FRANCISCO S. TATAD
FRANCISCO S. TATAD

WHILE I was in Europe not too long ago, an American friend asked me who, in my view, had the better chance of completing his term in office—US President Donald Trump, who has four years, or Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte, who has six? It was a curious question, but my friend wasn’t being flippant at all. I said I did not know enough of Trump and how the American system worked, but I was confident only an act of God could shorten DU30’s six-year term.

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