THE INCOMING Speaker of the House of Representatives has proposed to limit the number of delegates to a Constitutional Convention or Con-Con to just 100 to avoid lengthy debates, and to produce a new Charter after just one year of deliberations.

Davao del Norte Rep. Pantaleon Alvarez on Tuesday joined Senate President Franklin Drilon’s push for a Con-Con but said the process of over hauling the 29-year-old Constitution should not take more than a year.

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