{"id":220401,"date":"2019-06-26T02:31:07","date_gmt":"2019-06-26T06:31:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/?p=220401"},"modified":"2019-06-26T02:31:07","modified_gmt":"2019-06-26T06:31:07","slug":"prrd-wont-insist-on-federalism-but-still-wants-cha-cha","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/2019\/06\/26\/prrd-wont-insist-on-federalism-but-still-wants-cha-cha\/","title":{"rendered":"PRRD won’t insist on federalism but still wants Cha-cha"},"content":{"rendered":"
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FILE: President Rodrigo Roa Duterte delivers his speech following the oath-taking ceremony of his son, Vice Mayor Sebastian Duterte, at the Sangguniang Panlungsod in Davao City on June 21, 2019. JOEY DALUMPINES\/PRESIDENTIAL PHOTO<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

MANILA<\/strong>\u00a0— President Rodrigo Duterte on Tuesday afternoon said he will no longer insist on pushing for federalism to solve the over concentration of powers and resources in the national government.<\/p>\n

Duterte, however, said that he would still prefer to make \u201cchanges\u201d in the 1987 Constitution but did not elaborate what he meant.<\/p>\n

\u201cIf you do not want federalism, fine,\u201d Duterte said in his speech during the oath-taking of newly-elected senators and local officials endorsed by the Hugpong ng Pagbabago (HNP) in the recent mid-term polls.<\/p>\n

\u201cBut change the Constitution that would really change this nation,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n

On January 18, Duterte said he did not necessarily want to change the entire charter but make a few economic provisions in the Constitution.<\/p>\n

Malaca\u00f1ang, however, said that this did not mean that Duterte is abandoning his push for federalism.<\/p>\n

But on June 10, senator-elect and former presidential aide Christopher “Bong” Go later bared that Duterte has accepted that a shift to a federal system of government may not happen within his term.<\/p>\n

\u201cNagkausap rin po kami ni Pangulong Duterte tungkol sa<\/em>\u00a0federalism.\u00a0Sabi niya mukhang mahihirapan po tayo sa ngayon<\/em>\u00a0(The President and I talked about federalism. He said it looks like we\u2019ll have a difficult time passing it for now),\u201d Go said in a press briefing in Casa Roces restaurant across Malaca\u00f1ang.<\/p>\n

Go emphasized what should be prioritized for now is boosting the information dissemination campaign on federalism.<\/p>\n

While the House of Representatives has already crafted its own draft federal constitution, the Senate has repeatedly said that federalism is not among its priorities.<\/p>\n

As part of his efforts to push for federalism, Duterte formed a Consultative Committee (ConCom), a panel of experts to review the 1987 Constitution, which completed a proposed \u201cBayanihan\u201d Federal Constitution in 2018.<\/p>\n

Among the ConCom\u2019s federal charter\u2019s provisions include a ban on political dynasties and political turncoatism; a ban on monopolies and oligopolies that lessen competition; additional powers for the Ombudsman and Commission on Audit among others; the inclusion of socio-economic rights in the Bill of Rights; and the establishment of a permanent and indissoluble nation.<\/p>\n

Also, under the draft charter, there are 18 federated regions composed of 16 symmetrical regions — existing regions plus Negrosanon Federated Region and two asymmetrical regions — Bangsamoro and Cordillera. Bangasamoro and Cordillera have different designs from other regions because of their \u201cidentity-based demands.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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