Constitutional crisis slowly happening - Migz

A constitutional crisis is creeping in Congress as the House of Representatives continues to push for a people's initiative aimed at amending the Constitution, Senate President Juan Miguel Zubiri said yesterday, as he maintained that the ongoing signature drive is flawed and unconstitutional.

- CECILLE SUERTE FELIPE

"We have warned about a possible constitutional crisis and tried to avoid it. But unfortunately, it seems that this is slowly happening," Zubiri said in a message sent to Senate reporters.

"We hope this crisis will be averted soon. We intend to carefully study the options available to us to maintain the checks and balances enshrined in the Constitution through a bicameral legislature. We remain vigilant for our country and for our people," he added.

Zubiri made the statement in reaction to a two-page letter of Speaker Martin Romualdez amid the impasse between the two chambers on efforts to amend the 1987 Constitution.