PBBM aapela sa Kamara at sa initiators na itigil na ang People’s Initiative – Sen. Zubiri
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NAKATAKDANG umapela si Pangulong Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. sa House of Representatives at iba pang indibidwal na nasa likod ng people’s initiative para ipatigil na ang pagsusulong nito.
Sa kanyang privilege speech, inihayag ni Senate President Juan Miguel Zubiri ang mga binanggit ng pangulo matapos makipagpulong sa Pangulo Malacañang kahapon.
Dinaluhan din ang pulong nina Chief Presidential Legal Counsel Juan Ponce Enrile at Executive Secretary Lucas Bersamin.
“The President is set to appeal to the House of Representatives and the other PI initiators to stop this dreaded people’s initiative or their version of people’s initiative,” wika ni Zubiri.
“In his words, ‘It is getting out of hand,’” sabi pa ng pangulo ng Senado.
Binanggit din ni Zubiri, na sinabi ni Marcos na kinakailangang protektahan ang checks and balances ng Legislative Branch.
“We know the President ably served as a senator himself. He knows first hand the value of bicameralism. He knows that if the Senate’s approval is needed merely to change the name of a street, then the Senate cannot have a dispensable role in Charter change,” aniya pa.
“We, in the Senate, thank the President for his commitment and we remain firm in our vigilance against any attempts to destabilize our democracy. We maintain that the ongoing people’s initiative is flawed and unconstitutional and offers no solution to the problems most urgently affecting our people,” dagdag pa niya. (Mylene Alfonso)