Thursday, April 7, 2011

Pimentel blasts bill postponing ARMM polls

Source: ABS-CBNNEWS.COM:

"Ex-senator Aquilino Pimentel Jr., who authored the Local Government Code, said Thursday that the bills seeking to postpone the ARMM polls are unconstitutional. 'Any act that would try to change the term of the elected officials would to my mind be in violation of the character of the Charter,' he said."

ARMM polls: To postpone or not to postpone

Source: ABS-CBNNEWS.COM:

"MANILA - There may not be enough time to pass the bill seeking to postpone the elections in the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (ARMM), the Senate local government committee admitted."