FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES

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                    [Title] => Duterte confident Filipinos will back federalism
                    [Summary] => Duterte said a federal constitution would "truly embody the ideals and aspirations" of all Filipinos and create opportunities for growth.
                    [DatePublished] => 2018-07-24 08:00:00
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                    [Title] => Giving in too much to a centralized government
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The Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) is thinking of lowering our income taxes.

                    [DatePublished] => 2014-03-11 00:00:00
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                    [AuthorName] => Bobit S. Avila
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                    [Title] => Palace: GMA will abide by con-com recommendations
                    [Summary] => President Arroyo will abide by recommendations of the 55-man presidential consultative commission (con-com) which is expected to submit its proposals this week after three months of nationwide consultations, Executive Secretary Eduardo Ermita said yesterday.


While the con-com was created by the President last September through Executive Order No. 459, Ermita stressed its members are independent-minded and experts in their respective fields and careers.


                    [DatePublished] => 2005-12-12 00:00:00
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                    [AuthorName] => Paolo Romero
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                    [Title] => ‘Bill on citizens’ duties must be included in amended Charter’
                    [Summary] => A bill on the duties and obligations of each Filipino citizen is among the proposals to be included in recommended amendments to the 1987 Constitution.


"Citizens assert so much of their rights but not their duties, such as paying of taxes. There should be a balance between rights and duties," said Jose Abueva, former University of the Philippines president and chairman of the 49-member consultative commission (con-com) to propose amendments to the 18-year-old Charter.


                    [DatePublished] => 2005-10-18 00:00:00
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                    [AuthorName] =>  Mike Frialde
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                    [Title] => Federalism preserves dying languages!
                    [Summary] => Last Saturday evening, my wife Jessica and I sat down at the Waterfront Hotel lobby with Dr. Jose "Pepe" Abueva of the Kalayaan College for an intense two-hour discussion on the prospects of Federalism, which he is proposing for the country. Indeed, we must give credit where credit is due; the concept of Federalism started from the group of Dr. Abueva and the Citizen’s Movement for a Federal Philippines (CMFP). It doesn’t mean to say that they’re the only ones who are espousing for a Federal and Parliamentary system in this country.
                    [DatePublished] => 2005-08-31 00:00:00
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                    [AuthorName] => Bobit S. Avila
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Duterte confident Filipinos will back federalism

July 24, 2018 - 8:00am

Duterte said a federal constitution would "truly embody the ideals and aspirations" of all Filipinos and create opportunities...

Headlines

Giving in too much to a centralized government

By Bobit S. Avila | March 11, 2014 - 12:00am

The Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) is thinking of lowering our income taxes.

Freeman Opinion

Palace: GMA will abide by con-com recommendations

By Paolo Romero | December 12, 2005 - 12:00am

President Arroyo will abide by recommendations of the 55-man presidential consultative commission (con-com) which is expected to submit its proposals this week after three months of nationwide consultations, Executive...

Headlines

‘Bill on citizens’ duties must be included in amended Charter’

By Mike Frialde | October 18, 2005 - 12:00am

A bill on the duties and obligations of each Filipino citizen is among the proposals to be included in recommended amendments to the 1987 Constitution. "Citizens assert so much of their rights but not their...

Headlines

Federalism preserves dying languages!

By Bobit S. Avila | August 31, 2005 - 12:00am

Last Saturday evening, my wife Jessica and I sat down at the Waterfront Hotel lobby with Dr. Jose "Pepe" Abueva of the Kalayaan College for an intense two-hour discussion on the prospects of Federalism,...

Nation