CONGRESS has agreed to start deliberating on President Rodrigo Duterte’s proposal to shift to a federal form of government, according to Speaker Pantaleon Alvarez.

"Ang naaalala ko lang ano, kasi medyo marami, naaalala ko lang na isa yung federalism—na kailangan maumpisahan na talaga natin," Alvarez said when asked about what happened during the Legislative-Executive Development Advisory Council meeting on Tuesday.

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