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Take a rest. Jesuit constitutionalist Father Joaquin Bernas gave this piece of advice to President Benigno Aquino III as he discouraged him from pursuing initiatives to amend a constitutional provision on term limits. One of the drafters of the 1987 Constitution, Bernas said the constitutionalists, when drafting the provision, limited the presidency to 6 years “to prevent a person from perpetuating himself in power.” If the president now moves to change term limits, “that may be his undoing,” Bernas added. Some of Aquino’s allies said they want to pursue charter change to allow him to stay longer in office. His term ends in 2016.
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