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<div class="embed-wrap"><figure data-feedback="fb:likes,fb:comments"><img alt="Former President Rodrigo Duterte listens to successor President Ferdinand Marcos, Jr. after the departure honors at the Malacanang Palace on June 30, 2022. King Rodriguez, Presidential Photo/file " src="https://news-workbench-api.abs-cbn.com/api/upload-raw/20240312150312/2e45be31ef89a5b8720f96112c2e1f8bcd134b35f5ab2e26c174616f6a3713af.jpg" class="fr-fic fr-dib"/><figcaption>Former President Rodrigo Duterte listens to successor President Ferdinand Marcos, Jr. after the departure honors at the Malacanang Palace on June 30, 2022. <em>King Rodriguez, Presidential Photo/file </em></figcaption></figure></div><p>MANILA - Former President Rodrigo Duterte once again expressed his opposition to attempts to amend the 1987 Constitution.</p><p>Speaking in a prayer rally in support of SMNI in Liwasang Bonifacio on Tuesday, Duterte said there is no need to change anything in the Constitution, even the economic provisions.</p><p>“Sabi nila, ito lang mga probisyon, edukasyon, papasukin natin ‘yung lahat, Princeton, lahat na. Maganda. Okay naman tayo. ‘Yung UP naman natin, hindi natatalo,” he said.</p><p>(They said, [they will only amend] these provisions, education, we will let everyone enter, Princeton, like that. That’s good. But we’re okay. They can’t beat UP.)</p><p>“Education, advertisement…para sa akin, hindi na kailangan. Wala. Walang kwenta,” Duterte added.</p><p>(Education, advertisement…for me we don’t need [to amend] it. It’s useless.)</p><p>Duterte also reiterated his belief that the ongoing discussions on “economic charter change” are just an excuse to extend term limits.</p><p>But just two weeks ago, Duterte said that although he doesn’t see any need to amend the constitution, <a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/2024/2/28/duterte-sees-no-need-to-amend-constitution-2106">he supports changes to economic provisions</a>. </p><p>While holding a supposed copy of the Constitution, Duterte said President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. is repeating what his father, Marcos Sr., did decades ago.</p><p>“Dalawang papel ito yung Konstitusyon ngayon, bantay kayo dito. It would have a long and lasting miserable life for you all. Ito yung Constitution natin unang gumalaw nito, iniba-iba niya si Marcos. After a few decades, ang pangalawang gusto kumalkal ng Constitution natin (expletive) Marcos pa din,” Duterte said.</p><p> The one-week prayer rally, held to show support to Pastor Apollo Quiboloy of the Kingdom of Jesus Christ who is facing congressional inquiries, concluded with a candlelight ceremony.</p><div><strong>LAWMAKERS ON TERM EXTENSION</strong></div><div><strong><span dir="ltr" id="isPasted"></span></strong><span dir="ltr" id="isPasted"></span><span dir="ltr" id="isPasted">In a rare of show of commonality, House Deputy Minority Leader France Castro agreed with Duterte&#x27;s claim that ongoing moves to revise the 1987 constitution could lead to the term extension of officials. </span></div><div><span dir="ltr"><span dir="ltr" id="isPasted">&quot;Posible yun di ba kaya kahapon nga inensure ko doon sa mga sponsors ng bill na kung economic provision lang ba talaga o yung 3 provision na nasa RBH7 kasi we have experience talaga na dinadadagdagan yan at the bicameral committee at saka pag nasa...president&#x27;s office,&quot; Castro said in a chance interview. <br/><br/>(That&#x27;s possible, which is why yesterday I got the sponsors to assure us that only the 3 provisions mentioned in RBH 7 will be changed because from experience there are modifications at the bicameral conference committee and when it is at the president&#x27;s office.) <br/></span><br/></span><span dir="ltr" id="isPasted"></span><strong><span dir="ltr" id="isPasted"></span><span dir="ltr" id="isPasted"></span></strong><span dir="ltr" id="isPasted"></span><span dir="ltr" id="isPasted">Castro was referring to her interpellation of Resolution of Both Houses 7 during the plenary session of the House of Representatives where she faced off with House Committee on Constitutional Amendments Chair Rufus Rodriguez as the sponsor of the bill.</span></div><div><span dir="ltr"><span dir="ltr" id="isPasted">House Majority Lawmakers quickly disputed the claim.<br/><br/> &quot;He has that claim that this is about term extension... biglang ma-magic ito, maybe during the bicam. It&#x27;s very clear, it&#x27;s in black and white that we&#x27;re only dealing specifically with the economic provisions.&quot;<br/><br/>(He has that claim that this is about term extension, like it magically will appear during the bicam. It&#x27;s very clear, it&#x27;s in black and white that we&#x27;re only dealing specifically with the economic provisions.)</span></span></div><div><span dir="ltr"><span dir="ltr">He also urged Duterte and her daughter Vice President Sara Duterte<span dir="ltr" id="isPasted"> to help temper the criticism against President Ferdinand Marcos, Jr during the prayer rallies they attend. </span><br/></span> </span><strong></strong></div><div><span dir="ltr" id="isPasted"></span></div><p>&quot;I would want to believe that her purpose is to at least neutralize the former President na wag naman masyadong masipag yung banat kay Pres. Bongbong Marcos because she is still his cabinet secretary for education. She can still do so much good for our nation. And it really was wonderful thing for all of us...to see the two together, the Uniteam that is the greatest that is the closest in modern history where the Filipino people as nation were united,&quot; Dimaporo said. </p><div> </div><p>(I would want to believe that her purpose is to at least neutralize the former President&#x27;s criticisms on Pres. Bongbong Marcos because she is still his cabinet secretary for education. She can still do so much good for our nation. And it really was wonderful thing for all of us...to see the 2 together the Uniteam that is the greatest that is the closest in modern history where the Filipino people as nation were united)</p><div> </div><div><strong>- With reports from Jeck Batallones and RG Cruz, ABS-CBN News</strong></div><div> </div><div><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/2024/2/26/charter-change-being-used-for-term-extension-duterte-warns-1038">Charter change being used for term extension, Duterte warns</a></div><div><br/><strong>RELATED VIDEO</strong></div><div><strong><iframe allowfullscreen="" frameBorder="0" height="360" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/hw4Pp_YniYw?&amp;wmode=opaque&amp;rel=0" width="640"></iframe></strong></div><div><br/></div>

<p>Former President Rodrigo Duterte once again expressed his opposition to attempts to amend the 1987 Constitution.</p>

Former President Rodrigo Duterte once again expressed his opposition to attempts to amend the 1987 Constitution.

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Carmelle Lacuata,

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Published Mar 12, 2024 11:13 PM PHT

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Updated Mar 13, 2024 04:30 PM PHT

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