PRRD with Federal Government Advocacy: “Do not worry. I have no ambition (to remain president) at all."

President Duterte is inclining to support a Federal form of government.

Federal government is the answer to the decades-old problem in Mindanao.

President Rodrigo Duterte is advocating earnestly voting for a Federal form of government when it will be presented to a plebiscite, probably three years from now. The president said a Federal government is the answer to the decades-old problem in Mindanao. It will be submitted to a plebiscite by 2018.

“I am urging Filipinos to go for it because it will give us peace,” he said.

“Mao ni ang gusto sa Moro. Mao pud ni ang gusto nako ihatag sa ila (This is what the Moro wants. This is also what I want to give them),” Mr. Duterte said during night’s gift giving at Davao City Recreation Center. It is also a way to eliminate that gap between Muslims or Christians.

In line with the rumors for speculations that would seek another presidency the president said, “Do not worry. I have no ambition (to remain president) at all. I guarantee that I will step down and retire. Dili ko pareho sa inyo suspetyoso og hangol sa kwarta (I am not too suspicious and selfish for money. I was not raised that way.” Do not worry. I have no ambition (to remain president) at all. I guarantee that I will step down and retire." But he urged local leaders to vote for a good and strong president. “We need a strong president,” he said. (PNA, 2016)

Primary Goal of proposed Federal Government in the Philippines

- to increase decentralization, greater local power and access to resources most especially among regions outside Metro Manila which has long been dubbed as rather imperial.