President Rodrigo Duterte on Tuesday vowed to resign once government has a working federal system in place by 2020, as he also swore not to take any transitory position in the country’s bid to federalism. I do not have any plans of perpetuating myself in power, it ain’t in my system,” he added. ADVERTISEMENTDuterte preferred to adopt the French experience in federalism, in which the government has a prime minister and a president. It was not the first time Duterte vowed to resign from office. In November last year, he also swore to resign should he fail to curb corruption in government.

Source: Philippine Daily Inquirer February 13, 2018 08:48 UTC