There will be no President for Life Duterte. Unlike Chinese President Xi Jinping, President Rodrigo Duterte is not interested in extending his term beyond 2022, Malacañang said on Tuesday. The Chinese Communist Party proposed on Sunday to remove a constitutional clause limiting presidential service to just two terms in office. Term limits on officeholders, including the president, have been in place since the adoption of the country’s 1982 constitution, which abolished lifetime tenure. Duterte won’t followIf Xi stays beyond the end of his term in 2023, President Duterte will not follow suit, according to his spokesperson, Harry Roque.

Source: Philippine Daily Inquirer February 27, 2018 23:26 UTC