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The draft federal constitution that the presidential consultative committee is set to submit to Malacañang on Monday, July 9, allows President Rodrigo Duterte and Vice President Leni Robredo to run for the same positions, a member of the Con-Com says.
The Con-Com’s proposed new charter – one of several that Congress will consider – does not extend Duterte and Robredo’s term from the current 1987 Constitution, but it does not prohibit them from seeking the same positions.
Since the Con-Com’s draft sets a term of 4 years for president and vice president and allows them to serve a maximum of two terms, they could potentially be in power for 8 more years.
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