Duterte should be given space – Aquino

PRESIDENT Benigno Aquino 3rd on Thursday said his successor, Rodrigo Duterte, should be “given time” to familiarize himself with the rigors of the office, noting that he himself has a “self-imposed ban” on making comments for at least a year.

“So, hopefully the democratic space would be even widened and there is room for all the good suggestions to be able to put it into reality. I have imposed a ban on myself with my successor na no comment ako on what I expect them to do for at least a year,” the President said during a meeting with graduates of the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) Cadet Engineering Program in Malacañang.