Pagbubuwag sa Office of the Vice President, depende sa taumbayan, Kongreso

MANILA, Philippines — Nakadepende na sa taumbayan  at Kongreso kung bubuwagin ang Office of the Vice President sa ilalim ng isinusulong na federal government, ayon sa Malacañang ngayong Lunes.

Sinabi ni presidential spokesperson Harry Roque na hindi nila ito kontrolado.

“It is Congress sitting as constitutional assembly that will propose amendments. I’m sure that any proposed amendment to the Constitution will be subject to the ratification of the people,” komento ni Roque.

Inalmahan naman ng kampo ni Bise Presidente Leni Robredo ang panukala lalo na’t ang huling pagkakataon lamang na walang pangalawang pangulo ay noong panahon ni dating Pangulo Ferdinand Marcos.

“The only time since then that we have had no VP was during the dictatorship of Ferdinand Marcos. That said, the current proposals to revise the Constitution are supposedly anchored on a drive to promote and institute a federal system of government,” pahayag ng abogadi ni Robredo na si Barry Gutierrez.

“The question therefore is, how does abolishing the OVP relate to the establishment of federalism? Or is the abolition already in service of some other, unstated, agenda?” dagdag niya.

Nasabi ito ng kampo ni Robredo matapos ihayag ni Bayan Muna chair Neri Colmenares ang plano ng PDP-Laban na buwagin ang OVP.

Sinabi ni Colmenares na hindi matatapos ni Robredo ang kaniyang termino sa 2022 dahil sa planong ito.