[OPINION] Term limits and the rise of the Duterte dynasty Apr 6, 2021 1:48 PM PHT Nathan Gilbert Quimpo The 1987 Constitution limits the presidency to only one term of six years, stating expressly: “The President shall not be eligible for reelection.” How is President Rodrigo Duterte dealing with this single-term limit? With the 2022 national elections a little over a year away, it is too late for Duterte to have the Constitution amended to allow him to run again. He has other plans. Although he has been denying it, Duterte is obviously grooming his daughter, Sara, who succeeded him as mayor of Davao City, to succeed him as president. Sara has been topping opinion polls on possible presidential contenders in 2022. The possibility of a Sara Duterte-Rodrigo Duterte tandem for the presidency and vice-presidency has even been floated – the same daughter-father tandem that held the mayorship and vice-mayorship of Davao City in 2010-13.