Senators push ‘federalism’
Senate resolution likely to lead to changing 1987 Constitution
The Senate might yet pass a resolution calling for Charter change, or “Cha-cha.”
The possibility of amending the 1987 Constitution loomed on Wednesday night when 11 senators signed a resolution that seeks adoption of a federal system to replace the current unitary system of government.
President Gloria Arroyo said revival of Cha-cha is no longer her priority. She added, though, that she is not against any constitutional amendments that will pave the way for federalism.
Through her spokesman, President Arroyo said that realistically there is no time left for her to tackle federalism in her remaining years in office. Her term ends in 2010.
“She [does not oppose] any suggestion on political reforms because the President runs on a platform of economic and political reforms,” Ignacio Bunye said.
Bunye added that Mrs. Arroyo was able to achieve gains in reforming the country’s economy. But, he admitted, the President failed in her initial plan of fixing the Philippine political system.
“Right now, the President is concentrating on further strengthening the economy, but she will let her successor tackle reforming our political system, particularly the adoption of federalism through Charter change,” Bunye said.
Senate Minority Leader Aquilino Pimentel Jr. filed Joint Resolution 10 proposing the shift from a presidential to a parliamentary government. The resolution was also authored by Senate President Manuel Villar Jr. and Senators Edgardo Angara, Pia Cayetano, Juan Ponce Enrile, Francis Escudero, Jose “Jinggoy” Estrada, Gregorio Honasan, Panfilo Lacson, Francis Pangilinan and Ramon “Bong” Revilla Jr.
Amending the 1987 Constitution, Pimentel also on Thursday said, would not result in the extension of the term of Mrs. Arroyo.
“The 2010 presidential elections will proceed as scheduled. There will be no extension or diminution of the terms of elected officials,” he told The Manila Times.
Pimentel filed the resolution also on Wednesday evening.
In the Thirteenth Congress, the Senate Committee on Constitutional Amendments headed by Angara came up with a report endorsing a shift to a parliamentary-federal system of government. The endorsement, however, was overtaken by the 2004 elections.
Pimentel said he hopes that with Joint Resolution 10, debate on the proposed shift to a federal system would no longer be confined within academe and some organizations.
“My main idea is to bring the matter to the entire people so they could understand the whole issue and make a more intelligent decision,” he added.
Pimentel has been pushing for a federal system of government, except shortly before the 2004 presidential polls when he expressed fears that the initiative of congressmen allied with the administration would result in the extension of the term of the President.
He said federalization would hasten the development of the entire country and dissipate the causes of rebellion, particularly in the southern Mindanao region. The region has been besieged by communist and Muslim insurgencies for more than 30 years.
“The [federalism] proposal will hopefully provide a just and lasting redress of the grievances of the powerless and the neglected sectors of society, like the Moro peoples of Mindanao,” Pimentel added.
The joint resolution seeks the creation of the federal states of Northern Luzon, Central Luzon, Bicol and Southern Tagalog, Mindoro-Palawan-Romblon-Marinduque, Eastern Visayas, Central Visayas, Western Visayas, Northern Mindanao, Southern Mindanao, and Bangsamoro, or the state for the country’s Muslim minority.
“Metro Manila will be converted into a federal administrative region along the lines of Washington, D.C., in the United States, or New Delhi in India,” Pimentel said.
— Efren L. Danao and Angelo S. Samonte
Federalism is a system of Government in which certain powers are exercised by levels of government below the national, and those powers are constitutionally guaranteed and do not depend on the national government.
If you think the present government with its over three thousand under/asst secretaries is exceedingly bloated, a federal government would be over redundant. All three branches of the national bureaucracy would be duplicated in each federal state, resulting in doubling the size of the bloated bureaucracy from the current 1.5 million to three million, or more, strong that taxpayers would be subsidizing.
A cheaper alternative of transferring power from a centralized government is to double the IRA share of LGUs from the current 40% to a whopping 80%, based on the reality that money is power. This move would satisfy the rapacious craving of what-are-we-in-power-for mentality.
Advantage of Federal government,It will will improve the economic development of the country without red tapes and corruption, by allocating power concentrated in the central government to the regions that will now be converted into federal states.With power decission in their hands, the federal states may now mobilize their resources for development without being hindered or controlled by the central government.
Federalism is a a redundancy to provincial government system. What is needed is to expand the capacity of local government units for self-governance, plan for their own developmen,t and to localize other services confined only to the national government like foreign affairs, transportation, education, health. Each province shall have its own charter as a basis for local legislation and must have its own law unique to its own needs and demographic characteristics. These are but only few of the possible ways to upgrade provincial government system to match that of federalism. Regional form of government shall also be reconsidered in view of these changes as there will be no need for them anymore.
Federalismo,tama ba ito?
Palagay ko maganda ang Federal goverment,Sa federal kasi ang affair ay State by State.Ang isang state ay sila ang gumagawa kung ano ang batas na nararapat para sa region nila.Ang isang state ay mayroon silang State assembly na gumagawa ng panukalang batas.Ang isang State ay mayroon din silang representatives sa Central Government sa upper and lower house.Magkakaroon na ng balance kasi ang State ang mag-elect ng kanilang senator.Sa nangyayari kasi iyung mga sikat lang ang mga nananalong senador kahit na walang alam sa pag-gawa ng batas tulad ni Lapid.
Ang State na rin ang mamamahala sa kanilang peace and order.Mga siyudad at municipal ang mamimili ng kanilang chief of police.Mabubuwag na ang PNP.Ang State din ang magpapairal ng kanilang tax collection.Maganda ang panukalang ito,dahil epiktibo ang ganitong sistema sa America.
