MANILA — The League of Cities of the Philippines (LCP) on Monday said that it is in favor of amending the 1987 Philippine Constitution to keep up with the changing times.
“The topic of Charter change is not new. Since the time of former president Fidel Ramos, charter change has already been discussed, because we see the shortcomings, the provisions that we need to amend amid changing times,” LCP national chairperson and Bacolod City mayor Alfredo Abelardo Benitez said in a radio interview over DZRH.
In its resolution, the LCP said that proposed amendments to the Constitution will bring about “growth and development” to the country.
“Resolved, that the LCP supports the initiative to propose amendments to the 1987 Constitution of the Philippines as these will bring the necessary growth and development needed by our economy,” the resolution said.
Benitez added that the proposed amendments to the Constitution do not only apply to the economic provision, but to other provisions as well.
“It’s open, not just specific to economic provisions, we know that what’s constant is change, if we can’t adjust to our environment, to the changing times, we may be left behind,” he added. (Adrian Parungao © Philippine Daily Inquirer)
