Philippine Federalism The Continuing Debate

What the federalism debate in the Philippines has produced and where it stands

The Debate

The federalism debate in the Philippines -- the proposal to transform the unitary Philippine state into a federal system that devolves specific powers and revenues to the regions -- has been ongoing since the Ramos administration and produced the most intensive public discussion during the Duterte administration constitutional revision commission. The Marcos administration has not pursued constitutional revision.

The Arguments

The arguments for federalism: the specific regional development inequalities that the centralised system has produced, with the Metro Manila region generating a disproportionate share of GDP and capturing a disproportionate share of public investment; and the specific Mindanao peace process context in which federalism has been proposed as a solution to the specific political exclusion that the Bangsamoro community identifies as the root of the conflict.

Manila News Coverage

Manila News PH covers the federalism debate because the accountability journalism of constitutional governance requires examining the specific reform proposals that would change the structure of the Philippine state, and because the debate is a recurring dimension of Philippine political life.

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