THOUSANDS of people from civil society, militant, and religious groups gather in a large rally at the heart of Makati City to protest moves to amend the Charter. Video by Ed...

The following is a statement of Rep. Teodoro L. Locsin (Makati) on House Resolution No. 1109 to convene the House of Representatives into a constituent assembly (Con-Ass). House Resolution convening itself as a constituent assembly THROWING A PARTY FOR...

THEY usually begin with promising phrases like “to strengthen” or “to improve” governance, and then almost always end up making a common recommendation -- either “to amend” or “to revise” the 1987 Constitution. A torrent of such...

ALL three senatorial candidates who participated in today's first of a series of debates sponsored by the Parish Pastoral Council for Responsible Voting, agreed on one thing: Any proposal to amend the Constitution should be shelved for the next three...

IS Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo singing a different tune on Charter change? Or does it sound more like a tired, old refrain? In the face of public outrage over the House majority's railroading of a resolution calling for the convening of a constituent...

IN the end the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of the Philippines (CBCP) called the grand prayer rally it organized today at the Luneta as “thanksgiving” for the administration’s supposed retreat regarding its charter-change bid. Gloria...

THE latest Social Weather Stations (SWS) survey reveals that majority of Filipinos would still vote “no” if a plebiscite to approve a new constitution were held today. The survey was conducted last month and the public outrage that the nation saw in...