Federalism

Federalism concerns ‘not insurmountable’: Palace

MANILA -- President Rodrigo R. Duterte is “aware”of concerns of both his economic managers and business groups that a shift to federalism would be risky but noted that these concerns were “not...

Palace encourages healthy discourse on federalism

MANILA -- Malacañang on Saturday said healthy discussions regarding the draft federal constitution are always encouraged, amid concerns of President Rodrigo R. Duterte’s economic managers that there may be “ambiguous provisions” on...

Dominguez wants dialogue to clear ambiguities of federalism

MANILA -- Finance Secretary Carlos Dominguez III has maintained that the draft federal constitution contains ambiguous provisions on the allocation of expenditures for the would-be federated government and its federated regions, which...

Solutions expected amid concerns on draft charter

MANILA -- The concerns raised by the administration's economic managers on the government's proposed shift to federalism could still change as the current draft Charter is still subject to change, Presidential Spokesperson...

DILG to conduct federalism info drive in Iloilo City

ILOILO CITY -- The Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) is ready to take on its role in the all-out drive for federalism even as it has already saturated Iloilo...

Federalism info drive yet to be finalized: PCOO chief

MANILA -- The information drive on the benefits of federalism in the country is still being finalized, Presidential Communications Operations Office (PCOO) Secretary Martin Andanar said on Monday, stressing that other ways...

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