Manila, April 14 -- President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. vetoed a bill seeking to amend certain provisions of the Revised Charter of Baguio City due to inconsistencies with existing law and jurisprudence, as well as its possible adverse effects on the power of the Bases Conversion and Development Authority (BCDA).

In a press briefing in Malacanang Monday, Presidential Communications Office Undersecretary and Palace Press Officer Claire Castro explained the President's decision, which was formalized in a veto message sent to Congress.

"I am constrained to veto the bill as it is inconsistent with law and jurisprudence and it may endanger or prejudice the authority previously granted to the BCDA," Castro said, reading the President's veto mes...