In solons bid
to make Senate, House vote as one
By Mortz C. Ortigoza
DAGUPAN CITY
– The chairman of the Committee on Constitutional Amendments was unperturbed if
somebody questions the plan of Congress to mix as one the 22 members’ House of
Senate and the 297 members House of Representatives to muster the
three-fourth votes needed for the charter change bid.
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| CHA-CHA.Committee on Constitutional Amendments' Chairman Roger Mercado reads the plaque ofappreciation the 35 members' Committee give to Dagupan City Mayor Belen T. Fernandez (2nd from left) for hosting the first leg of the consultation whether to amend or revised the 1987 Philippine Constitution. MORTZ C. ORTIGOZA |
Representative Roger Mercado said that
anyone can question the Supreme Court on the plan of Congress but “(but) whether that
question will prosper or not that’s another story,”he told Northern Watch.
He said voting as one or voting
separately as an independent body has been a nagging question since attempts of
those who want to change the Constitution started several years ago.
“Kasi
the constitution allows amendment and revision by the ConCon (Constitutional
Convention) by the Congress meeting as Constituent Assembly and through People’s
Initiative napili natin iyong ConAss (Constitutent Assembly) ang problematic
provision lang dito is iyong Congress will vote as one e,”he cited.
Mercado, however, said he is amenable
for the Senate and the House of Representatives to vote separately if that is
what other proponents want.
