next election.
01:26 He also called for the continued support of his son, Vice President and Education Secretary Sara Duterte, in his plans for the next election.
01:35 Some congressmen were pleased that they changed the position of the former president in CHACHA.
01:42 It is a welcome development of the former president, former president Duterte.
01:47 Maybe our well-respected former president Rodrigo Duterte can see clearly that this is the one that has been pushed by many administrations for a long time.
02:00 But according to House Deputy Speaker David Suarez,
02:04 it will be better if his supporters also join the position of the former president.
02:15 GMA Integrated News is trying to get the attention of the former president.
02:21 In the resolution of both Houses 6 of the Senate and resolution of both Houses 7 of the Camera, three economic provisions including public utilities, education and advertising
02:34 are far from being amended to be more open to the ownership of foreign companies.
02:39 In the Camera, the deliberation of the Committee of the Whole in the RPH 7 has already been opened.
02:44 This is our only peace, economy, not politics.
02:49 Now, to dispel doubts that the efforts of the House of Representatives in pushing for the amendment of the economic provisions of the Constitution is politically motivating or motivated,
03:01 we are actually adopting all the three proposed amendments of the Senate version of the resolution of both Houses 6 in total.
03:11 The answer was heated when questioned if they are doing a constituent assembly.
03:17 Is this a plenary? Are we converting it to a constituent assembly?
03:22 Because there are many topics in the RPH.
03:25 If it is a simple bill, it is already in our rule, one topic, one bill.
03:31 You can say that we are a constituent assembly or a legislative body,
03:36 but in either case, we are acting on the basis of our constituent power to amend the Constitution.
03:45 Maybe we are just different in understanding the constituent assembly.
03:50 This Committee of the Whole can never be considered as a constituent assembly.
03:57 A constituent assembly is an assembly of senators and representatives.
04:05 When it is a constituent assembly, it is not. This is a Committee of the Whole.
04:11 Although the Economic Charter Change is supported by several government offices and several groups,
04:16 it is not the only solution to the problems of the country.
04:20 Let me emphasize that we only reap the benefits I mentioned if we also address the other problems
04:28 involving high energy costs, inadequate connectivity infrastructure, slow bureaucratic processes,
04:35 inconsistent local and national regulations, and highly concerning learning poverty and malnutrition.
04:42 There are also those who expressed their opposition to the ECCC.
04:45 Economic ECCC, we believe, is unnecessary, it distracts from real development, and is counterproductive.
04:52 In the support of Senators to President Marcos, the President again mentioned that the Senate should be the first in the discussion of the ECCC.
05:00 He said, "We'll allow the Senate to take the lead, and I've asked the House leaders to wait for your output, and that they should just adapt."
05:10 The President added that it is better to have the plebiscite in the 2025 elections.
05:16 He said that he wants to have it in the memory of 2025. So we don't have to rush.
05:24 According to Comelec, they can have the plebiscite in the 2025 elections without additional expenses.
05:31 For GMA Integrated News, I'm Tina Panganiban Perez.
05:35 I'm Reno of GMA Regional TV, Balitang Bisdak. We are your witnesses.
05:42 Kapuso, let's be witnesses together.
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