Solon to Speaker: Ignore Gadon

Cagayan de Oro Rep. Rufus Rodriguez, chairperson of the House of Representatives Committee on Constitutional Amendments on Friday urged Speaker Ferdinand Martin G. Romualdez to ignore the political amendment proposals of presidential adviser and ex-senatorial candidate Larry Gadon.

He quoted the President as saying: “I want to make it clear: This administration’s position in introducing reforms to our Constitution extends to economic matters alone, or those strategically aimed at boosting our country’s economy. Nothing more.”Rodriguez is one of the co-authors of Resolution of Both Houses No. 7, the House version of the economic Charter change proposals which only amends provisions on public utility, higher education, and advertising. The Senate version is RBH No. 6.

The Mindanao lawmaker reiterated his appeal for the Senate to pass its economic constitutional amendment version, RBH 6, authored by Senate President Juan Miguel Zubiri and Senators Loren Legarda and Juan Edgardo Angara, as soon as Congress reconvenes later this month. Among Gadon’s political amendment proposals are changing the term of local officials and House members from three years to six years, the same as those of the President, Vice President and senators, so the nation would have elections every six years, instead of every three years.

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