1987 Philippine Constitution (current constitution)
Article VII. Executive Department
Section 4. The President and the Vice-President shall be elected by direct vote of the people for a term of six years which shall begin at noon on the thirtieth day of June next following the day of the election and shall end at noon of the same date, six years thereafter. The President shall not be eligible for any re-election. No person who has succeeded as President and has served as such for more than four years shall be qualified for election to the same office at any time.
It doesn't matter if Former President Joseph Estrada did not finish his term because of impeachment, it's a matter of "election" and "re-election". Lawfully speaking, Erap cannot run for President in the 2010 elections or in any future elections.
There's NO loophole.
And President Gloria Arroyo is also obviously illegible. So drop it.
eto ung part na pinagaawayan:
ReplyDelete"and has served as such for more than four years shall be qualified for election to the same office at any time."
since di daw sya umabot ng 4 years...
well whatever... bawal na sya... para bang di na tayo natuto pag pinayagan pa syang tumakbo
for me, i think he can still run for president this coming 2010..
ReplyDelete"The President and the Vice-President shall be elected by direct vote of the people for a term of six years which shall begin at noon on the thirtieth day of June next following the day of the election and shall end at noon of the same date, six years thereafter."
erap didn't reach the term of 6years, so it clearly states that he can run again..
in my opinion, i think we should not debate about that anymore.. so what if erap runs for 2010 elections? WE, PEOPLE are the ones voting.. and if we do not want him to win, then why vote for him? let him run if he wants to.. BUT we, ourselves, are the hope of our country in choosing the BEST representative for our country this 2010..
very well said starchang
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