Published January 12, 2021, 4:54 PM
Even before Congress could make a move to amend the economic provisions of the 1987 Constitution, prospects of serious legal challenge were swiftly aired against a possible violation by the House of Representatives of the limited amendatory procedure embodied in the Charter.
Independent opposition Rep. Edcel Lagman
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Albay Rep. Edcel Lagman raised this warning as he assailed Resolution of Both Houses No. 2 for providing for what he termed as a “mongrelized process” of Charter change.
Authored by Speaker Lord Allan Velasco, RBH No. 2, in effect, grants Congress the power to amend the Constitution “in violation of the limited amendatory procedure prescribed in Article XVII of the 1987 Constitution,” noted Lagman.
Albay Representative Edcel Lagman on Tuesday criticized the measure filed by Speaker Lord Allan Velasco seeking to propose amendments to "restrictive" economic provisions in the Constitution, saying that it provides for a "mongrelized" process for Charter change.