{"id":266378,"date":"2020-08-25T05:51:26","date_gmt":"2020-08-25T09:51:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/?p=266378"},"modified":"2020-08-25T05:51:26","modified_gmt":"2020-08-25T09:51:26","slug":"duterte-denies-hand-in-calls-for-revgov","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/2020\/08\/25\/duterte-denies-hand-in-calls-for-revgov\/","title":{"rendered":"Duterte denies hand in calls for RevGov"},"content":{"rendered":"
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President Rodrigo Roa Duterte talks to the people after holding a meeting with the Inter-Agency Task Force on the Emerging Infectious Diseases (IATF-EID) core members at the Matina Enclaves in Davao City on August 24, 2020. ROBINSON NI\u00d1AL JR.\/PRESIDENTIAL PHOTO<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

MANILA<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 President Rodrigo Duterte denied he has a hand in the calls for a revolutionary government, saying he did not have any interest to institute such changes.<\/p>\n

In a taped public address aired Tuesday morning, Duterte denied giving support to efforts to push for a revolutionary government.<\/p>\n

\u201cMarami ngayon, may naglalabas<\/em>\u2026revolutionary government\u00a0tapos ako ang sinasabi na…wala akong pakialam niyan, wala akong kilala na mga tao na \u2018yan at hindi ko \u2018yan trabaho<\/em>\u00a0(There are reports about people calling for a revolutionary government\u2026I don\u2019t care for it, I don\u2019t know any of them and it\u2019s not my job),\u201d Duterte said.<\/p>\n

On Saturday, the People\u2019s National Coalition for Revolutionary Government and Charter Change assembled at the Clark Freeport in Pampanga to push for the establishment of a revolutionary government and the adoption of a new federal constitution.<\/p>\n

The proposal was thumbed down by Malaca\u00f1ang, Defense Secretary Delfin Lorenzana, and the Philippine National Police.<\/p>\n

Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque on Monday said the President has not abandoned his campaign promise to push for a federal system of government but never considered establishing a revolutionary government as one of his options.<\/p>\n

Roque said Duterte is only looking at three options to amend the 1987 Constitution namely Constitutional Convention (Con-Con), Constituent Assembly (Con-Ass), or People\u2019s Initiative.<\/p>\n

He also dismissed suspicions the President has plans of extending his term beyond 2022.<\/p>\n

According to Roque, the President is too busy addressing the prevailing coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) pandemic to concern itself with the idea of a revolutionary government.<\/p>\n

Roque said the health crisis requires the government\u2019s \u201cfull attention\u201d.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe most pressing and most urgent concern, which requires the Executive’s full attention, is the gradual opening of the economy while safeguarding the people who are working\/going back to work amid the pandemic,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

However, Roque also recognized that the pro-Duterte group is free to publicly express their opinion.<\/p>\n

He said he does not see a need to criminally charge revolutionary government proponents as there is no \u201cclear and present danger\u201d in their actions.<\/p>\n

Lawmakers have slammed calls of Duterte supporters to establish a revolutionary government as the country continues to grapple with increasing Covid-19 cases.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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