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President Rodrigo Duterte(Presidential Photo) MANILA - President Rodrigo Duterte has encouraged the country's next leader to make an initiative to amend the 1987 Constitution as soon as he assumes the presidency on June 30. He made the call as he reiterated the need to make changes in the country's charter, be it a shift into a federal form of government or not. Duterte, in a prerecorded Talk to the People delivered Wednesday night but aired Thursday morning, said there is "really a demand of the moment" to introduce amendments to the Constitution. "Ngayon na, umpisahan ...

President Rodrigo Duterte (Presidential Photo) MANILA - President Rodrigo Duterte has expressed hope his successor would serve the Filipino people with "all [his] heart." "Sana 'yung manalo (To the winning candidate), whoever will come out, you have my congratulations well in advance. I am hopeful that you will serve the Filipino people with all your heart and ability and prioritize the welfare of the general public above everything," Duterte said in a taped Talk to the People delivered Wednesday night but aired Thursday morning. Duterte made the statement, as he acknow...