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Manila, Philippines – On Sunday, Vice President Leni Robredo
fervently opposes the circulating talks of extending the terms of elected politicians
and the no-elections scenario in 2019.
President Rodrigo Duterte’s allies have been opening plans
of no-elections next year by amending the Constitution to pave way for the
shift to Federal form of government.
According to Robredo, such action undermines the People’s right
to choose their leaders.
“Itong No Elections, kontrang kontra tayo doon,” Robredo
said in her radio show, BISErbisyong LENI, on RMN-DZXL 558. “Kasi iyon eleksyon, parang ito iyong pinakabuod ng
ating demokrasya. Ito lamang iyong natatanging paraan para iyong ordinaryong
Pilipino makilahok sa isang proseso na siya iyong pipili kung sino iyong
mamumuno sa kaniya.”
“Kasi kami namang mga namumuno, hindi naman kami iyong boss,
pero kami iyong boses ng ordinaryong Pilipino. Kapag inalis natin sa
ordinaryong Pilipino iyong karapatang pumili kung sino iyong magre-represent sa
kaniya, nasaan na iyong demokrasya doon?”
Robredo said, adding that extending the government official’s term would
seem “self-serving”.
“Kung makikinabang kami, parati nang may kuwestiyon kung ano
iyong intensyon bakit magkakaroon ng term extension. Parang self-serving:
‘Gusto naming palawigin iyong aming termino, kaya magpapasa kami ng isang
panukala o isang batas para habaan pa iyong kontrata namin sa mga Pilipino’ ...
Nasaan iyong katarungan doon?” she also said.
“Hindi pansariling interes. Kasi kung kami din iyong
makikinabang, parating magdududa iyong ating mga kababayan kung bakit
sinusulong iyong ganoon. Parang gusto lang naming palawigin iyong kapangyarihan
na ibinigay sa amin,” Robredo added.
Speaker Pantaleon Alvarez said that it is possible that midterm
election in 2019 would be cancelled if the government happens to shift to
federal system.
Meanwhile, Senate President Aquilino Pimentel III said that
term extension for the president and other officials might also happen.
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