THE Commission on Elections (Comelec) on Tuesday shot down plans to amend the Constitution to pave the way for President Benigno Aquino 3rd to extend his term beyond 2016, saying there is no more time to tinker with the Charter.
Comelec Chairman Sixto Brillantes Jr. said the national elections will proceed in 2016 because the only way for the electoral exercise to be postponed is through Charter change.
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