Mababawasan na rin ng kaunti ang pandaraya sa Presidential Election,dahil hindi na popular vote ang pagbasihan kundi electoral votes.Pag naging Federal State na ay magkakaroon na rin na tinatawag na dual party system only at magkakaroon ng convention kung sino ang magiging pambato ng bawat partido katulad ng nangyayari sa America ngayon kay Clinton at Obama.Diyan na talaga masasala kung sino ang karapatdapat na maging presidenti.Hindi na gaanong magastos dahil hindi na rin nationwide ang pagboto ng mga senador kundi State Representation na.Di ba mas magaling?
Kung Federal na ang gobyerno natin,ang ibig sabihin niyan ay bawat State ay mayroon na ng sariling DMV at pagkuha ng driving license.Parang Merica na talaga at malalaman na natin diyan kung tiga saan ang may-ari ng kotse,California license plate,texas license plate,oregaon license plate.Madali na ng ma trace kung tiga saan na sila.Magkakaroon na rin ng sariling penetentiary ang bawat State para may tiga gawa ng plaka ng sasakyan.Hindi na sila dadalhin sa Muntinglupa,sa State na rin sila ikukulong kung saan sila nakagawa ng kasalanan at mayroon na ng extradition treaty at may power na ang Governor na magpardon sa mga convicted.Magkakaroon na rin ng sariling State University at State licensure exams.
Maganda iyan at boto na ako.
Ang State na rin ang magpapagawa ng kanilang mga superhighway at ang State na rin ang mag recruit ng kanilang hagad magbantay ng freeway at ang State na rin ang mag-impose ng speed limit,ang state na rin ang magpapatupad ng kanilang health and Social service at education.Magkakaroon na rin ng National Guard ang bawat State.Ang State na rin ang magpapatupad ng kanilang lottery.Ang State na rin ang magpapatupad ng kanilang ID system.
Papayag kaya si Arroyo nito dahil mababawasan ang power niya.
Mawawalan na rin ng power ang mga bataan ni Esperon dahil hindi na sila basta basta makakadukot ng tao ng walang coordination sa Mayor or Governor.Hindi na sila pweding makihalo sa pulitika ng bawat State dahil sasarguhin na sila ng National Guard ng State.
Magkakaroon na rin ng Supreme Court ang bawat States.
Ako naman ay boto ako sa Federalismo in context pero gusto ko pa rin na ma-retain ang provincial units at sila na ang gagawing basehan ng statehood. Palagay ko kailangan din baguhin ang mga provisions ng Local government act na isinulong ni Senator Pimentel noong araw. It is leading to Federalism ang essense ng batas na siyang nag-devolve ng mga national services (DSWD, DOH, EDUCATION) sa local goverment. Ang sistemang ito ay nagkaroon ng problema sa antas ng pagpapatupad at pagpundo ng mga serbisio dahil hindi kaya ng maraming probinsiya dahil wala silang kinikitang sapat na revenue para tustusan ang mga ito. Sa tutoo umaasa pa rin sa IRA (internal revenue allotment) na Malacanang naman ang siyang nagdidikta.
May dalawang options akong nakikita dito, una baguhin ang batas at magpediralismo na tayo; o palawigin pa ito ng lalo gaya nang consepto naman ni Eggplant Talong sa itaas. Kung Federal state ala USA, maganda man baga manibago tayo dito. Pero open pa rin ako sa ganitong sestima dahil nakita ko ring ang mga mahuhusay na merito ng isang estado nang nasa Amerika pa ako. Ang naglalaro naman sa aking isipan ay ang isang provincial government
na mag-function bilang estado, may sariling charter, mambabatas, clustering ng mga bayan para maging isang county (district sa atin), at ang lahat na serbisyo which is national in essence kagaya ng foreign services (passporting, professional regulations, enactment of local laws, etc.) ay hindi na dadaan pa sa mga national offices pero dito na lang sa mga probinsiya. Maaring may mga batas din nagkakaiba sa mga lalawigan pero may batas national na siyang sinusundan at pinag-uugatan ng mga ito. Botton line bago baguhin ang charter, ano kaya kung subukan natin ang expanded local government act at unti-unti nang sibakin ang mga regional system na kung minsan ay inutil dahil (kagaya ng comelec) ay umaasa pa rin sa disisyon ng national office. Hindi na natin kailangan ang charter change, congressional act lang.
Tama si kutsara maraming malulungkot diyan na naghahariharian dahil dadaanan na sila kay meyor o gobernador. Ang problema lang sa ganitong system ay wala sa structure, nasa implementation. Tao na ang problema. Baka lalo lamang umabuso si governor o mayor. Dapat may built-in safeguard din nang mariendahan naman ang mga pasaway sa paggawa ng kalokohan.
Ito ngayon ang hot na isyu na pinagdedebatihan ng mga kapitan, konsehal, tanod, at iba pang barangay officials dahil mababago na rin ang kalakaran ng ating local taxation dahil kaunti na lang ang maasahan pang tulong na pondo mula sa national government.
The draft resolutions provides for the creation of eleven States follows:
1. The State of Northern Luzon;
2. The State of Central Luzon;
3. The State of Southern Tagalog;
4. The State of Bicol;
5. The State of Minparom;
6. The State of Eastern Visayas;
7. The State of Central Visayas;
8. The State of Western Visayas;
9. The State of Northern Mindanao;
10.The State of Southern Mindanao; and
11.The State of BangsaMoro
in addition to the country’s only one center of finance and development in Metro-Manila which shall be constituted as the Federal Administrative Region.
Composition of the States.
(A) The State of Northern Luzon.
The State of Northern Luzon shall comprise the provinces of Ilocos Norte, Ilocos Sur, La Union, Pangasinan, Batanes, Cagayan, Isabela, Nueva Vizcaya, Quirino, Abra, Apayao, Benguet, Ifugao, Kalinga and Mountain Province, and all the cities, municipalities and barangays therein. Until provided otherwise by the State Legislature, Tuguegarao City shall be the capital of the State.
(B) The State of Central Luzon.
The State of Central Luzon shall comprise the provinces of Aurora, Bataan, Bulacan, Nueva Ecija, Pampanga, Tarlac and Zambales, and all the cities, municipalities and barangays therein. Until provided otherwise by the State Legislature, Tarlac City shall be the capital of the State.
