No role for Duterte ‘If you don’t want Leni…’

- ever would be the successor of the President would still depend on the transitory provisions, which would dictate the terms and duties of those

If Charter change proponents don’t want Vice President Maria Leonor “Leni” Robredo taking over the presidency in the interim, they should state so in the transitory provisions of the new constitution.

“What I’m saying is that unless they want Leni Robredo to take over as a transition leader,

(they should craft the) transitory provisions that would for all intended purposes make sure that we would have a new president in 2022,” he said.

“The latest pronouncement of the 2022. Unless they want Leni Robredo to take over, we better have a new leader by 2022,” Roque added.

Asked if the Palace wanted Robredo to take over as a transitory leader, Roque said, “I do not know but the President has said he doesn’t want to extend his term. Neither should anyone expect or aspire to extend their terms.”

“He (Duterte) has said so. In Vietnam, (they said it’s) Leni Robredo, he has no problem

Resolve row, House, Senate urged

Roque also said he hoped the two chambers of Congress could discuss and agree on how to resolve the dispute over how lawmakers would vote over Charter change.

This came after Speaker Pantaleon Alvarez said the House of Representatives would convene itself into a Constituent Assembly even without the presence of senators.

Constitution called for joint voting of both houses, an interpretation disputed by senators and the framers of the Constitution.

Senators reject joint voting as it will render their votes practically