constitutional amendment

• The last cha-cha

  14 January 2021

  1987 Constitution, Constituent Assembly, constitutional amendment, Crosscurrents, foreign ownership restrictions, House of Representatives, investment climate, Justice Carpio, last cha-cha, party-list system, Philippine Constitution, Philippine Daily Inquirer, rule of law, Senate role

  Justice Carpio analyzes the House’s latest attempt to amend the Constitution (“last cha-cha”), warning of risks to legislative safeguards and arguing that rule-of-law improvements—not constitutional tinkering—will better encourage investment.

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