PRESIDENT Benigno Aquino III remained pessimistic about amending the 1987 Constitution but he has agreed to have the matter studied by his economic and legal teams, Malacanang said. The Chief Executive on Monday met with Senate President Juan Ponce Enrile and House Speaker Feliciano Belmonte in Malacanang to hear their views on Charter change (Cha-cha). [...]

MALACANANG defended on Monday Budget Secretary Florencio Abad against criticisms from opposition lawmakers who were supposedly deprived of their Priority Development Assistance Fund (PDAF) or “pork barrel” funds. “I have talked to Secretary Abad about the issue. He did not say that lawmakers who are not allies of the administration will not get their PDAF,” [...]