EVEN IF THEY DON’T KNOW THE CONSTITUTION, MAJORITY PINOYS OPPOSE CHA-CHA

By Junex Doronio

MANILA — Ironic as it seems, but most Filipinos surveyed by Pulse Asia don’t know the 37-year-old Constitution and about three-fourths of Filipinos oppose charter change or Cha-Cha.

Based on a Pulse Asia survey released Wednesday (26 March 2024), of 1,200 adults polled in early March, 74 percent said the constitution “should not be amended now or any other time”.

“This opinion is echoed by small to big majorities in the various areas and classes (69% to 82% and 58% to 80%, respectively),” Pulse Asia said.

But the survey firm also noted that almost half of Filipino adults or 48 percent know little about the 1987 Constitution.

It said opposition to Cha-Cha at the national level went up 43 percentage points in March 2024 from last year.

Meanwhile, Pulse Asia reported that 8 percent of respondents in the latest survey said the 1987 Constitution should be amended.

It also noted that another 8 percent are open to Cha-Cha under the next administration.

Six percent oppose constitutional amendments now but support it at some other time under the incumbent administration, Pulse Asia said.

(el Amigo/MNM)