DAVAO CITY: A lawmaker who attended the federalism summit here on Monday said that changing the country’s system of government to federal form would need the support of the president as he warned that the bid would face strong opposition from the national government.

Rep. Silvestre Bello 3rd of 1BAP party-list maintained that a movement calling for the shift to a federal form of government would only truly gain momentum if the president backs it.

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