{"id":174601,"date":"2018-08-02T02:47:55","date_gmt":"2018-08-02T06:47:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/?p=174601"},"modified":"2018-08-02T02:47:55","modified_gmt":"2018-08-02T06:47:55","slug":"transition-period-vital-shift-federal-system-neda","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/2018\/08\/02\/transition-period-vital-shift-federal-system-neda\/","title":{"rendered":"Transition period vital in shift to federal system: NEDA"},"content":{"rendered":"
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\u201cNEDA supports the creation of a federal transition commission to continue to conduct a genuine and comprehensive evaluation of the readiness of the regions and facilitate a transition towards federalism.”(PNA Photo)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

MANILA<\/strong>\u00a0— The National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA) MIMAROPA on Wednesday underscored the importance of a transition period to prepare the Philippines for a shift to a federal system of government.<\/p>\n

\u201cNEDA supports the creation of a federal transition commission to continue to conduct a genuine and comprehensive evaluation of the readiness of the regions and facilitate a transition towards federalism,\u201d NEDA Undersecretary Adoracion Navarro said in a forum in Quezon City.<\/p>\n

Navarro said the transition period should consist of \u201cphases\u201d since not all regions are as ready to shift to federalism as others.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe think that regions may need more time before any shift or change to a form of government takes place,\u201d she added.<\/p>\n

Navarro added that the present government should comprehensively study regional soci-economic profiles and craft laws, regulations, and policies.<\/p>\n

\u201cAccompanying this shift to federalism should be proper and extensive studies on the requirement for such effort to be successful. Such shift in government should not be rushed and we should allow sufficient time to prepare the economy,\u201d Navarro said.<\/p>\n

She also said the federal transition commission should rationalize government structures and functions, prepare the regions, and educate the public through information drives.<\/p>\n

Navarro added that the need for a transitional government, where a transition president and vice president will be elected in tandem, to prepare bureaucracy.<\/p>\n

Select pilot regions should also be identified to measure the region\u2019s readiness, she said, adding that pilot regions must be the more developed ones.<\/p>\n

She said the transition government should ratify the amended Constitution for full transition.<\/p>\n

Former chief justice Reynato Puno, chairman of the Consultative Committee (ConCom) tasked to draft the federal Constitution, welcomed the NEDA executive\u2019s remark, noting that there was ample time for the public to study their proposal.<\/p>\n

\u201cThat\u2019s right. We just submitted the draft (federal Constitution) to President last July 9. So it\u2019s only fair for the public to study it,\u201d Puno said.<\/p>\n

The Federal Transition Commission (FTC) is a body that will \u201cformulate and adopt a transition plan for the orderly shift to the new system of government, as provided for in the new Constitution\u201d, Puno said.<\/p>\n

It will also organize, reorganize, and fully establish the federal government and the governments of the federated regions in accordance with the Constitution.<\/p>\n

Transition period will take place from 2019 to 2022.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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