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"Underneath the facade of principle, the real motive of its proponents is to change the term limits of elected officials and allow them to run again," Ople warned.


He quickly added that "these schemes will invite a political backlash, as they did during the Ramos administration." Term limits were instituted in the 1987 Constitution to prevent a repeat of the Marcos dictatorship.


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DEPUTY SPEAKER RAUL GONZALEZ AND REP

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Ople assails Cha-cha solons

By Aurea Calica | April 6, 2002 - 12:00am

Veteran lawmaker Sen. Blas Ople said yesterday elective officials in favor of amending the Constitution are merely thinking of extending their term. "Underneath the facade of principle, the real motive of its...

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