(C) The State of Southern Tagalog.
The State of Southern Tagalog shall comprise the provinces of Rizal, Quezon, Laguna, Batangas and Cavite and all the cities, municipalities and barangays therein. Until provided otherwise by the State Legislature, Tagaytay City shall be the capital of the State.
(D) The State of Minparom.
The State of Minparom shall comprise the provinces of Mindoro Oriental, Mindoro Occidental, Palawan, Romblon and Marinduque and all the cities, municipalities and barangays therein. Until provided otherwise by the State Legislature, Mamburao, Mindoro Occidental shall be the capital of the State.
(E) The State of Bicol.
The State of Bicol shall comprise the provinces of Albay, Camarines Norte, Camarines Sur, Catanduanes, and Sorsogon, and all the cities, municipalities and barangays therein. Until provided otherwise by the State Legislature, Legazpi City shall be the capital of the State.
(F) The State of Eastern Visayas.
The State of Eastern Visayas shall comprise the provinces of Biliran, Leyte, Southern Leyte, Northern Samar, Samar and Eastern Samar and all the cities, municipalities and barangays therein. Until provided otherwise by the State Legislature, Catbalogan City shall be the capital of the State.
(G) The State of Central Visayas.
The State of Central Visayas shall comprise the provinces of Masbate, Negros Oriental, Cebu, Bohol and Siquijor and all the cities, municipalities and barangays therein. Until provided otherwise by the State Legislature, Toledo City shall be the capital of the State.
(H) The State of Western Visayas.
The State of Western Visayas shall comprise the provinces of Aklan, Antique, Capiz, Guimaras, Iloilo and Negros Occidental and all the cities, municipalities and barangays therein. Until provided otherwise by the State Legislature, Iloilo City shall be the capital of the State.
(I) The State of Northern Mindanao.
The State of Northern Mindanao shall comprise the provinces of Zamboanga del Norte, Misamis Occidental, Camiguin, Misamis Oriental, Bukidnon, Agusan del Norte, Dinagat Island, Surigao del Norte, Lanao del Norte, Zamboanga del Sur and Zamboanga Sibugay, and all the cities, municipalities and barangays therein. Until provided otherwise by the State Legislature, Cagayan de Oro City shall be the capital of the State.
J) The State of Southern Mindanao.
The State of Southern Mindanao shall comprise the provinces of Agusan del Sur, Surigao del Sur, Compostela Valley, Davao, Davao Oriental, Davao del Sur, South Cotabato, Sarangani, Cotabato and Sultan Kudarat and all the cities, municipalities and barangays therein. Until provided otherwise by the State Legislature, Davao City shall be the capital of the State.
(K) The State of the BangsaMoro.
The State of the BangsaMoro shall comprise the provinces of Lanao del Sur, Maguindanao, (Shariff Kabunsuan)[1] , Basilan, Sulu, and Tawi-Tawi and all the cities, municipalities and barangays therein. Until provided otherwise by the State Legislature, Marawi City shall be the capital of the State.
L) The Federal Administrative Region of Metro-Manila.
The area known as Metropolitan or Metro-Manila is hereby constituted as a Federal Administrative Region. It shall comprise the cities of Manila, Quezon, Makati, Mandaluyong, Pasay, Pasig, Caloocan, Muntinlupa, Las Piñas, Parañaque, Malabon, Marikina, Taguig, Navotas, Valenzuela and San Juan, and the municipality of Pateros, and all the barangays therein. Until provided otherwise by Congress, it shall be the seat of the Executive Department
Pasensiya na kayo kung kinopya ko na lang ang provisions ng proposed JOINT RESOLUTION TO CONVENE THE CONGRESS INTO A CONSTITUENT ASSEMBLY FOR THE PURPOSE OF REVISING THE CONSTITUTION TO ESTABLISH A FEDERAL SYSTEM OF GOVERNMENT. This will give chance to others na hindi pa nakabasa ng proposal na akda ni Sen. Pimentel.
Dalawang araw nang hindi pumapasok ang comments ko at sinamantala ko na ito baka mamaya hindi na naman ma-print. May humaharang yata.
Oops, hindi na naman pumasok ang kasunod kong post. Malamang na-spam at naka delata na sa Cocoy’s Delight.
I don’t know if this could be perceive as a major problem, or just a minor one that people themselves should resolve, is the problem of integration. As there are provinces that do not want to be grouped our identified with other provinces, we shall be encountering here a problem of divisiveness. There is divisiveness of people as the entire nation, and there is going to be a divisiveness among people in a state.
There will be different state flags as there will only one Philippine flag to fly. The design of the Philippine flag will also change as we are no longer talking here of Luzon, Visayas, and Mindanao.
Okey na rin, iyon ng lamang kanya kanya na ang diskarte sa nursing board, medical board exam, teacher’s board, bar examination, atb. Kasi State board na ngayon ang pinag-uusapan for professional licensing exams. So to practice law in the State of Southern Tagalog you have to take bar in that State. But to practice your profession in Northern Luzon you have to take bar examination there.
What is legal in another State may not be so in another. These are some of the possible implications of Federalism in the Philippines if we copy the entire American system.
Another question, do we have enough experience and capability to manage State and National affairs as separate system. I am sure it is not smooth sailing at the initial stage of its implementation. We had a discussion on this topic a few years back in my political science class, many of the students were against the idea. I was at the neutral side,since (until now) I am not sure of its outcome.
College Girl.
Palagay ko naman ay magkakaroon ng Federal Standard at State standard ang professional licensing kaya dalawang exam ang kukunin.Pag State exam lang ang naipasa ay pang State lang sila pweding mag practice.Pag naipasa naman nila ang Federal licensing,board or bar exam ay pwedi na silang mag-practice sa buong Pilipinas.Magkakaroon na ng dalawang flag ang dating flag ng Pinas sa itaas at ang flag ng States sa ibaba.Magkakaroon ngayon ng dialect conflict ang pinagsanib na probinsya sa isang States,pero tagalog pa rin at English,di ba?
