FORMER Senator Aquilino “Nene” Pimentel Jr.  said that they expected to complete the review of the 1987 Constitution before the State of the Nation Address (SONA) of President Rodrigo Duterte in July.

“Basically, they want us to submit the proposal by June towards the end of July (2018) so the president can already report the results of the consultative committee recommendations for Congress to take up,” Pimentel told reporters at the Philippine International Convention Center (PICC) where the 19-man panel, led by its head, Chief Justice Reynato Puno, held its first meeting to tackle the workflow and timeline for the review.

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