FEDERALISM - DILG: Department of the Interior and Local ...

1 Will promote Economic prosperity in the regions PROPOSED CHANGE IN THE FORM OF GOVERN- and provide incentives for Filipinos to Live and MENT. Work outside Metro Manila. Investors may also From Unitary to full Federal-Parliamentary form of decide to put up their businesses by setting up the right policies. government. Equalization Fund will provide more funding sup- PROPOSED REGIONAL/STATE GOVERNMENTS. port for regions in need to accelerate their devel- There shall be as many Federal Regions as there opment and progress. are as many Techno Linguistic Groups. Cordillera, Bangsamoro and other Autonomous territories for Feasible Solution To The Mindanao Issues- The creation of the Bangsamoro Regional Govern- Indigenous Peoples will also be included provided FEDERALISM . ment within Federalist System will address con- that they satisfy the requirement as provided by cerns of our Muslim Brothers and Sisters who the constitution crave more autonomy over the Government and Administration of Muslim Mindanao.

2 Local GOVERNMENT UNITS. Shall form part of the Regional Government/State decentralization and Devolution of Powers-More Power are Decentralized and Devolved to Local Government Government. THE JUDICIARY. With a strong Political System Dynasties will be- There shall be a Federal Supreme Court and each came irrelevant Political Leaders will become Regions will have its own State Supreme Courts more accountable. No more excuse or delays in and adopt its own Judicial System. services or projects , constituents are not forced to ask assistance from the rich in exchange for services and allegiance. TIMETABLE. Constitutional Revisions not later than 2018. Local government can only collect real estate tax- Ratified Federal Regions June 2020. es and business permit fees. In FEDERALISM they Unitary to Federal Government Transition-2022. can retain most of their revenue income collec- Philippine Federal Republic-June 2022.

3 Tion and use them on programs and policies ac- cording to their needs and create enough oppor- THE DILG CORE GROUP ON FEDERALISM . tunities for upward socio-economic mobility. Department OF Interior AND Local GOVERN- MENT IN COOPERATION WITH MRRD PENAMFED. Political dynasties will no longer have the ability USEC. Emily O. Padilla - Task Team Leader to pass the buck to the national government and MRRD-NECC PENAMFED LEADERSHIP Mr. Rehan Balt Lao Asst. Team Leader blame it for why their region is poor. DR. Enerico Sampang PMO. Chairman:Sec. Guiling Mamondiong-TESDA Ms. Dindi Tan-Asst. - PMO. Regions will remain poor if its leaders are lousy and unable to set up pro-business economic poli- Co-Chairman:Sec. Mike Sueno-DILG Mr. Ding Generoso - Core Team cies that will create enough economic opportuni- President: Mayor Samuel Ocampo Engr. Danilo V. Arocena Core Team ties for the people. Executive Vice President:Chairman Martin Di- Ms.

4 Rhodora Gonzales Core Team no-SBMA Ms. Charm Dela Cruz Admin No more mega-pork barrel like the PDAF. Secretary General :USEC John Castriciones- Ms. Junairah Macapasir Guro Admin WE WILL ADVOCATE FOR A UNICAMERAL LEGIS- Mr. Joel Pimentel PDO. LATURE INSTEAD OF A BICAMERAL ONE. Mr. Alexander Ampang PDO. FEDERALISM . AN AGENDA FOR EM- Favored preference to selected special political SHARED POWERS OF FEDERAL GOVERNMENT AND RE- POWERED GOVERN- party mates. GIONAL GOVERNMENTS. ANCE; INCLUSIVE Increasing inequity in socio economic Health GROWTH AND COUN- status. Education TRYSIDE DEVELOPMENT Environment In the long term, the ulti- WHAT IS FEDERALISM ? Social Welfare mate solution to the A system of government under which a significant Energy chronic problems government powers are shared between the Federal and Tourism haunting our country is the Regional /State Governments. Peace and Order FEDERALISM . The Federal system of government is PAPAANO ANG HATI-AN NG KAPANGYARIHAN AT YA- FEDERAL GOVERNMENT OPERATES UNDER.

5 The key to achieving na- MANG PANGKALAHATAN; One Federal Constitution Caption describing tional peace and eco- One Armed Forces picture or graphic. nomic prosperity in a di- One Flag verse society such as ours HOW WILL POWER AND RESOURCES BE DIVIDED BE- One Central Bank with 18 regions, 81 prov- TWEEN FEDEDERAL AND REGIONAL GOVERNMENTS? One Monetary Board inces, 144 cities, 1490 municipalities and 42,026 ba- One Emblem rangays. Of all the most important systemic and fundamental FEDERAL GOVERNMENT COUNTRIES WHICH ARE UNDERDEVELOPED AND HAVE. constitutional reforms that must be implemented in National Security NOT BENIFITED FROM A FEDERAL FROM OF GOVERN- order to improve the Philippines, FEDERALISM is the Civil, Political, Intellectual Property and Human Rights MENT: reform that has the most solid support among most Foreign Relations (UNITARY SYSTEM). ordinary Filipinos. Particularly in the Visayas-Mindanao National Elections Lebanon and even in the Solid North, Bicol, and Muslim Minda- External Trades Bangladesh nao regions, FEDERALISM is widely appreciated and un- Citizenship Philippines derstood even by ordinary citizen to be of utmost ur- Currency Management /Monetary System Minting Afghanistan gency in order to fix the Philippines.

6 And Coinage Khazakstan WHY DO WE NEED TO SHIFT FROM UNITARY TO FED- Foreign Affairs, Immigration, Extradition and National COUNTRIES WHICH HAVE BEEN PROGRESSIVE BECAUSE. ERAL-PARLIAMENTARY FORM OF GOVERNMENT Diplomacy OF THE SHIFT TO FEDERAL FORM OF GOVERNMENT: Existing problem of our country remain unsolved. Supreme Court Austria Criminality situation has become worst. Germany Rampant illegal drug trades that destroy the fu- REGIONAL GOVERNMENT Canada ture of our children. Regional Elections United States Prolonged conflict with the leftist and rightist Regional Supreme Courts Australia groups. and Regional Trial Courts Ang katiwalian ay nakapanghihimsgsik nang ka- Licensure of Public Utili- HOW WILL FEDERALISM HELP THE COUNTRY. looban. ties Establishing Powerful Economic Regions the Center of Widespread graft and corruption in all levels of Administration and En- Powers, Finance and Development throughout the coun- the government.

7 Forcement of Regional Laws try. Strong dependence to live in Imperial Manila that Regional Socio Economic Planning remain the center of power and commerce. Regional Finance Local Empowerment allow all regions to self determina- Unbalanced development between Manila and Regional Infrastructures tion as to address their own problems based on their own the regions. geographic, cultural, social and economic conditions. Rampant Tax Evasion and Tax avoidance.