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Filipinos Reject Charter Change That Extends Terms, Survey Shows
59% of Filipino voters oppose extending official terms until 2031, and 58% reject suspending 2028 elections, a Pahayag survey shows. Support for Senate moves is higher.
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A majority of Filipino voters oppose constitutional amendments that would suspend elections or extend the terms of incumbent officials, according to a Pahayag survey released this week.
The poll found 59% of respondents against extending terms until 2031. Only 21% supported the idea. A separate proposal to suspend the 2028 national elections through Charter change drew 58% opposition and 22% support.
Raising the minimum age for presidential candidates from 45 to 50 also failed to win majority backing. 43% opposed it, 39% supported it.
On Senate-related developments, opinion was more favorable. 52% backed the one-day special session called by President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. 51% approved of the Supreme Court's denial of Sen. Ronald dela Rosa's petition for temporary relief from a possible ICC arrest. The same share supported the election of Sen. Sherwin Gatchalian as Senate president pro tempore.