Cha-cha: Wrong move at the wrong time

THE allies of President Rodrigo Duterte have not learned from previous failed attempts to tinker with the 1987 Constitution, making it easy to suspect them of ill motives for resurrecting the Cha-cha move.

The ruling coalition may have what it calls a “super majority” to muster the needed votes, but it is doubtful that they can easily ram Cha-cha down our throats. The pronouncement that the amendments would tackle only the restrictive economic provisions is merely a strategic approach to get support for the move.