{"id":221216,"date":"2019-07-02T19:08:55","date_gmt":"2019-07-02T23:08:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/?p=221216"},"modified":"2019-07-02T19:08:55","modified_gmt":"2019-07-02T23:08:55","slug":"prrd-may-change-mind-about-paolos-possible-bid-for-speakership","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/2019\/07\/02\/prrd-may-change-mind-about-paolos-possible-bid-for-speakership\/","title":{"rendered":"PRRD may change mind about Paolo’s possible bid for speakership"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Panelo did not elaborate of what circumstances he meant but stressed that while the President could still change his mind, his son could do the same. (File Photo<\/a>: Office of the Presidential Spokesperson\/Facebook<\/a>)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

MANILA<\/strong>\u00a0— Although President Rodrigo Duterte previously said that he will resign if his son, Davao City Rep. Paolo Duterte, decides to join the House speakership race, Malaca\u00f1ang said the chief executive may still \u201cchange his mind.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cYou make a stand on the basis of circumstances. When those circumstances change, you also change your stand,\u201d Presidential Spokesperson Salvador Panelo said in a Palace briefing on Tuesday.<\/p>\n

Panelo did not elaborate of what circumstances he meant but stressed that while the President could still change his mind, his son could do the same.<\/p>\n

\u201cPuwede rin magbago ng isip si Presidente, puwede rin magbago ng isip si<\/em>\u00a0Congressman Paolo Duterte\u00a0so tingnan natin<\/em>\u00a0(The President may change his mind, Congressman Paolo may also change his mind. Let us see),\u201d Panelo said.<\/p>\n

\u201cAng isang tao pag nagsalita ng isang bagay, seryoso \u2018yun<\/em>\u00a0(A person, when he says something, that\u2019s serious) unless there are circumstances that will compel him to alter his stand so\u00a0hindi natin alam kung ano yung mga kalakaran na maaring magpabago ng isip ng Presidente<\/em>\u00a0(we don\u2019t know what are the circumstances that may change his mind),\u201d he added.<\/p>\n

Panelo, meanwhile, played down Paolo\u2019s desire to join the House speakership race as \u201cjust a plan.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cPlano pa lang naman \u2018yun e<\/em>\u00a0(It\u2019s just a plan).\u00a0Siguro<\/em>\u00a0(Perhaps) we will wait for that to happen\u00a0kung totoong mangyayari<\/em>\u00a0(if it will really happen),\u201d Panelo said.<\/p>\n

\u201cDi pa naman nagiging<\/em>\u00a0Speaker\u00a0e<\/em>\u00a0(He\u2019s not even Speaker yet),\u201d he added.<\/p>\n

Panelo, however, acknowledged that every person has the right to any position as long as he or she is qualified or elected.<\/p>\n

\u201cYou cannot prevent people from running. Now, it\u2019s between the father and son,\u00a0ibang usapan na \u2018yun<\/em>\u00a0(that\u2019s a different story) but as a general principle, if you are qualified to run then you can run,\u201d Panelo said.<\/p>\n

Paolo’s decision<\/strong><\/p>\n

In a statement, Paolo bared that while he initially had no interest in the position, he had a change of heart after Taguig Rep. Alan Peter Cayetano, who is also vying for House Speaker, expressed desire to push for a term-sharing deal between him and Marinduque Rep. Lord Allan Velasco.<\/p>\n

The younger Duterte is proposing that the House Speaker post be shared by representatives from Mindanao, Visayas, Luzon, and the party-list groups.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe are not talking about two persons here. We are talking about our beloved country. It is not about speakership alone, but who is the right person to unite Congress and I hope those running for the speakership stop influencing the cabinet,\u201d Paolo said.<\/p>\n

On May 27, Duterte said he would step down once Paolo chooses to seek House speakership since his winning could mean too many members of their family occupying top posts.<\/p>\n

\u201cItong si Paolo, sabihin ko sa kanya<\/em>\u00a0(I told Paolo), if you run for speakership, let me know.\u00a0Kasi kung tatakbo ka, magre-resign ako. Kasi marami na tayo<\/em>\u00a0(because if you\u2019re running, I will resign. Because there\u2019s too many of us now),\u201d Duterte said.<\/p>\n

Duterte\u2019s daughter, Sara, is currently Davao City mayor while his youngest son, Sebastian, nicknamed \u201cBaste\u201d is vice mayor.<\/p>\n

The President, a former Davao City mayor for over two decades, admitted that he has no control over his son\u2019s decisions but appealed to him to tell him of his intentions of running for speakership three days before he announces it in public.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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