PRESIDENT Rodrigo Duterte will not extend the term of Social Security System (SSS) Chairman Amado Valdez and Commissioner Jose Gabriel "Pompee" La Viña, Malacañang said on Monday.

In a press conference, Palace spokesman Harry Roque said "as a 'presidential prerogative,' both Valdez and La Viña were told that their respective stints at SSS have been 'discontinued effective immediately.'"

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