Drilon on Aquino 2nd term: ‘No time’

Senate President Franklin Drilon says the Senate has no time to tackle any amendments to the constitution to allow President Benigno Aquino III to seek a second term. In a radio interview on September 17, Wednesday, Drilon said the Senate’s legislative calendar was packed until the end of 2014. “Kaya hindi ko po nakikita iyan, at wall pong panahon para diyan,” Drilon said. (So I cannot see that coming, and we don’t have time for that.) Drilon is the latest voice to downplay discussions on whether the President will want a second term, even if it is currently banned by the Philippine constitution. Aquino’s critics and even a number of allies have also thumbed down the idea.

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