Pampanga lawmaker pushes for longer terms for president, other officials

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A Pampanga representative is pushing for longer terms for president and vice president, saying a six-year term is too short especially in times of crisis.

Pampanga 3rd District Representative Aurelio “Dong” Gonzales Jr. filed Resolution of Both Houses No. 7 on Jan. 7. He is asking the Senate and the House of Representatives to convene as a constituent assembly to consider constitutional amendments, including one re-election for the president and vice president.

"A six-year tenure is too short for a good president, especially if he is confronted with a crippling crisis like the COVID-19 pandemic, which continues to wreak havoc on our health and economy and whose end is not yet in sight. It may take more than one presidency before the nation can fully recover from this catastrophe," Gonzales said in a statement Sunday.

"Under RBH No. 7, the vice president would also have a term of five years with one re-election. A vote for the president would be a vote for his vice presidential running mate," he added. Gonzales said the proposed amendments would result in unity between the two top officials of the country and they would be"one in leading the nation.”

He is also proposing to ban the president from running for any elective post after his term and to give longer terms for the members of the House of the Representatives, governors, mayors, and other provincial, city and town officials. He is seeking a five-year term for them and limiting them to one re-election, instead of three-year term and two re-elections.

 

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Excuse me?

Tigilan nyo na!!!..... Ang dapat na isulong nyo kaayusan ng bansa hindi pag ka ganid sa posisyun. Dahil kung nag kakasundo at maayus mag patakbo ang pres at vp taong bayan mismo ang magsasabi na manatili sila.

Hey wala ka na bang ibang maisip? Let it be 6 yrs..kung satanas ang maging president kawawa naman ang taong bayan maghintay ng longer term...

Sorry for me you are greedy person clinging longer to a any pisition is an addiction connection building and forgeting the sanctity of Service to the people If I have the power I will recommend you to be disqualified in any Govt. Position. How many person like you in Pampanga?

Two-4 years terms should be enough. The first four years to implement vigorously his/her programs and the last term to follow up the programs. If the first four years is not good the people can get a new president.

Kaya nga pinaikli lang ang term nyo dahil kung mahaba yan tuwing malapit lang ang eleksyon kayo mag tatrabaho para pasikat, kung maikli dapat ibuhos nyo lahat ng kaya nyong gawain upang makatulong sa tao at sa ganoon iboto kayong muli.

Ay caramba. Sana tandaan ng mga Kapampangan itong pulpol na ito. Baka may mas pwede pang representante.

Dami na isip. D man lang naisip kung paano matutulungan ang mga Pilipino na makatawid sa pandemya, makapag trabaho ng maayos.. yan pa talaga ang naisip Ibang klase

Abusado sa kapangyarihan.. Tsk tsk.. Okay lang sana kung effective yung nakaupo. 🤦🏻‍♀️🤷🏻‍♀️

Kulang pa ba ang 6 years para makapagnakaw?🤣

Jusko kung pulpol naman ang uupo diyan patatagaling niyo lang ang agony ng mga pinoy. Hallelujah talaga senyo.

Dami problema yan pa talaga priority neto🙄

Oo tapos si BBM ang mananalo 'no? Magaling. Jusko. Mag-isip kayo kung paano malalabanan 'yung virus. Hindi 'yung ginagamit ninyo utak n'yo for this kind of shts.

Just imagine the burden if your elected President fail to delivery his commitment in the recent years and let just say if not but his stupid officials will enjoy the luxury of his term.

Utak lamok sighted!!

ulul k b? 6 yrs already too long. id rather have short term period than long term, and open for reelection. if the leader is doing great in the job then people will decide his her fate. instead of being hooked for a very long time to a stupid and corrupt president

For you to think this way, you must be so drunk with power, not minding anymore how the Filipino nation is feeling.

I would rather have a 4-year term for all politicians with a possibility of one-time reelection (total of 2 terms in his/her life time).

Utang na loob!

ABSURD....corruption exists and its the reason not the term

no need six years is long enough, compare to USA we could choose to reelect the president.

4 years is long enough to solve the main problem that has been there for decades if not centuries. Disaster Response during typhon

Ano daw? Magkano raw bigay? Tainted Compromised Trapo Halalan2022

Stupid idea in these trying times

Greed for power Huwag nang iboto yan!!!

With such filthy ideas, how do these politicians even get elected? He seduces legislators with a 5 year term + 1 reelection to make 10 years total (para tipid) in lieu of the 3 years + 2 reelections to make only 9yrs total Another Congressman Manhik-Manaog at your self-service.

tama na hoyyyy

When you are corrupt politician you really want a longer term just to become rich , but if your politician with a honest goal to serve the people there is no short or long term you just there to serve whether you are in the government office or not …….. ask the Marcos

What a stupid idea 👎👎 Shorten the term to 4 years !!

O dont do it it should only be 4 years otherwise if they are crappy Presidents then u have to wait forver to get rid of them and they can do a lot of harm to the country

A six year term is already long for an incompetent president like buDUTS and quite short for a great leader and public servant. We should've have adopted the 2 - 4 year terms from the US.

Six years is too long for any country to suffer under an inutil president.

In times of crisis, elections should happen more often.

🙄

Yeahmen!! Give this man a special place to this admin

Ngayon lang ba pinanganak yan?! Wala pa ba yan nung People Power ‘86? Hindi ba nya alam bakit binago ang constitution? Kung ang sagot ay OO, pwede nya gawin yan. APAKA BOBO!!🙄🙄🙄

Longer term… more corruption… poor Filipinos.

