MARENG WINNIE MONSOD. … As I see it, the advocates for a parliamentary-federal over our present presidential-unitary form of government are going to get their way by hook or by crook.
By crook: use the “restrictive” economic provisions of the Constitution as an excuse for calling for a Constituent Assembly to remove the restrictions. Why is this considered by crook? Because once a Constituent Assembly is called (that’s our legislators), there is nothing that can stop them from discussing and changing the entire constitution. The result: disaster for the Philippines
By hook: calling for a constitutional convention with representatives from each electoral district, probably with the condition that these representatives are not sitting politicians but are “independent” minded. Unfortunately, this will not stop the political dynasties from choosing either from their families or their friends or dummies to run for this convention. The result: disaster for the Philippines.