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The federalist papers

Part III Continued from Sunday   PDU30 CORE’S federalist pitch The President Duterte Constitutional Reforms towards Federalism (PDU30 CORE) is at the vanguard of the campaign to win...

Duterte vows aid for ARMM

PRESIDENT Rodrigo Duterte on Saturday said he wants to further reduce poverty incidence and improve the situation of the poverty-stricken Autonomous Region in Muslim...

The federalist papers

Part II FEDERALISM has long been imagined as an alternative to the current system of government. Its proponents admit, however, that it is not the...

Imagining federalism

Part 1 Under President Rodrigo Roa Duterte’s watch, will federalism grow sturdy like a molave or remain as the mythical tikbalang in our imagination? The former...

5-day work week for solons pushed

CAMARINES Sur Rep. Luis Ray Villafuerte renewed his call  for a five-day work week in Congress to enable lawmakers  the speed  up deliberations on...

The social and economic divide

In a forum on federalism I attended last week, some 50 experts on autonomy, governance and federalism came together for the first time to...

Philconsa lauds start of Cha-Cha

PHILIPPINE Constitution Association President Martin Romualdez on Friday lauded the House committee on constitutional amendments for its efforts to begin the debate on Charter...

Before we go federal

President Rodrigo Duterte’s campaign against illegal drugs has, undoubtedly, produced results in just less than 90 days.  Considering the extent of the drug menace,...

Not for change’s sake

“Federalism” is a big word, one that is not easily understood, much less appreciated, by millions of Filipinos. In fact, even the ones who enjoyed...

The historical basis of federalism

If the extent of the drug problem—which now turns out to have existed for the past many years—caught most of us by surprise, there...

Duterte and Alvarez on federalism

After President Corazon Aquino relinquished power in 1992, some of the presidents who came after her made tacit attempts to amend the 1987 Constitution....

Federalism won’t cure all, Pimentel concedes

WHILE admitting that federalism will not cure all the country’s problems, Senate President Aquilino “Koko” Pimentel III said it will likely address lingering problems...

Fear of federalism

Who’s afraid of federalism?  While there are many who welcome change, including federalism and a parliamentary form of government, there are just as many who...

Hard push for Cha-Cha gaining– Alvarez

SPEAKER Pantaleon Alvarez on Tuesday admitted that the declining opposition to Charter Change is due to President Rodrigo Duterte’s hard push for federalism. He said...
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