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). [...]

(UPDATED) Senate President Juan Ponce Enrile and House Speaker Feliciano Belmonte will meet President Benigno Aquino III in Malacañang on Monday to discuss the proposal to amend the 1987 Constitution. Enrile confirmed the scheduled meeting in a radio interview Sunday, with Belmonte making the arrangement. He said House leaders would only want to hear the [...]

PRESIDENT Benigno Aquino III said Thursday that he is willing to listen to proposals of Senate President Juan Ponce Enrile and House Speaker Feliciano Belmonte on amending the 1987 Constitution. In a chance interview with the media in Pasay City, President Aquino said he is not totally closing his doors to Charter change and he [...]

PRESIDENT Benigno Aquino III is willing to listen to the arguments of his allies in Congress on plans to amend the 1987 Constitution, a Malacañang official said Friday. Presidential spokesperson Edwin Lacierda said the President’s stand on Charter change (Cha-cha) remains the same but remains open to other opinions. “I think it is a matter [...]