{"id":148210,"date":"2018-01-23T03:25:58","date_gmt":"2018-01-23T08:25:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/?p=148210"},"modified":"2018-01-23T03:25:58","modified_gmt":"2018-01-23T08:25:58","slug":"palace-says-charter-change-should-ensure-duterte-steps-down-in-2022","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/2018\/01\/23\/palace-says-charter-change-should-ensure-duterte-steps-down-in-2022\/","title":{"rendered":"Palace says charter change should ensure Duterte steps down in 2022"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Malaca\u00f1ang on Tuesday said Congress must make transitory provisions in the amended Constitution which will ensure President Rodrigo Duterte leaves his office in 2022. (RICHARD MADELO\/PRESIDENTIAL PHOTO)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Malaca\u00f1ang on Tuesday said Congress must make transitory provisions in the amended Constitution which will ensure President Rodrigo Duterte leaves his office in 2022.<\/p>\n

“They better provide a provision that would mean the President will step down in 2022,” Presidential Spokesman Harry Roque said during a press conference.<\/p>\n

Duterte earlier said that he does not wish to extend his term, despite pushing for Charter change (Cha-cha).<\/p>\n

Transitory provisions are meant to ensure a smooth shift into a new Constitution establishing the Philippine government into a federal form, which is among Duterte\u2019s main campaign platforms.<\/p>\n

Earlier this month, Senate President Aquilino Pimentel III said that Duterte\u2019s six-year term may be extended as it may be part of a transition period once an amended Constitution begins a shift from unitary to a federal form of government.<\/p>\n

However, the President on Monday directed government forces to shoot him if he dares to go beyond his term even for a day.<\/p>\n

\u201cInyong trabaho \u2018yan<\/em>\u00a0(that\u2019s your job), to protect the Constitution, and to protect the people. Remember it as a solemn duty.\u00a0Kaya ako \u2018pag sumobra, gusto kong mag-diktador, barilin ninyo ako. Hindi ako nagbobola<\/em>\u00a0(If I go beyond my term and I would want to be a dictator, shoot me. I\u2019m not kidding),\u201d\u00a0he added.<\/p>\n

Roque said the transitory provision should ensure the election of a new Chief Executive, unless Congress approved the constitutional succession wherein Vice President Leni Robredo seats as the new president during the transition period.<\/p>\n

The Palace official said that majority in Congress would not want it to happen.<\/p>\n

“I don’t think majority would want constitutional succession,” he said.<\/p>\n

“Unless they want Leni Robredo to take over as transition leader then they should make a transitory provision that would, for all intents and purposes, make sure that we would have a new president in 2022,” he added.<\/p>\n

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