Only the third objective was however eventually realized when Church and State became inseparably linked in carrying out Spanish objectives. Is there really an urgent need to tackle such proposal and to change the name of our country? Changing the name of our country from “Philippines” to “Maharlika” requires so many changes in our Charter where the name “Philippines” has been repeatedly used. These “pork” insertions are contained in a matrix of realignments made in Duterte’s budget proposal by the House of Representatives, the Senate and the Bicameral Conference Committee. What is so unfortunate here is that the Supreme Court has already ruled in 2013 that these pork barrels in whatever form they are portrayed are unconstitutional.

Source: Philippine Star February 14, 2019 16:00 UTC