Taguig Rep. Alan Peter Cayetano, endorsed by President Duterte to be House Speaker, is pushing for constitutional change that would remove term limits of elected officials.
Or if Senate would insist for term limit, he would be amenable for extension to five years in office, who can be re-elected three times in a row.
“While we will push for federalism, I think there is a way that the Senate will agree that we push either for four years, no term limit; or five years, three-term limit,” said Cayetano.
“It is not a political thing. It is a practical thing,” he added.
Cayetano clarified that the lifting-of-the term-limit proposal would not apply to incumbent officials, who were elected into office in the May 2019 polls.
“Baka iniisip ng iba, gusto kong gawing 4-5 years para ma-extend kami, hindi po yun ang sinabi ko,”” he said.
But he did not provide details of his plan.
At present, the Constitution only allows Lower House representatives to a three-year term, and can serve no more than three consecutive terms while senators have a six-year term and can serve no more than two consecutive terms.
