MANILA, Philippines — Buoyed by the wide support President Duterte enjoys from the public, his allies in Congress are mulling over a term extension of at least two years for him and five years for them, opposition congressmen claimed yesterday. The President and all other elective officials would have a term of office of five years with one reelection. He said regional district courts would replace all regional trial courts and President Duterte would have the power to appoint or reappoint all justices and judges. “The movement for Federal State of Minsupala is in response to the call of President Duterte for the shift of government from presidential to federal,” Ranque said. “The aspiration for self rule and autonomy is the root of the century-old secessionist problem in Mindanao that President Duterte wants to put to an end,” he said.

Source: Philippine Star December 15, 2017 16:18 UTC