ADVERTISEMENTOut of the 66 percent, 36 percent are against changing to a federal government system, regardless of the timing. The same Pulse Asia survey showed that seven out of 10 Filipinos have little or no knowledge about federalism. “The challenge for the DILG is to persuade those 30 percent that right now is the perfect time to push for federalism. No other administration has put federalism as its front and center agenda as President [Rodrigo] Duterte,” he told reporters. He said the nationwide campaign shows that “we are serious about shifting to federal system.”“Critics urge us to abandon federalism and instead focus on governance, poverty, corruption and delivering basic services.

Source: Philippine Daily Inquirer May 11, 2018 09:22 UTC