Filipinos (should) draw the line when it comes to fighting foreign oppressors like China and the US,” he added. “Presidents come and go and in a few years’ time, President Duterte will no longer be there,” he said. We cannot sacrifice the future of the next generation of Filipinos for our loyalty to a temporary President,” he said. But Rep. Rodriguez, head of the Lower House’ constitutional amendments committee, expressed optimism that the Lower House would approve the proposed amendments as early as the first half of 2020. In a previous interview, Rodriguez said he expected to transmit the approved amendments to the senate by April next year.

Source: Philippine Daily Inquirer November 17, 2019 06:56 UTC