Tungkol naman sa mahihirap na States,tutulungan ng Central government at diyan na papapel ang Presidenti.Dahil dalawa ang collection ng tax,Federal at State Tax.Ang Fedral tax ay mapupunta sa National government,at maiiwan sa State ang State tax.Hindi naman doble ang babayaran ng taxpayer.Ganoon din kaya lang sa halip na mapunta lahat sa central government ay mahahati dahil maiiwan ang iba sa State.
Ayos ba Atorni ang presentation ko ng kuro-kuro.Kung si Lito Lapid lang naman ang kadebati ko ay hindi ko siya uurungan.HAHAHAHAHAHA!
A shift to Federal form of government will certainly entails so many concerns, among those voiced out by Colegiala girl. This is an opportune time for us to discuss its pros and cons as it will help us understand it better.
As author of the local autonomy act, I believe Sen. Pimentel has an ample grasp of this proposal and like when Sen. Pimentel proposed filed the local autonomy bill, it took lenghty deliberations before its final enactment.
Kuya Joeseg,
Kung Magiging 11 States lang ay 11 lang ang Governor,at sa palagay ko ang mga pobinsya na napasama sa State ay magiging district.Palagay ko ang mangyayari sa bawat district ng State ay may represantion ng Isang Senator at Isang Kongresman.Kaya magkakaroon na ng balance ang Upper at Lower house kasi pareho na ng bilang ng mambabatas.Ang nabago lang sa halip na nationwide ang pagboto ng Senator ay by State na lang.Kaya si Datu at si Mickey ay hindi na sila pweding kumandidato sa hindi nila State.Mababawasan na rin ang bilang ng Gobernador.
Kutsara
Tusok na tusok ng tinidor ang tirada mo, bata. Marami tayong duda rito pero pag-aralan nating mabuti kumpara sa kasalukuyang sitwasyon natin. Para sa akin, hindi ko karakaraka kakagatin ang proposal na ito habang hindi natin nakikita o nababasa ang bentahe na pinupunto ng may akda nitong Federal form of government.
Sa kasalukuyang, mayroon na tayong 17 regional offices at autonomous regions. Itong proposal ay mayroon lang 12 state, including the Federal administrative region. Nakatipid na ng limang bureaucracy.
Ang pagkaalam natin, magkakaroon ng proseso sa mga state groupings bago ito ma-finalize. Siempre may aangal dyan at parang nakikita ko isa ang lalawigan ng Palawan. Kung matatandaan natin, ang Palawan ay kasama sa Tagalog provinces, Region lV, pero nagkaroon ng isang EO si GMA at inilipat ito sa Region Vl. Hindi pumayag ang mga taga Palawan dahil walang consultation ginawa. Hanggang ngayon status quo. Tiyak na dito magkakaroon ng mahabang pagtatalo.
Nawala na naman ang post ko. Di bale, ituloy ko na.
Kutsara
Hindi pa natin alam kung anong tawag sa pinuno ng isang state at probinsiyang sakop nito. Pero ang magandang nakikita ko, magkakaroon ng balance representation sa mga elected officials. Sa ngayon, the senators are elected nationwide at ito ang nagiging iritasyon ng ibang rehiyon dahil walang tuwirang umaayuda sa kanila.
Sa explantory note ni Sen. Pimentel, tinukoy niya na ang kasalukuyang saligang batas ay naglalaan ng isang “unitary system of government where the country’s development programs are centrally determined, planned, funded and implemented by the national government in Manila.”
Ang sabi nga, it’s always the imperial Manila who’s lording over all the decision kung aling rehiyon o lalawigan ang popondohan dahil nananatili ang isang centralized system kahit sabihin pang may mga regional centers na. At dyan din umiiral ang masyadong pulitika kaya kung hindi ka kakampi o kapartido, walang aasahan pondo.
Mayroon din akong nabasa na dapat pagukulan ng pansin ng future State Legislature ang official regional language. Hindi natin maaalis na mayroong State na ayaw ng Tagalog at pagkakataon na ito upang sundin kung ano ang gusto nila. Ang kanilang legislature ang magpapasiya niyan at kahit hindi nila i-adopt ang Tagalog, nasanay na rin tayo sa mixed languages considering that most of us are proficient in English, Spanish and Chinese.
Exactly how much power should the federal government have, and how much power should the States have. Throughout her colonial history, and, perhaps because of it, America has long labored itself of this question of federalism. It is this concept, of how exactly to divide political power,federalism is about giving power back to the States; about limiting the power of the executive branch of government, no matter how ambitious any one individual might be.
For Americans, there is no question that power has to be as close to its people as possible. It is best stated by one of America’s Founding Fathers, Thomas Jefferson, “I consider the foundation of the Constitution as laid on this ground that ‘all powers not delegated to the United States, by the Constitution, nor prohibited by it to the states, are reserved to the states or to the people.’ To take a single step beyond the boundaries thus specially drawn around the powers of Congress, is to take possession of a boundless field of power, not longer susceptible of any definition.” (Thomas Jefferson, Opinion on the Constitutionality of a National Bank, February 15, 1791.)
American politics is perhaps best viewed from the bottom up, with “we the people” as the ultimate holders of power in a complex, and evenly balanced system.The American system is extremely accountable and highly transparent. Perhaps Philippine federalists might do well to take the time to learn what real federalism actually means.
May pag-asa na rin akong maging State governor, senator, congressman. This system will give more change to deserving Filipinos to become leaders. Magkakaroon na rin ng deborsio sa Pilipinas. Naku lagot ka Minyang, iiwanan na kita papuntang State of Northern Mindanao.
