A day before leaving for Europe, President Aquino gathered his Cabinet and members of the Liberal Party in Malacañang and hinted once more that he is open for another term in office after 2016.

Mr. Aquino first toyed with the idea of having his term extended beyond 2016 if his “bosses” want it, on a one on one interview with TV 5 last month so he could clip the powers of the judiciary by amending the Constitution.