“The Charter says only that the vice president shall have the same qualifications and term of office as the president. “It says also that the vice president may be appointed as a member of the Cabinet. “Consequently, we are moved to ask whether this is the role that the vice president is supposed to play in our government. Is there a document or statute somewhere that says the vice president will serve as some kind of critic in residence in our government? The US has found some use for the vice president by making him the president of the Senate.

Source: Manila Times November 11, 2019 16:35 UTC