By Azer Parrocha /PNA
MANILA -- President Rodrigo R. Duterte is not abandoning his push to shift to a federal system of government, Malacañang said on Monday.
Presidential Spokesperson Salvador Panelo made this remark after...
By Earl Jed Roque/PNA
MANILAÂ -- The Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) plans to tap the Consultative Committee (ConCom) that drafted the proposed federal constitution in its information drive to...
By Azer Parrocha /PNA
MANILA -- As the first Philippines’ President from Mindanao, Rodrigo R. Duterte has made federalism one of his major campaign promises during the 2016 elections. However, it was only in...
By Jelly Musico/PNA
MANILA -- Malacañang on Friday called on the House of Representatives to reconsider its proposed federal charter after former Chief Justice Reynato Puno described it "falsified" federalism.
“Well, I hope Congress...
By Filane Mikee Cervantes /PNA
MANILAÂ -- The House of Representatives on Tuesday approved on third and final reading its proposed federal charter.
With 224 affirmative votes, 22 negative votes and three abstentions, the Lower...
By Azer Parrocha - PNA
MANILA -- Malacañang on Thursday said there is still much time left for the Senate to tackle charter change and federalism before President Rodrigo R. Duterte steps...