Senator Robin Padilla is pushing for Charter change anew, but this time he is targeting the political provisions in the 1987 Constitution.
Padilla has filed Resolution of Both Houses No. 5 that seeks to amend Sections 4 and 7 of Article VI (Legislative Department); Section 4 of Article VII (Executive Department); and Section 8 of Article X (Local Government) of the Constitution.
Under the proposed measure, the aforementioned provisions will be amended as follows:
- Section 2 of Article. VI: The Senate shall have 54 members. Of these, 24 are elected at large and 30 elected by qualified voters from each legislative region.
- Section 4 of Article VI: Senators elected at large shall have terms of eight years, but shall not serve for more than two consecutive terms; senators elected by region shall have terms of four years, but shall not serve for more than three consecutive terms.
- Section 7 of Article VI: Members of the House of Representatives shall be elected for a term of four years, and shall not serve more than three consecutive terms.
- Section 4 of Art. VII: The President and Vice President shall be elected as joint candidates by direct vote of the people for a term of four years. They shall not be elected for more than two terms. A President who served for two terms shall not be qualified to run for any elective position. Any person who has succeeded the President or Vice President shall only be qualified for one election to the same office at any time.
