ANTONIO P. CONTRERAS

MAKE no mistake. Ideally, and theoretically, a federal system of government is the more appropriate system for our country. Our geography demands it. And our cultural complexities require it. As an archipelago with more than a hundred ethno-linguistic groups, having a federal form of government, where component states are organized along the major ethno-linguistic geo-political subdivisions, is theoretically ideal. A federal form of government can grant full autonomy to the regional levels of governance to craft their own responses to the development challenges which are unique to their localities.

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