Kutsara magaling ka palang abogado pare ko. Talo mo iyong dalawang artista sa. Mukhang natahimik yata si kap o nakikipagdebate na sa kanyang mga kagawad tungkol sa Federalismo.
Ka joeseg, sana may patutunguhan ang sistemang ito, baka dito na mag-umpisa ang pag-unlad ng Filipinas.
Pero sa ngayon ay wait and see pa rin ako sa conseptong ito. Marami pang bagay na pagaaralan dahil iba ang kultura ng Pilipinas at nakasanayan na sa politika.
I like the idea of federalism only if the politicians are mature and honest. If not, then it would only “satisfy the rapacious craving of what-are-we-in-power-for mentality”, as neonate said.
Yes Eggplant, marami pang bagay na dapat pag-aralan base sa kultura ng pinoy sa politika. Naiiba ang kultura-politikal ng pinoy…unique.
Cocoy,
Loved your “Say It”, instead of submit. Unique din, hahah!
(Truant ako ngayon, daming appoints e).
On the other hand, madaling dagukan ang head ng mga estados na binanggit ni joeseg sa itaas kasi ay tukoy kaagad kung sino ang baboy at tarantadong pinuno.
What will be the capital of the United Pinas, Makati?
Chi;
Familiar ka ba sa picture na iyan sa itaas.Sa Bataan iyan paakyat ng Gapo.
Yup, Cocoy. Just waiting for you to confirm. Sabi ko sa sarili ko ay “sa amin ito a”.
Ganda talaga na mga lugar natin, magkarugtong ang mga pusod.
joeseg,
Bakit raw ang Palawan ay ililipat sa Reg V1. Tangnang Korap Gloria, binabago-bago ang Pinas to suit her political needs.
Manay Chi
Sa tanong mo kung what will be the capital, ang consensus ata ay Quezon City while Manila will become the Historical District. It means, Makati could be the Financial District.
Manay Chi
Nahihirapan na akong pumasok dito sa Cocoy’s. Palaging nai-spam yata kaya delata na ang labas. Mayroon na akong sagot kung alin ang capital ng United Pinas pero hindi lumabas dito.
Ito ang sagot ko sa tanong mo tungkol sa Palawan.
Surrender na yata ako. Hindi uli pumapasok ang post ko.
Ito naman ang sagot ko sa tanong mo tungkol sa Palawan.
By virtue Executive Order No. 103, dated May 17, 2002, which divided Region IV into 2 regions, Palawan was reorganized as part of MIMAROPA (Region IV-B).
President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo had Palawan transferred to Region VI (Western Visayas) on May 23, 2005 by virtue of Executive Order 429. However, Palaweños criticized the move, citing a lack of consultation, with most residents in Puerto Princesa City and all municipalities but one preferring to stay with Region IV-B.
Consequently, Arroyo issued Administrative Order No. 129 on August 19, 2005 to address this backlash. This Order directed the abeyance of Executive Order 429 pending the approval of an implementation plan for the orderly transfer of Palawan from MIMAROPA (Mindoro, Marinduque, Romblon, Palawan)to Region VI.
As of today, April 26, 2008, Palawan is still part of MIMAROPA.
Sabi ko nga e! Palawan to Western Visayas, kung saan siya malakas. Kasi, ang Palawan darating ang araw ay magiging napakalaking source ng pera: Turismo.
Inuulol din niya ang mga Palawenos. Hindi lang backlash ang dapat gawin ng mga tao roon kundi ilublob ang 4×6 impakta sa swamp na ang mga buwayang tulad niya ay ga-23 pulgada ang haba.
Mabuti na itong ma-refresh ang ating memory tungkol sa mga existing regions sa ngayon.
The Philippines is divided into three island groups: Luzon, Visayas, and Mindanao. These are divided into 17 regions, 81 provinces, 136 cities, 1,494 municipalities and 41,995 barangays.
Region Government center
Region I San Fernando City, La Union
Region II Tuguegarao City, Cagayan
Region Region III City of San Fernando, Pampanga
Region IV-A Calamba City, Laguna
Region IV-B Calapan City, Oriental Mindoro
Region V Legazpi City
Region VI Iloilo City
Region VII Cebu City
Region VIII Tacloban City
Region IX Zamboanga City
Region X Cagayan de Oro City
Davao Region Region XI Davao City
Region XII Koronadal City
Region XIII Butuan City
Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao,Cotabato City
Cordillera Administrative Region, Baguio City
National Capital Region, Manila
Aba, pumasok na.
Sa tanong ni Manay Chi kung alin ang capital ng United Pinas (kung ito ang magiging name ng Federated government), ang parang consensus sa ngayon ay Quezon City. Manila will be known as Historical District at sa palagay ko, baka ang Makati ang gawing Financial District. Puro haka-haka lang yan.
Pero mas gusto ko, instead of Say it! Anong say mo?
Napakarami pang haghaging itong Federalismo na panukala ni Sen. Pimentel pero mabuti na ring pagusapan for the future generation. Ang unang nakikita ko rito, the present administration will oppose this dahil ang itinitulak nila ay Parliamentary form of government na tinututulan ng Senado dahil ang unang gustong mangyari is the abolition of the Senate at siempre, perpetuation in power of the powers that be.
Palagay mo Mr. Cocoy, palit na lang ako ng handle para makapasok dito sa delata without delay?
Ang isa pang aspeto nitong Federal state ang ay mga dapat mangyari when it come to State Legislative representation. The population ratio distribution will be very important for equal representation. At dyan medyo magkakaroon ng pagkakataon ang mga nasa ibang regions na umangat at umakyat sa leadership ladder dahil confined sa kanilang area ang pagpili kung sino.
Share ko lang ito sa inyo:
Ang pekpek ayon sa edad…
15-25: matamis kahit hindi malinis
26-35: matamis kapag malinis
36-49: may konting tamis kapag nilinis
50 above: kahit malinis, lasang-ipis
Eto pa ang isa…mas pino:
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MISTER: Talaga? Tapos, ano’ng nangyari?
