MANILA, Philippines — President Rodrigo Duterte is not interested in extending his term, Malacañang said Monday while noting that amending the Constitution is the only way to postpone the 2022 national elections. ADVERTISEMENT“The President is not interested in extending his term and he leaves it to the Filipino people, the sovereign people to decide if they want to amend the Constitution to postpone the elections,” presidential spokesperson Harry Roque said in an online press briefing. Roque had earlier rejected a proposal to postpone the elections and said the Philippines can learn from other countries on how to conduct elections despite the COVID-19 pandemic. “It can never be an option for Malacañang unless the Constitution is amended,” Roque said.

Source: Philippine Daily Inquirer September 28, 2020 06:00 UTC