Federal Government: A Cure or Disaster?

Numerous Filipinos have been shouting and trusting that a change will occur. It is to have
a vastly improved, more secure, and balanced out economy for us to live. One of the
arrangements that President Rodrigo Duterte displayed is changing the nation’s present type of
government into another constitution – a federal government. Nonetheless, despite the fact that
numerous nations have been known to end up fruitful under this constitution, I don’t figure it
will be the same in our nation, taking into account that the Philippines began as a unitary
government. Rather than making our economy a lot more grounded, it will just exacerbate the
situation than it ought to be. To further explain my side, I will present to you apportion of the
hindrances of a national government that holds a great impact in our current state.

Most importantly, we cannot generally expect that federalism will be effective given the
way that it is arranged uniquely inside a limited capacity to focus time. The US of America took
200 years to find and become familiar with its structure and instrument before everything was
placed in the perfect spot, just as the nations, for example, Australia, Belgium, and Germany who
happens to be known as the models of federalism. Moreover, setting up a central government
will cost an enormous measure of financing. As indicated by

There is a higher probability that poor regions in the Philippines will get less fortunate.
When the government framework has been completed, the Philippines will be partitioned into 18
local states. These states will get more prominent power than the national government wth
regards to raising their very own profit and making laws solely under their degree. In any case,
mot every single territorial state are fit for giving a colossal commitment as far as national
economy. In view of the information discharged by the Philippine Statistics authority (PSA) as f
April 2019, National Capital Region (NCR) stays to have the biggest offer in the nation’s GDP
(Gross Domestic Product) alongside CALABARZON and Central Luzon. In any case, that isn’t
the situation on different territories. Numerous provinces are as yet slacking in much slower pace
is still deserted with regards to financial development. The thin about federalism, when our
nation is as of now under that constitution, the NCR will keep on rising, leaving the other people
who do not have the ability to raise higher assessments all alone, along these lines, making a
bigger hole with the different areas and an inconsistent advancement.
 Despite the fact that the states have the ability to settle on choices all alone and even
actualize laws and approaches selective just for them where they need not have to depend on
central government and get the chance to choose what’s best for them, the Philippines, as an
archipelago, is already separated by geography, included the way that we are likewise partitioned
by various societies, language, and religion. That’s why, instead of building a better relationship, I
do believe that federalism will only make the situations worse. Moreover, we don’t expect that all
Filipinos are happy to consider the structure of federalism on the grounds that there are still questions
whether the lower and some average class which happens to occupy dominant part of our country will
take an interest in the issue.

As a fellow countryman, I want to take part on this issue and stand on what I believe – it
is to abandon the thought that Federalism is the answer to a better change. Because although this
new government is very appealing given its benefits, I don’t think that we are all ready to face
bigger changes ahead of us. Instead of creating a nation with unity, it will only worsen the
relationship that we are all trying to build.