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SPEAKER
Prospero Nograles is rushing the formation of the House
of Representatives ad hoc special committee that will
collect, process and classify various reform proposals
from members of the lower chamber.
Nograles said Sunday he hopes to have
the committee organized within the week to speed up
reforms that would help improve the performance and the
image of the House.
Nograles said there is a swarm of
written proposals on reforms that should be implemented,
and this makes it more imperative for the immediate
formation of the ad hoc body.
“There are several proposals about what
we should do, including matters on the internal affairs
of the House… about the employees, apart from the
internal concerns of congressmen. Hinihimay-himay natin
ito, and we are now accepting all these proposals,” said
Nograles.
“Meron ng mga written proposals pero
gagawa tayo ng isang ad hoc special committee, hihimayin
ito sa lalong madaling panahon to be able to effect the
changes that would improve the performance and the image
of the House,” he added.
The House of Representatives has one of
the lowest popularity ratings in the government in
various surveys.
Nograles has yet to name the members of
the ad hoc special committee as this has to be done in
consultation with the House members.
Nograles also said there will be no
changes yet in committee chairmanships, pointing out
that any revamp should be in consonance with the
reform-action plan that would be implemented.
“So far the center of our discussions is
the reforms that we need to immediately implement, not
the reorganization of committees. If there will be a
reorganization, it will be in harmony with the reforms
that we want to put in place,” Nograles said.
“Reorganization will require a little
time. For now, what we want to do is to unify the House
first and heal the wounds, iyong mga sama ng loob
aayusin natin, pagagandahin ang working relationship ng
lahat. Iyon naman ang natural course,” he added. |
