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Federal Consti Draft - Duterte Admin
Federal Consti Draft - Duterte Admin
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Source: Social Weather Stations
Facts and Realities
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Facts and Realities
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underemployed
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Reality No. 6: Not enough Jobs
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Unemployment rate
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17.8%
6.4%
v A quarter of the labor force is either unemployed on
Facts and Realities
v 56% of dynasties have existed since 120 years ago; 44% were
born after the EDSA revolution
v The presence of political dynasties is associated with: (1) higher
poverty; (2) lower income per capita; (3) higher infant mortality
rates; and (4) lower primary education outcomes (Monsod, et. al.,
2012).
Facts and Realities
Do Filipinos want to
change the Constitution?
July 2018 48 37
Pulse Asia Surveys on Constitutional Change
June 2018 Survey
Unitary
Federal
v Proposed system
v NON-CENTRALIZATION of powers
v Powers, funds, policies, programs,
projects are well-distributed between the
National Government and the constituent
units (Regional Governments)
Power to the People, Power to the Regions
Structure TRANSITION
SMOOTH Exclusive Powers
EMPOWERED FEDERATED
Executive Legislative
Bill of Rights
REGIONS
Political and Social
Shared Powers
STRONG Revenue Sources
FEDERAL
Reforms Reforms
GOVERNMENT
JudiciaryConstitution
STRONG FOUNDATION
al Bodies
Economic
Reforms
Power to the People, Power to the Regions
Foundation:
Reforms sine qua non to Federalism
vPolitical Reforms
§ Breaking up the monopoly of power
§ Levelling the political field
§ Empowering the people through direct exercise of
democracy
v Vital to prevent the capture of political power by
dynasties and traditional politicians
v Necessary to ensure that the regions will have a
vibrant and functioning political system
Power to the People, Power to the Regions
Foundation: Conditions sine qua non (prerequisites) to
Federalism
v 6 Packages of Political Reforms
§ Self-executing anti-dynasty provisions
§ Self-executing anti-party-switching provisions (balimbing,
political butterflies
§ Strengthening the political party system
§ Reforming the party-list system: Proportional party
representation in the House of Representatives
§ Campaign Finance Reform: “Democracy Fund”
§ People’s Initiative, Plebiscite and Referendum: Direct
exercise of legislative power
Power to the People, Power to the Regions
v Composed of
o Jurisdiction
o Jurisdiction
§ Federal Administrative Court (Sec. 13-15)
• To decide with finality cases resolved by quasi-
judicial bodies
v Regional Executive
v Regional Assembly
v Regional Judiciary
Bayanihan Federalism
v Regional Executive
(Sec. 16-17, Art. XI-B)
o To be headed by Regional Governor and Deputy
Governor elected in tandem by the legislative assembly
from among its members
o College degree or equivalent required
o To serve for four years with one reelection
o Deputy Governor to serve as presiding officer of the
Regional Assembly
Bayanihan Federalism