Economic amendments
SEVEN months after assuming the top political post of the land, President Marcos has declared that economic amendments are not priorities of his administration.
The declaration is good news to those who are against the proposed amendment of the Constitution, which was crafted during the presidency of the late Corazon C. Aquino.
In the past, there were attempts to rewrite the 1987 Constitution, but all failed because of the Filipino people’s fears that some officials just wanted to hold on to their juicy posts.
In fact, some groups even tried to railroad constitutional change, drawing jeers and protests from irate elements, including professionals and farmers.
Today, some senators welcomed President Marcos’ pronouncement that the Philippines can still achieve its goals within the present Constitutional framework.
Like other well-meaning people, we agree with Senate Majority Leader Joel Villanueva that there are already pieces of legislation to attract more foreigners to invest in the country.
Besides, the lawmaker from Bulacan said members of the Philippine Senate are themselves doing everything to improve the local economy, which was ravaged by the COVID-19 pandemic.
Senator Imee R. Marcos, on the other hand, said that changing the Constitution might be good, but she noted that it is not timely given the country’s current situation.
For his part, Senator Alan Peter Cayetano, a lawyer, vowed to focus instead on pursuing proposed measures pertinent to values, prices, employment and even income.
And we share the view of Senator Grace Poe that the declaration of the Chief Executive from Ilocos Norte “will definitely affect the consensus on the need for charter change.”
Of course, President Marcos’ stand on the renewed move to revise the 1987 Constitution will be good for the nation and the Filipino people because it’s a very divisive issue.