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MISTER: Inatake sa puso?
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Pareng Joeseg,
Okey lang iyan,nahuhugot ko naman ang mga comment ninyo ni Artsee,Kumander Pipi na napupunta sa de lata.Masaya ang talakayan ninyo dito.Hehehe!
Noong ikasa ang People’s Initiative or cha-cha, Federal state din ang tumbok nila with Parliamentary form of government to be headed by the Prime Minister, purportedly si JDV ito kaya pursigido siya. Tapos GMA to continue as President. Ang idea nila ay unicameral legislative para wala nang Senado. Sa botong 8-7, hindi natuloy ang cha-cha.
Sa dami ng investigations ng mga senators tungkol sa mga anomalya, nasaan ang mga legislations tungkol duon? Ayn na naman sila, bagong pakulo na naman. Kung matatag sana ang buong gobyerno, saka pagusapan iyan. Wala pang nasosolve na problema, magcreate naman ng isa pang problema.
Ang Australia ay may federal form of govt. Mahusay ang patakbo sa bawat state. Ang mga botante ay matatalino at nakikibahagi sa mga decision, kung baga ay mulat sila at active, hindi passive. Isa pa, very sensitive ang mga politicians, in short may hiya, at nagreresign, kung ang actions nila ay makakaapekto hindi sa sariling karangalan, kundi sa knailang partido, Isa pa, they discipline their own ranks. Sa lahat ng ito, baka 10% ng mga pinoys ang ganito, so palagay ko, Sa tingin ko, dahil maraming nahawahan si Gloria, maraming mag Gloglria sa ibat ibang state.
Kung matuloy at magtagumpay ang Federal Government sa Pinas, tulad sa Amerika iyan na maraming Estado.
Di iyon mga Senador kanya-kanyang teritoryong hawak.
Sino ang magiging Gobernador at Senador sa Spratly State?
Kawawa lamang ang taong bayan, biro ninyo, may mga state police at federal police, nakupo, mas maraming makapangongotong.
Eggplant Talong, tama ka nakipagdebate na naman ako sa mga kampon ni Mayor. Gusto nila status quo. Hindi dapat baguhin ang systema ng gobierno. Ang dahilan, malaking adjustment daw ang mangyayari at maapektohan ang programa ni Mayor. Hindi ko nga mawari kung anong proyekto ang sinasabi ng aming kagalang-galang na pinuno ng bayan. Anyway kagaya mo ako ay bukas dito pero sa ngayon marami pang katanungan na dapat sagutin. Ang stand ko pa rin ay expansion of political power and administrative functions of provinces na umaakto parang “little federated system.” Magfederal tayo pero ang political base ay ang dating system- province, municipality, barangay.
Ang political culture ng mga Pilipino ka Chi ay taon ang aabutin bago ito mabago.
Kutong? Naku kapatid na anonanga, sinabi mo tiyak na lolobo at bubukol na naman ang bulsa ng mga hinayupak (except the few good ones). Dito sa amin may kaso ngayon dahil binatuta ng isang tanod ang isang traffic enforcer. Ang dahilan, kutongan. Ayaw ng batang tanod ang ganitong kalakaran. Sinampal siya ng traffic enforcer sa pagtatalo, hindi nakatiis ng bata, binatuta siya. Ayan may bukol.
Kutong? Naku kapatid na anonanga, sinabi mo tiyak na lolobo at bubukol na naman ang bulsa ng mga hinayupak (except the few good ones). Dito sa amin may kaso ngayon dahil binatuta ng isang tanod ang isang traffic enforcer. Ang dahilan, kutongan. Ayaw ng batang tanod ang ganitong kalakaran. Sinampal siya ng traffic enforcer sa pagtatalo, hindi nakatiis ng bata, binatuta siya. Ayan may bukol.
Habang may humaharang sa aking postings, naghanap ako ng ibang mga kuro-kuro tungkol dito sa topic para maragdagan ang ating kaalaman.
Ito ang isang news item: Majority of the senators have given their qualified support to open debates on charter change, in a major shift of position when, only three months ago, they viewed it with distrust and suspicion. The chamber’s main proponent Aquilino Pimentel pulled a surprise Wednesday night when he filed Joint Resolution No. 10, with 10 other senators as sponsors, “to convene Congress into a constituent assembly” to revise the Constitution and establish a federal form of government.
More surprising is the fact that Pimentel was able to gather bipartisan support for the charter change resolution, including those who were opposed to it before such as Senators Francis Pangilinan, Francis Escudero and Senate President Manuel Villar.
Only last February, senators criticized an apparent move by the Palace to revive charter change amid corruption charges against the Arroyo administration. Lawmakers believed it was an attempt to distract public attention from graft issues confronting the government.
The numbers indicate a major change of heart from the usually skeptical chamber, suspicious of any attempts to tinker with the Constitution.
It is expected to be calendared for hearings by the Senate committee on constitutional revision and change chaired by Senator Richard Gordon, an administration senator. Gordon, who is not a signatory, says he is studying the resolution.
Sa aking pagkukumpara sa dito proposal ni Sen. Pimentel at sa idea ni JDV noon sa cha-cha, itong bagong proposal ay federal presidential bicameral form of government. Samantala, ang nilalayon noon ng cha-cha nina JDV at GMA ay federal state with Parliamentary form of government with a unicameral legislative body. Babay na sa senado kung kaya nag-alsa ang mga senador kahit mga kapartido ni GMA.
Tama rin ang ating attitude dito sa panukala ni Sen. Pimentel. Para pagusapan at mabusisi kung ano ang kahalagahan nito base sa mga nangyayari sa present political situation sa bansa.
Sa observation ni Anonanga, maaaring tama na wala pang nangyayari sa mga senate investigations. Pero saksi rin naman tayo na kung kaya walang resulta ay dahilan sa pinipigilan ng pamahalaan na dumalo sa hearing ang mga taong dapat magbigay ng linaw sa kanilang iniimbistiga. Isa na rito ang ZTE-NBN scandal na kung saan ayaw magsalita ni Romy Neri.
