{"id":267260,"date":"2020-09-01T06:55:34","date_gmt":"2020-09-01T10:55:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/?p=267260"},"modified":"2020-09-01T06:55:34","modified_gmt":"2020-09-01T10:55:34","slug":"duterte-not-for-revgov-palace","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/2020\/09\/01\/duterte-not-for-revgov-palace\/","title":{"rendered":"Duterte not for RevGov: Palace"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Roque was commenting on Duterte\u2019s statement on Monday that talks about a revolutionary government should be \u201cdiscussed publicly, including military.\u201d (PCOO file photo)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

MANILA<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 President Rodrigo Duterte remains against the calls of his supporters to declare a revolutionary government, Malaca\u00f1ang said Tuesday.<\/p>\n

\u201cNananatili pa rin ang paninindigan ni Presidente na hindi po kinakailangan ng<\/em>\u00a0revolutionary government\u00a0sa ngayon dahil siya po ay isang<\/em>\u00a0constitutional government (The President stands by his statement that there is no need for a revolutionary government because he belongs to a constitutional government),\u201d Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque said.<\/p>\n

Roque was commenting on Duterte\u2019s statement on Monday that talks about a revolutionary government should be \u201cdiscussed publicly, including military.\u201d<\/p>\n

He said pro-Duterte groups pushing for a revolutionary government are free to publicly air their opinion.<\/p>\n

\u201cKung merong mga tao, mga<\/em>\u00a0sektor\u00a0na merong hinanakit at tingin nila kinakailangan ng<\/em>\u00a0revolutionary government\u00a0para ma<\/em>-address\u00a0itong mga hinanakit nila, e diyan po papasok yung diskurso (na) pambuliko sa mga<\/em>\u00a0issues\u00a0na mahalaga sa ating pang araw-araw na buhay bilang isang bansa<\/em>\u00a0(If there are people, sectors who have any resentment and think that there is a need for a revolutionary government to address these resentments, that\u2019s where the public discourse on important issues in our country come in),\u201d Roque said.<\/p>\n

Duterte, he said, supports free speech even if the views expressed are against his.<\/p>\n

\u201cAng Presidente ay naniniwala sa malayang pananalita dahil pag merong malayang pananalita, nagkakaroon ng diskurso sa mga issue na nakaka-apekto sa ating pang araw-araw na buhay<\/em>\u00a0(The President believes in free speech because, with free speech, there is a discourse on issues that affect our daily lives),\u201d Roque said.<\/p>\n

The Mayor Rodrigo Roa Duterte – National Executive Coordinating Committee (MRRD-NECC), a group of Duterte supporters, has been pushing for the establishment of a RevGov and the adoption of a new federal Constitution.<\/p>\n

Duterte and several top officials have publicly rejected the proposal to establish a revolutionary government.<\/p>\n

For now, the President and the government are addressing the prevailing coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) pandemic, Roque said.<\/p>\n

Earlier, he said Duterte has not abandoned his campaign promise to push for a federal system of government.<\/p>\n

Roque noted that the President is only looking at three options to amend the 1987 Constitution — Constitutional Convention (Con-Con), Constituent Assembly (Con-Ass), or the people\u2019s initiative.\u00a0<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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