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Abueva, who chaired the recent consultative commission picked by President Arroyo, said the current US-style presidential system has failed to ensure stability, pointing out that a popular uprising toppled Mrs. Arroyo’s predecessor, Joseph Estrada, as recently as 2001.


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If political reform is what Mrs. Arroyo is after, she should focus on the electoral process that has undercut voter confidence, the newspaper said in an editorial on Friday.


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                    [Summary] => CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY — President Arroyo reiterated her support for a long-running proposal to change the country’s form of government to spur Mindanao’s development.


"What we need now is to amend the Constitution to set up a federal form of government. This is the only way to give more opportunities to Mindanao," she told local barangay officials during the launch of a government road maintenance program.


Although Mindanao is rich in natural resources, it is the country’s poorest region mainly because of the decades-old Muslim insurgency.

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FIDEL RAMOS AND ESTRADA

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"What we need now is to amend the Constitution to set up a federal form of government. This is the only way to give more opportunities to Mindanao," she told local barangay officials during the launch of a government road maintenance program.


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‘EDSA goals will remain elusive unless Charter amended’

By Mike Frialde | February 22, 2006 - 12:00am

The goals of the 1986 people power revolt will remain elusive unless the Philippine Constitution is amended and the country adopts a parliamentary system of government, Jose Abueva, who chaired a panel that recommended...

Headlines

‘Palace okayed 11 more lobbying deals’

By Delon Porcalla | September 20, 2005 - 12:00am

Members of the minority bloc in the House of Representatives claimed yesterday that Malacañang has approved at least 11 other multimillion-dollar lobbying contracts, aside from the scrapped deal with US-based...

Headlines

Charter change won’t help GMA, says Washington Post editorial

By Jose Katigbak | August 21, 2005 - 12:00am

WASHINGTON — Changing the basic framework of government will neither help President Arroyo overcome her unpopularity nor win the confidence of foreign investors desperately needed to boost the Philippines’...

Headlines

Arroyo bats for shift to federal gov’t

By Bong Fabe | March 7, 2004 - 12:00am

CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY — President Arroyo reiterated her support for a long-running proposal to change the country’s form of government to spur Mindanao’s development. "What we need now is to amend...

Headlines