88% oppose change, House critiques flawed survey

On Sunday, Pulse Asia released survey results showing that 88% of Filipinos oppose amending the 1987 Constitution now or any other time.

House leaders criticized the survey, claiming it included irrelevant questions about term extension and a shift to a parliamentary system which are not part of current Charter change efforts.

The House Majority Leader Manuel Jose Dalipe argued that including unrelated questions in surveys only serves to confuse and mislead the public.

Tangere's separate survey showed 52 percent of Filipinos favoring Charter change (Cha-cha), with 14 percent strongly agreeing and 38 percent leaning towards agreement.

Speaker Ferdinand Martin G. Romualdez expressed readiness to collaborate with stakeholders for Constitutional amendments aimed at fostering a prosperous, just, and equitable future for the Philippines.