Marcos: Gov't studying Cha-cha plebiscite alongside 2025 polls to save money
President Marcos said the government is carefully studying conducting a plebiscite on constitutional amendments at the same time as the midterm elections in May 2025 to save public funds.
Marcos said this after proponents of Charter Change (Cha-cha) in the House of Representatives wanted to hold the plebiscite by July this year.
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Marcos said this after proponents of Charter Change (Cha-cha) in the House of Representatives wanted to hold the plebiscite by July this year.
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00:00 ... saw the ChaCha plebiscite in May 2025. We really did that because if we separate the elections and the plebiscite, it's like two elections.
00:18 ... So baka maari kung isabay natin yung plubisito sa local elections na gagawin sa bayon, maging bagay, maging savings para sa atin. Kaya yan, pinag-aaralan namin mabuti.
00:35 ... There are some legal consequences because plebiscite is slightly different from election. So if we are able to incorporate the two exercises together as a practical matter, paladay ko baka patuny.
00:52 ... Pero yung timetable ng House gusto nila July. Ano pa-yari?
01:01 ... Hindi ibig sabihin na pagkatapos ang House o Senado kailangan mabubisito. Kailangan pinag-aaralan tayong e-pay para magplebisito sabay nila nung local elections. So titiglan natin, ngayon pa lang namin sa Erwin.
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