Kung ilalagay natin ang ating sarili na isa sa mga mambabatas, kailangang mayroon tayong panukalang batas na matatawag na brainchild. Katulad ni Sen. Pimentel, siya ang ama ng local government code at inaakala kong ganito rin ang dahilan kung bakit niya ipinasok ang federal form of government sa kabila ng mga imbestigasyong ginagawa ng senado. Hindi na dapat hintayin ang katapusan ng mga imbestigasyon bago maghain ng bagong panukalang batas.
News—
Yes to federalism
Eleven senators have presented a joint resolution seeking to amend the Constitution by replacing our present unitary system of government with a federal system. It should be passed by the Senate. Then it should also be passed by the House of Representatives.
This change is vital for our Republic.
Senate Minority Leader Aquilino Pimentel Jr. filed Joint Resolution No. 10 proposing the shift from a presidential to a parliamentary-federal system of government. The co-authors are Senate President Manuel Villar Jr., Senators Edgardo Angara, Pia Cayetano, Juan Ponce Enrile, Francis Escudero, Jose “Jinggoy” Estrada, Gregorio Honasan, Panfilo Lacson, Francis Pangilinan and Ramon “Bong” Revilla Jr.
For years Pimentel has advocated a federal system. He and other proponents of federalism – with its concomitant, decentralization – contend that it would drastically speed up the development of the whole country as a result of new developmental impulses in the regions where local political, economic and civic leaders would assume new powers and responsibilities to make their localities progress.
The regions and provinces – formed into states just as in the USA and in Malaysia — would enjoy substantial autonomy. The federal system would most likely also melt away much of the causes of the Moro rebellion in Mindanao. There, rebel groups have been fighting to decouple the “Bangsamoro” (or the Moro nation) from the Philippines precisely because they want to be autonomous.
The people and leaders of the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao have been complaining that their autonomy is diluted by the national government’s power to withhold budgets and control the work of the ARMM’s government, and this makes the region’s governors spend their time pleading with Malacañang for funds and approval of their actions and decisions. To a lesser degree, most other governors have to kowtow to the Palace to be treated well.
The signing of the peace agreement between the Philippine government and the Moro Islamic Liberation Front has been stalled. This could cause new fighting to erupt in Mindanao. The agreement can only be formally signed by the government side after Charter amendments have been made, including the establishment of the federal system, because some of the terms in the agreement are not allowed under the present Constitution.
The Pimentel joint resolution proposes the creation of a federal Bangsamoro state for the country’s Muslim minority.
Those who fear Cha-cha will lead to the extension of President Gloria Arroyo’s term as president should take a leaf from Sen. Pimentel. Despite his passion for federalism, he turned against any moves to amend the Charter these past three years precisely because of the possibility that Cha-cha would be used by Mrs. Arroyo’s allies to prolong her stay in office. Now, Pimentel gives the assurance that “the 2010 presidential elections will proceed as scheduled. There will be no extension or diminution of the terms of elected officials.”
Isinusulong na rin ni JDV ang kumpanya sa Federalismo.
There must be a counterpart bill coming from the House of Representatives and I think JDV will fit the role considering that he was all out in the previous run to amend the constitution thru cha-cha. May kaibahan lang itong isinusulong ni Sen. Pimentel kumpara sa idea ni JDV noon. Let’s see what’s next.
Ayaw talagang pumasok ang comments dito at sa kabila.
Missing Link
Salamat sa pagposte mo ng mga pangalan kung sino-sino ang pirmado na sa panukala ni Sen. Pimentel. Labing isang lahat na yan, at isa na lang to get the majority dahil mayroon lamang na 23 senators sa ngayon. At ang isang yan ang tawagin nating missing link.
Kung sino ang missing link, ang hula ko: Si Senador Manuel “Lito” Lapid.
Bakit kamo? Para naman maalaala nating senador pala siya. O, di ba?
Loren did not sign, talagang gustong maging presidente. She’s already laos, she can’t win.
Maintindihan naman kaya ni Tumbling ang pederalismo? Baka pipirma si Lapid dahil akala niya ay Pidalrismo ang proposed bill.
Sa mga hindi nakakaintindi ng Federal system na tulad ni Lito Lapid ito lang ang masasabi ko,Kung Federal system na sana ay matagal ng na-impeach iyang kawatan sa Malacanang.Sa sistema ng goberno kasi sa kasalukuyan ay siya ang magreynreynahan talaga kaya malakas ang loob niya.Kung fedaral na sana ay may matitira sa State.
Palagay ko ay pipirma iyan kung tagalogin natin ang Federalism.federalismo na magkasing tunog ng Pidalismo.pipirma na iyan Ora Mismo!
Kina Migs Zubiri at Dick Gordon naman, payag sila sa Federal dahil kapwa sila kasapi sa Federation.
Food security is an issue not an issue totally on eating camote; without adequate food,poor pinoy will suffer in the very short term. This could lead to the fall of Arroyo’s governments and upheavals in societies.The tragedy is that there is enough rice available to feed the Filipinos but it is not distributed efficiently.Rice is not a commodity but a basic right. For too many it is becoming a luxury.
Siguro panahon na para matuto tayong kumain ng iba at hindi puro kanin na lang. Tignan mo ang mga taga ibang bansa…ang mga puti…mga salad at tinapay lang. Ang lalaki at malalakas pa sila. Masama din ang puro kanin dahil sobra sa carbohydrates. Mga Asiano lang yata ang puro kanin…
You may call him the invisible senator—scarcely seen in the session hall but diligent and productive even, at least according to Senate records.
Action star Lito Lapid might have been rarely heard during debates or even seen on the Senate floor but he has been absent from only two sessions since the 14th Congress opened in July.
