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The Commission on Elections says all offices nationwide will stop accepting signature sheets aimed towards amending or revising the 1987 Constitution.

Full story: https://www.rappler.com/philippines/comelec-suspends-proceedings-people-initiative-charter-change-january-2024/
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00:00 The Commission on Elections says all offices nationwide will stop accepting signature sheets
00:07 aimed towards amending or revising the 1987 Constitution.
00:11 Kamalek Chairman George Garcia says it is pulling the brakes on the People's Initiative
00:15 to review its guidelines.
00:17 Garcia adds the missing elements in the guidelines need to be reviewed to avoid confusion in
00:22 the interpretation of rules.
00:24 Public Resolution No. 10650 is the document governing the conduct of People's Initiatives
00:30 to amend the 1987 Constitution.
00:32 In an ABS-CBN interview, retired Supreme Court Justice Antonio Carpio said the latest People's
00:38 Initiative push is unconstitutional.
00:40 The signature sheets distributed across the country seek to get the public's support
00:44 on a proposal to amend a constitutional provision.
00:47 Allegations of bribery hound the signature campaign.
00:49 [Music]
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