By ERWIN COLCOL, GMA News
Published January 14, 2021 2:31pm
Crossing party lines, leaders of various political groups and blocs at the House of Representatives signed a manifesto supporting Speaker Lord Allan Velasco's proposal to amend the "restrictive" economic provisions in the 1987 Constitution to help the economy recover from the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic.
"We believe that now is the most opportune time to resume the deliberation on the amendments to the economic provisions specified under Resolution of Both Houses No. 2 for the primary purpose of mitigating and providing lasting solutions to the devastating economic effects brought about by the COVID-19 pandemic," read the manifesto.