Thursday, January 27, 2011

BELMONTE FAVORS CON-ASS; SETS CHA-CHA AS NEXT AGENDA


By RG Cruz, ABS-CBN News
belmonteHouse Speaker Feliciano “Sonny” Belmonte has finally bared his favored mode of Charter change, saying the country would be better of with a Constituent Assembly (Con-ass) than a Constitutional Convention (Con-con).

“Personally, Con-ass din ako. Very doable [because it is] mainly on economic provisions. It's not that we don’t want [the charter] overhauled. [For example] the US Constitution is actually evolving and amended all the time but through the Congress itself and subject matter by subject matter,” he said.
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