The House of Representatives is in favor of amending the constitution, while the Senate is opposed to it,[4][5] with the latter being supported by several high profile politicians such as former president and Marcos' predecessor Rodrigo Duterte.
[15] The proponents suggested that both chambers of Congress, the House of Representatives and the Senate, should vote jointly on the proposed amendments in a constitutional assembly.
[16] The effort gained controversy when Albay Representative Edcel Lagman revealed constituents were allegedly offered ₱100 to ₱10,000 for their signatures.
[19] While the proponents claimed that they have achieved the minimum 12 percent national voter threshold on January 23,[20] COMELEC suspended the proceedings due to the alleged reports of bribery.
[17] During a hearing by the Senate Committee on Electoral Reforms and People's Participation on January 31, PIRMA lead convenor Noel Oñate admitted discussing with Romualdez about the PI and claimed responsibility for a signature drive campaign, but denied the allegations of bribery.
Rene Estorpe, the barangay captain of Agdao Centro, claimed these promises came from the PBA Partylist, a party-list political party representing the country's athletes.
[25] A PBA party-list coordinator from barangay San Antonio admitted to distributing coupons for government aid to lure people in her village to sign for the PI forms.
[26] Marikina Mayor Marcelino Teodoro ordered the arrest of people found offering money to residents in exchange for their signatures for the PI forms.
[45] Alvarez thanked Romualdez, explaining the ongoing PI has added fuel to renewed calls for Mindanao independence.
[50] Murad Ebrahim, Interim Chief Minister of the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM) and chair of another former Moro separatist group, the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) called for strengthened support behind Marcos and the Philippine government "to allow peace and civility to reign over the affairs of our land".
Senator Imee Marcos said she learned about the program from a congressman who sent her a text message saying "All soft projects including AKAP must go through the Office of the Speaker.
The main suggested amendments center around the insertion of the phrase "unless otherwise provided by law", allowing Congress to lift or relax present economic restrictions in the Constitution, and the addition of the qualifier "basic" in Article XIV.
[62] On April 1, Presidential Adviser on Poverty Alleviation Larry Gadon wrote a letter to Speaker Romualdez and Senate President Zubiri unveiling his proposals for amending the political provisions of the Constitution.
[63] In response, Zubiri cited recent opinion polls showing widespread disapproval for charter change in saying that such amendments would only further dampen support for it.
[65] In late April 2024, a peace rally intended to defend the Constitution and criticize the "excesses” made by the Marcos administration was planned by former President Rodrigo Duterte's supporters to be held in Bustos, Bulacan.
[71] In another mobile-based survey conducted by data research firm Tangere from October 14-16, 2024, 61.9% of 1,500 participants expressed support for the proposed constitutional amendment on economic reforms.