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House to assert constituent power to revise Charter

CONGRESS will assert its constituent power to tinker with provisions of the 1987 Constitution to effect the proposed federalism being pushed by the Duterte...

Rizal toyed with idea of federalism–Sueno

PRESIDENT Rodrigo Duterte believes the country’s national hero, Dr. Jose Rizal, and other heroes of the Philippine Revolution sought a federal form of government...

Death penalty, Cha-Cha make for Congress’ history

THE 17th Congress is poised to make history, not only as it considers legislation to restore the death penalty, but also as it debates...

Muslim leaders promote federalism

MUSLIM leaders banded together to declare their support behind the federalization of Mindanao under the Duterte administration. The Muslim leaders, Amina Rasul, professor Moner Bajunaid,...

Going federal

Part 2 Most federated nations came out of the conjoining into a whole of previously unintegrated states, countries or principalities.  The nearest to the country...

Focus on economic policies

SENATE President Aquilino Pimentel III said Tuesaday the proposed charter amendments to the 1987 Constitution would not only focus on the country’s shift to...

‘More time needed to study federalism’

BAGUIO CITY—Mayor Mauricio G. Domogan wants the public to carefully study the Duterte administration’s proposal to shift to a federal form of government, saying...

Duterte open to talks with Abu Sayyaf terrorists

ZAMBOANGA—President Rodrigo Duterte raised the prospect of holding peace talks with Abu Sayyaf, an Islamic militant group which has abducted dozens of foreign sailors...

Federalism talks start today

CLARK FREEPORT, Pampanga—The government’s campaign to inform the people in Central Luzon about federalism will start today in Nueva Ecija. Araceli San Jose, assistant director...

Charter change will take time–Speaker

THE shift to federal form of government as espoused by President Rodrigo Duterte will take time, Speaker Pantaleon Alvarez said Friday.  At present, Alvarez said...

Hasten Cha-Cha, Congress urged

CONGRESS was urged to hasten the convening of a Constituent Assembly to propose amendments to the Constitution that would clear the way to federalism,...

Going federal

I have three unions in mind—the United States, the United Kingdom and Spain—which should make it clear that the “federalism” I am thinking of...

Solon not giving up on House’ five-day work week

Congress is being pressed to adopt a five-day work week to enable lawmakers to speed up  its deliberations on federalism along with other priority...

Imagining federalism: Making haste slowly

Conclusion In his study of the failed attempt to shift to Federalism during President Arroyo’s time, Agustin Martin Rodriguez, former executive director of the Ateneo...
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