Do economic Cha-cha without any fuss – Marcos

MANILA, Philippines — As lawmakers continue to lock horns over conflicting game plans for Charter change, President Marcos has decided to step in, directing them to proceed with their tasks “without any fuss.”

“Maybe I don’t proclaim but some were saying I need to intervene, I have been talking to both sides for a long time,” the President said in a media interview after attending the 16th Ani ng Dangal Awards in Manila.

“But you know, what for me is more important than these proclamations and pronouncements is to get it done. We do it quietly,” Marcos said.

“We just want to get those amendments incorporated into the Constitution to improve the chances of investment and upskilling of our people,” he stressed.

Asked if he is done with his consultations with legal luminaries and experts on the Constitution, Marcos responded, “Months ago.”

When pressed about his preferred method of amending the Constitution, the President said what he has been espousing from the beginning is for the Senate to take the lead.

“What’s happening now, I always said the Senate will take the lead. The Senate is taking the lead and between the two Houses they will come to an agreement, then that will be the way we’ll do it,” he said.

Marcos said the move to amend the Constitution has been decided long ago by both leaders of Congress.

“But I don’t know why there is such. It’s really a storm in a tea cup because this has been decided very long ago by the leaders of both Houses,” the Chief Executive said.

Marcos has repeatedly batted for amendments to the economic provisions of the Constitution to make it attuned to the globalized world and help the country attract more foreign investments.

In his speech during the observation of the Constitution Day in Makati City early this month, Marcos said reforms in the Constitution would be limited to the basic law’s economic provisions.

“I want to make it clear: This administration’s position in introducing reforms to our Constitution extends to economic matters alone, or those strategically aimed at boosting our country’s economy. Nothing more,” he said.

The Senate and the House of Representatives have been bickering over their clashing approach to