
Originally Posted by
Joseph20102011
Before we adopt federal form of government, we have to enrich the regions through attracting bulks of foreign direct investments which is impossible within the current system due to forced 60/40 equity ownership sharing of businesses and land.
Federal form of government has to be adopted eventually because it is difficult for Manila to manage the internal affairs of regions due to infrastructure problems, geography, language, or culture. Cebu and Bangsamoro for many years have resentment of Manila's interference in regional affairs no wonder MILF proposed a psuedo-federal BBL in order to be regionally independent from Manila. Cebu has been advocating federal form of government especially way back during Lito Osmeña candidacy for president in 1998 but never prospered.
We have to accept the fact that we are not one people one nation country unlike Japan or Korea, no wonder it would be difficult for Filipinos to express national loyalty over regional or familial one. Our cultural and linguistic diversities are the reason on why unitary form of government will never work in the country.