MANILA, Philippines — The House of Representatives leadership on Sunday vowed to make economic Charter change (Cha-cha) succeed, citing a survey that claimed 52 percent of Filipinos support moves to amend the 1987 Constitution.
Senior Deputy Speaker Aurelio Gonzales Jr. maintained that the survey released by marketing research firm Tangere over the weekend should convince senators of the urgency of passing Resolution of Both Houses No. 6 (RBH 6), the Senate’s proposed economic Cha-cha mirrored by RBH 7, which the House recently adopted.
‘Strongly agree’ on Cha-cha
Based on the Tangere survey results released on Friday, 14 percent of Filipinos “strongly agree,” 38 percent “somewhat agree,” 13 percent “somewhat disagree,” and 10 percent “strongly disagree” on Charter change. The remaining 25 percent of respondents nationwide were unsure whether to support or oppose Cha-cha.
However, Gonzales did not reveal the sampling and methodology data that pollsters usually provide as part of best practices.
