Manila Bulletin
No constitutional ban for Duterte to run for VP post in 2022 polls -- Sec. Guevarra
Department of Justice (DOJ) Secretary Menardo Guevarra stated that the Philippine Constitution does not legally prevent President Rodrigo Duterte from seeking the vice presidency in the upcoming elections.
Guevarra clarified that the constitutional prohibition only applies to reelection for the same office, not to a different one.
Article VII, Section 4 of the Constitution disqualifies individuals who have succeeded to the presidency and served for over four years from being elected to the same presidential office again.
Senator Panfilo Lacson commented that the electorate's perception of the Duterte administration's performance will ultimately decide the election outcome, presenting a choice between continuity or change.
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