According to an unofficial attendance tally based on the Senate Journal over the last 64 sessions from July last year to last Monday, Lapid was present for 53 sessions, late for eight and was on an official mission once.
This would put Lapid among the top 8 in attendance among the country’s 23 senators—behind only Senate President Manuel Villar and Sen. Jinggoy Estrada (64), Benigno Aquino III (63), Francis Pangilinan (61), Panfilo Lacson (59), Pia Cayetano (56) and Juan Ponce Enrile (53).
Lapid usually comes in seconds before Villar bangs the gavel to start the session.
Then, after the singing of the national anthem, he immediately goes to the senators’ lounge, an area off limits to visitors and the media.
Another senator, speaking on condition of anonymity out of delicadeza (propriety), said his fellow senators had not heard Lapid’s voice in the floor debates or in committee hearings.
“We’ve not even heard him say ‘Mr. (Senate) President’,”
Trying to explain why he was rarely seen in the session hall, a couple of Lapid’s staff members claimed in an interview that their boss normally spent most of his time in the senators’ lounge.
They stressed that Lapid had been diligently doing his work as a senator—but mostly away from the public eye.
Lapid ranked No. 7 among the most productive senators in terms of number of bills filed since the start of the 14th Congress.
And his staff boasted that most of the bills Lapid authored were “original,” and not just refiled from previous congresses.
Asked why Lapid was not seen during the widely viewed National Broadband Network (NBN) inquiry, which ran through 13 hearings spanning over 100 hours of interrogation, his staff only said that it was an “interesting question.”
His staff said Lapid did take part in the senators’ informal discussions at the lounge. They did not say what specific discussions about the NBN probe he took part in.
One of Lapid’s colleagues, who also declined to be named, said that he usually sees Lapid in his seat at the start of each session but he never notices him when the senators start their business.
Missing Links
Let’s give it to the staff of Senator Lito Lapid to defend their boss otherwise, they don’t deserve to get paid. If the senator is diligently doing his job as called for, mabuti naman kahit wala tayong nababasa o naririnig. What we are after now is kung ano ang kanyang stand sa Federal state na panukala ni Sen. Pimentel. Ang hinihintay ngayon ay kung sang-ayon siya o hindi at ang kutob ko, siya na ang missing link.
At patuloy pa ring missing ang aking comments which stymied its continuity.
Alam ng lahat sa Senado na si Lito Lapid ang pinakabulakbulerong Senador. Magpapa-attendance check lang iyan at tatakas na. Kung may botohan sa pakinabang ng Malacanang saka magpapaiwan para bumoto. Mas madalas pa iyan sa ibang bansa kesa sa Pilipinas. At kung nasa Pilipinas naman, puro golf ang inanatupag kalaro ang mga cabalen niyang gambling lord. Hindi mo naman masisi ang gago dahil noon pa man ayaw na talagang mag-senador. Pinilit lang siya ng Malacanang. Paano siya aayaw eh ang Malacanang ang nagpondo. Kahit na iyong tumakbo siyang Mayor sa Makati at nilampaso ni Binay, Malacanang din ang may gusto.
Ano kayang panukalang batas ang naipasa ni Lapid na pinagdebatihan? Hindi sa padamihan ng inihain sa senado ang pinag-uusapan dito,ang pinag-uusapan ay kung alin ang naging batas na pinagbotohan at may saysay.
Kung may malasakit sa bayan itong pulpol na Lapid na ito ay dapat na mag resign na lang siya,sinasayang niya ang pera ng taong bayan.Mag-give way na lang siya sa karapatdapat.Makapal din ang apog.
Walang pagmamalasakit iyang Lapid na iyan. Kumita nang husto iyan sa buhangin sa Pampanga pati na ang silahis niyang anak. Asar si Erap diyan. Hanggang ngayon bad trip pa din si Erap sa kanya.
mganda ba tlaga ang federal govt/. di nb tyo magiging malaya
Many or most of the suggested states are artificial and do not reflect cultural or historical realities. Central Luzon, for instance, is an artificial entity to which no one would owe loyalty. The Tagalog and Ilocano portions should be transferred to their respective states, while the Kapampangan portion, 27% of the population, should be constituted into a separate state. According to Dr. Rene Azurin:”But, of the proposed eleven (or so) federal states, no more than a few – like the Cebuano state or the Pampangueno-Tarlaqueno state – would actually be able to stand on their own financially.”
(Azurin, Rene. On Decentralizing Government, p. 5. Paper presented at the Dialogues on Federalism. Center for Local and Regional Governance, NCPAG, UP Diliman, Quezon City, 3 August 2007. Originally published in the book Stationary Bandits: Essays in Political Power, also by Dr. Azurin. Platypus Press, 2007).
The Kapampangan Region has a sufficiently large area and population to become a federal state. Kapampangan-majority areas – Pampanga province, plus the highly urbanized city of Angeles, the Tarlac towns of Bamban, Capas and Concepcion, and the city of Tarlac – together registered a population of 2,398,144 in 2000 (it would be even larger if historically Kapampangan areas, like adjoining areas of Bataan and Nueva Ecija where Kapampangan is still spoken, are included). This is larger than that of the Cordillera and Caraga regions (1,365,412 and 2,095,367, respectively, in 2000) and nearly as large as that of the ARMM (2,412,159 in 2000). Its area (3,424.68 sq km) is much bigger than that of Metro Manila (636 sq km), a separate region and a proposed autonomous entity in a federal system. Moreover, it is larger in area and population than at least 26 independent countries, including Barbados, Grenada, Liechtenstein, Maldives, Malta, Mauritius and Seychelles, and in population than another 26 including Brunei, Cyprus, Estonia, Fiji, Gabon, Guyana and Swaziland. It is larger in area than both Singapore and the Chinese Special Administrative Region of Hong Kong.
Of the eight major language groups, only Kapampangans and Pangasinenses do not have regions of their own, and consequently, only the two have not been given separate states in most proposals for federalization.