Duterte has signed an executive order creating a 25-member panel to propose specific amendments to the charter. The order was made public on Friday.
His executive secretary Salvador Medialdea said this week that the consultative committee, whose members will soon be appointed by Duterte, was given a six-month deadline to make its proposals before Congress can vote on the changes.
Philippines’ Duterte starts moves to amend the constitution
09 December 2016
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Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte has set into motion a proposal to amend the 1987 constitution to set up a federal system of government to end conflict and give a further boost to the economy.
