Amending the Constitution is not the absolute method in answering political challenges, an assistant professor at the University of the Philippines said on Wednesday as he joined other opponents of President Rodrigo Duterte’s plan to shift to a federal system of government.

Speaking to reporters at the Jaime V. Ongpin Annual Memorial Lecture on Wednesday, Gene Lacza Pilapil added that the government could try many institutional packages and designs rather than resorting to federalism.

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