RP Elections 2010

With the cat out of the bag, pro-administration congressmen have now come out calling for Charter Change, supposedly to put in place a parliamentary system before 2010. Speaker of the House Prospero Nograles, one of the president’s staunchest allies, claims that it is the aim of the “majority coalition to shun term extension [sic] of [...]

The Philippine Daily Inquirer carried a story today about movements in the House of Representatives towards extending the term of elected officials who serve 6-year terms, most prominent of whom is the president of the Republic.
Less than two years to go before Filipinos exercise their right to suffrage, pro-administration congressmen are seen trying to take [...]