On the contrary, 6 years is too long specially when we have absentee leader in times of crises. If we are fortunate to have good and competitive leader, he/she can do so much in 6 years.

Pwede naman... mas gusto yata ng mga PILIPENOY na FOREVER tayong ALIPIN ng PRIDE.

Eto pa isa o! Hunos dili ka!

Kung sino ka mang hinayupak ka. Hindi ko naririnig ang pangalan mo noon e. Pero wag masyado gahaman

Kung 1 year nga dapat Napalitan na sana yung president Gawin mo Pang 10 years. Kawawa Lalo mga Filipino kasama ka pa.

We don't need politicians who needs lengthened term to manage our country, what we need are career executives who can perform well regardless of who is the President. Traditional politicians reserves their position for their relatives, while career executives train successors.

Let’s call this a buwaya amendment.👊🏻

and 6 years is too long for a useless president, especially in times of crisis.

Good luck

On what basis?

wala kasing kandidato ang pdp laban

But but 6yrs is too long for an incompetent leader…

I'll reconsider if he gets nose surgery WITHOUT anaesthesia.

Also a 6 year term is too long for a bad president like we had.

Dear Cong, getting voted for office is a public service. Not a career.

Spell g r e e d y.

Wala Naman yon sa haba Ng term importante nagagawa nya Ng maayos ung mandato nya ayon sa constitution...kayo sa Congress dapat bawasan ang term dapat 2 term pati senado 4yrs 2 term after non di na uli puedeng tumakbo..

Stupid people say stupid things all the time. Why is this worthy of repeating?

Typical for a filipino politician: hungry for power and opportunity to abuse. No surprise there.

4 years x 3 terms maybe considered

That is good but it should be subject to certain terms, performance based, Constitution constitues nothing to protect the people. Is it just a seat or positional advantage and power...

Nope. It's too long for incompetent leadership.

Huuuuh

G. A. N. I. D.

6 years? Too short for a good president, too long for a bad one. ✌

nabubulok na talaga ang pulitika sa Pinas! kawawa tayong mga pinoy sa mga sakim na pulitiko!

Haha.. syempre vested interest yan, lalo na para sa mga politkong mga malapit sa nakaupo sa kataas taasan na benepisaryo ng political protection para sa mga illegal na aktibidad tulad ng droga at illegal gambling.

6 years is too long for a bad president. Sa Amerika nga 4 years lang...

Well, the other camp can make the same argument, six years too long in times of crises

Bugok

No way!

The long term will result into abuse of power and authority!

In times of crisis, like now, please stop your kalokohan DILGPhilippines senatePH

4 years nga lang dapat president. Then allow for re election. Let the voters decide if their term should be extended.

Ay sus! Isa ka pa, halatang halata ka!😡😡😡

Maybe a term longer than the current 6 years might work. Just add a condition to check his/her performance every 3 years. If (s)he is proven to have messed up then automatically kick him/her out.

dapat TERM-LIMITED at NO RE-ELECTION ang congressman or parties, tapos consolidated ang parties

2 years feels like 2 decades of hell if you have an incompetent president. Wag kang ano.

What’s the basis? Any studies or research or cost-benefit analysis to support your proposal? Or feel mo lang?

Ok lamg kung matino mga tumatakbo, kaso magnanakaw at power trip. PH is not ready for longer term sa mga politicians. Too bad dami uto uto na voter, kalokohan ito kapag manalo sila jinggoy

Too long also for ineffective, inefficient and corrupt pres and vp

Gusto nyo wala ng babaan sa pwesto! Mga gahaman!

Haw? Cha-Cha?

hell no

Potang Ina Mo Dong Gonzales! Na Mga BUGOK! DDS At MARCOS History Revisionist? Mga Dating BALIW! Baliw Ba Kayo? Masamang Pangitain Sa Administrasyong Duterte! Puro Kamalasan Nanyari Sa Mundo! Better To Oust! The Mad Of Asia To Stop The Killings!

Unga Naman Mga UTO UTO At BUGOK! Na Mga DDS At MARCOS History Revisionist? Mga Dating BALIW! Baliw Ba Kayo? Masamang Pangitain Sa Administrasyong Duterte! Puro Kamalasan Nanyari Sa Mundo! Better To Oust! The Mad Of Asia To Stop The Killings!

Deliks yan. GMA influenced nanaman yan! mandarambong

No!

Not a longer term. 5 years okay na yun.

These lawmakers seriously needs to take crash courses on Constitutional law! 🤦🏽‍♀️🤦🏽‍♀️🤦🏽‍♀️🤦🏽‍♀️🤦🏽‍♀️🤦🏽‍♀️

anakputa kang matako pera

Idiot

Nakakainip na nga mag antay na matapos ang termino nya gusto mo matagalin

Sa pagkakaalala ko, we are still a democratic country. Its a big NO to term extensions, lalo na palpak na pamamalakad! Nangangamoy corrupt tong bwisit na to, mana kay Gl*ria. DutertePalpak NoToMarcosDuterte2022

sa katulad ni mang kanor masyadong mahaba na ang pagtitiis ng mga tao, para sa isang mabuti at malinis na kagaya ni VP Leni dapat mahaba ang term nya, nakakapagod na ang rehimeng dds, never again to a dds and a china tuta govt, never again DapatSiLeni LeniKiko2022 💗💚💗

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