Philippines legislative panel votes to turn Congress into Constitutional Assembly

The House committee on constitutional amendments voted in favor of the 17th Congress turning itself into a Constitutional Assembly (Con-Ass) to amend the 1987 Constitution, in a move towards the shift to a federal system of government. During the committee hearing on Wednesday, October 19, Deputy Speaker Gwendolyn Garcia moved for the panel to approve her concurrent resolution seeking for both [...] Read more here: Rappler