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QUEZON CITY, Philippines (Eagle News) – President Rodrigo Duterte in a speech he delivered in Compostela Valley, once again said that he does not want to extend his term as president, even if there is a constitutional amendment and a switch to a federal system of government. “If I extend my term even by just one day, I am now asking the Armed Forces of the Philippines and the PNP (Philippine National Police) not to […]
(Eagle News) — Federalism – and the more equitable distribution of powers to the country’s regions – is the answer to the national progress that everybody has been yearning for in the Philippines. This was the gist of former Senate President Aquilino “Nene” Pimentel Jr.’s presentation at the forum on federalism sponsored by the development academy of the Philippines’ council of fellows at the Virata Hall of DAP Pasig. Under Pimentel’s proposal for a Federal […]
MANILA, July 20 – A comprehensive peace road map that hopefully will bring about peace and development in the land got the presidential imprimatur during a closed door meeting late Monday afternoon in Malacañang. President Duterte approved in toto or in its entirety the peace formula presented by Office of the Presidential Adviser on the Peace Process (OPAPP) Secretary Jesus Dureza which will address the Bangsamoro issue, the impending resumption of peace negotiations with the CPP/NPA/NDF, […]
Based on the poll question: Do you believe that the country will be better off if we adopt a federal system of government? Make it seem like the majority of the people who participated in that poll believed that we are in need to change our government. Is it because our countrymen are already awake from the deep slumber that they had, since the beginning of the democratic government that we are still practicing until […]
QUEZON City, Philippines (December 10) – There is no such thing as a perfect government. Every system, every state has its own flaws and imperfections. Every country has their own type of government that is suitable for their people and for their society. Here in the Philippines, we are under the democratic form of government, wherein the power is given to the people because they are given the power to choose who will lead the country for […]
