President Rodrigo Duterte is tasking his longtime aide Sen. Bong Go to finish what he started as the lawmaker of three years seeks the vice presidency.
The 76-year-old is leaving unfinished projects such as the 'Build, Build, Build' infrastructure program to Go, who is running under Dutete's faction of political party PDP-Laban.
"Bong, yung mga naumpisahan ko tapusin mo," Duterte said in the online ad posted in Go's official Facebook page.
"Magkasama tayo, tayo ang nagsimula, tuloy-tuloy lang Bong," the President added.
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But should Go win the vice presidency, what exactly are his responsibilities and powers?
According to the 1987 Philippine Constitution and in the Administrative Code of 1987, a vice president can:
- Assume the position of the president in the event that the office becomes vacant
- Be a member of the president’s Cabinet without confirmation from the Commission on Appointments
- Serve as an executive committee member in the National Security Council
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Take Vice President Leni Robredo who was excluded from President Duterte's Cabinet after her short stint as housing secretary. It's no secret that Robredo has had a difficult vice presidency being the leader of the opposition.
Robredo had said in July, when Duterte was still planning to run for vice president, that she hoped the 76-year-old would not experience what she did should he take her post.
"I will not treat him the way he treated me. Kasi, I don't think it is to the best interest of the people na 'yung Presidente at tsaka Vice President nag-aaway," she said.
"Kung tatakbo siya at mananalo siya, sana huwag niyang maranasan ang naranasan ko bilang vice president," she added.
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