endIndex: Metro Manila (CNN Philippines, July 15) — Sen. Koko Pimentel urged the supporters of President Rodrigo Duterte not to force him into the vice presidency, especially if the chief executive conveyed that he wants to retire from politics. "Una sa lahat kasi, I have heard the President say a lot of times na pagod na siya, ito na ang last office na hahawakan niya. He has reached the highest position under our presidential form of government," Pimentel told CNN Philippines' The Source on Thursday. [Translation: First of all, I have heard the President say a lot of times that he's tired, this is the last office that he will handle. He has reached the highest position under our presidential form of government.]