I have no illusions of occupying this office one day longer than what the Constitution under which I was elected permits; or under whatever Constitution there might be.

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The modified transitory provisions in the final draft of Con-Com's federal constitution explicitly state that the "incumbent President is prohibited from running as President in the 2022 elections under the Constitution." According to reports, Duterte sought the modification after media-released copies of the draft showed it does not bar him from seeking the presidency again under a new constitution – a bid to end suspicions that he was using charter change to extend his rule.

Reviewed by Rappler ↗ · July 25, 2018