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Justice Vicente Mendoza on federalism

Last week, the University of the Philippines (UP) Alumni Association Inc., under the leadership of its president, Atty. Ramon Maronilla, organized a forum on...

World lawmakers told: PH govt may adopt federalism

SENATE President Aquilino L. Pimentel III told world legislators Tuesday the Philippine government was eyeing a major structural reform to ensure all Filipinos would...

Duterte pushes federalism at councilors’ confab

President Rodrigo Duterte pushed once more one of his campaign platforms—the shift to a federal form of government —at the 10th National Congress of the Philippine...

Misuari camp pushes federal shift

PRESIDENT Rodrigo Duterte and Moro National Liberation Front Chairman Nur Misuari on Monday tackled possible scenarios for Mindanao in a federal form of government,...

Duterte meets Misuari’s family in Davao City

President Rodrigo Duterte met with Moro National Liberation Front (MNLF) Founding Chairman Nur Misuari on Monday night. The meeting took place at the Presidential Guest...

Solon wants federalism understood by public

A HOUSE leader on Wednesday called on the Congress to include the Department of the Interior and Local Government and civil society groups in...

Pimentel pushes federal system

ELEVEN regional governments will be created once the proposed federal system of government is approved, Senate President Aquilino Pimentel III said Friday.  “It’s like being...

MinDA’s Alonto bats for federalism

The chairman of the Mindanao Development Authority or MinDA recently called on local government officials to support “the eventual systemic shift of Mindanao to...

Recto recoils resolution proposing amendments

SENATE Minority Leader Ralph Recto withdrew his resolution Wednesday proposing amendments to the 1987 Constitution, saying he does not want to be a part...

Ozamiz crowd bats for federalism

OZAMIZ CITY—Thousands of residents from this city and Misamis Occidental pledged their support to President Rodrigo Duterte’s plan to shift from the present presidential...

House starts info drive on federalism

The House committee on constitutional amendments will begin on Friday its regional public information campaign on President Rodrigo Duterte’s advocacy to shift the presidential-unitary...

Duterte, tycoons agree to boost economic growth

President Rodrigo Duterte hosted a dinner with top businessmen Tuesday night and secured their commitment to invest in poorest areas in the country. Presidential spokesman...

The ‘federal’ idea

(Part 1) Even during the early days of his campaign, candidate Digong was already a vocal proponent of changing our system of government from unitary...

The premises of federalism

Largely because President Digong has been insistent about it, moves towards changing our political configuration from unitary to federal have not only been picking...
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