MANILA, Philippines –
Malacañang reminded the public on Sunday that the it had no hand in the
re-election of President Benigno Aquino III as many netizens are calling for in
the social media. It said that the
Philippine constitution prohibited the re-election of the President as the
Presidency has only a 6 -year term.
Communication Secretary Herminio Coloma
Jr. said over the radio that whatever the people said about Aquino’s
re-election, the Philippine constitution will always prevail. He then said that
Filipino should always respect the Philippine Constitution. He also made it
clear that Malacañang had nothing to do with such claims.
Filipino supporters
have been sending messages and photos requesting for another term “ One More
Term” and “Re-Elect Pnoy for 2016 on Presiden Aqunio’s Facebook Page
which is currently having the number of more than 4 million followers.
Coloma, however, said
that such calls were not unexpected because of the nature of social media as
nobody can control what is going to
happen in social media. They will just remind the public of the constitutional
provision that a president only has one term consisting of six years.
Aquino
has lately been receiving criticism for several issues, particularly the
Disbursement Acceleration Program. But Aquino’s followers have also started calling
out to support for the struggling president.
