Ilang Senador, isinusulong na ang pag-amyenda sa konstitusyon
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00:00 Senator Robin Hood Padilla gave the importance of the unity of the senators for the amendment of the 1987 Constitution or Charter Change.
00:10 This is what Daniel Manalastas wrote.
00:13 Some senators are already supporting the amendment of the 1987 Constitution or Charter Change.
00:20 Senate Committee on Constitutional Amendments Chairperson Robin Hood Padilla is signing the resolution of both houses number 5.
00:28 Under this, from 24, the number of senators will be 54.
00:33 Three of these will be elected by voters from different regions.
00:37 The term of the senators will also be extended from 6 to 8 years.
00:42 And one re-election can be held.
00:44 But the senators elected in each region will only be for four years.
00:48 And the three consecutive terms can be held.
00:52 The congressmen, from three years term, will be four.
00:56 The president and the second president will be elected as joint candidates.
01:01 Their term will be only four years from 6.
01:05 But the re-election can be held.
01:07 I just don't understand why we made the Constitution like a Bible here in the Philippines.
01:12 We don't want to just amend it.
01:14 I hope we open our minds.
01:19 If we really want to change in the Philippines,
01:22 and we all want to do that,
01:26 let's first change the Constitution.
01:29 But Padilla admitted that to achieve that,
01:32 they need to be united.
01:34 Padilla confirmed that some senators are talking to each other
01:39 in the PDP-Laban-Duterte wing
01:41 and in the other faction of PDP-Laban,
01:43 Senator Coco Pimentel.
01:45 I'm being courted every day.
01:48 Ask the chairman.
01:50 I see him every day, "Boss, let's just be united."
01:54 It's not over yet.
01:56 The issue is not just about being united.
02:02 That issue was there when they were sitting.
02:07 But now that they're not sitting,
02:10 the mayors have changed.
02:11 Of course, we should put aside our interests,
02:18 but we should focus on the party's interests.
02:21 According to Senator Bongo,
02:23 there is no formal discussion between the two factions of PDP-Laban,
02:27 but it's time for them to talk.
02:30 It's time for them to meet, talk and be united.
02:36 We are just a few members of PDP-Laban,
02:40 four in the Senate.
02:42 You know me, I don't like chaos.
02:45 I want to have an understanding.
02:47 Daniel Manalastas for Sabayan.