Hontiveros on getting 7 votes vs Cha-cha in Senate: 'The ball is very much in play'

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For opposition Senator Risa Hontiveros, "the ball is very much in play" in garnering at least seven votes in the Senate to thwart the current Charter change (Cha-cha) proposal. (Video Courtesy of Senate of the Philippines)  READ MORE: https://mb.com.ph/2024/2/15/hontiveros-on-getting-7-votes-vs-cha-cha-in-senate-the-ball-is-very-much-in-play  Subscribe to the Manila Bulletin Online channel! - https://www.youtube.com/TheManilaBulletin  Visit our website at http://mb.com.ph Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/manilabulletin Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/manilabulletin Instagram: https://instagram.com/manilabulletin Tiktok: https://www.tiktok.com/@manilabulletin  #ManilaBulletinOnline #ManilaBulletin #LatestNews

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00:00 I am no to chacha now, no to amending the economic provisions of the Constitution, the minority.

00:10 And I would just like to feel, fellow members, Ms. Selly, that we have fellow members in the majority,

00:16 based on their body language, who are not fully supporting the resolution of both houses, number 6.

00:25 Let us remember that they need three-fourths of the Senate to approve RBH 6.

00:31 That means they need to muster 18 votes.

00:34 That also means that we only need 7 to achieve this.

00:39 That is why the ball is very much in play.

00:42 We will work to be able to form 7, even if it is not RBH 6.

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