CONFLICT is brewing over how to overhaul the 1987 Constitution as President Rodrigo Duterte confirmed he would pursue Charter change through a Constituent Assembly instead of a costly Constitutional Convention, even threatening to abolish the party-list system.

Differing views emerged among lawmakers, and political analysts urged Duterte to take the public pulse first before making a final push for Con-Ass.

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