Shifting to a federal form of government should be thoroughly discussed as it could lead to great changes in Filipino culture, election law expert Romulo Macalintal warned in a statement issued on Sunday. There will also be a dramatic increase in the number of politicians under the proposed federal form of government, Macalintal said. “At present, we only have 297 representatives from 234 legislative districts, including those from the party list systems and 24 senators,” he said. ADVERTISEMENTUnder the proposed charter, each state will have its own state assembly composed of two representatives from each province and one representative per highly urbanized cities (HUCs). The lower chamber is also pushing for a joint voting of the Congress, which the Senate is strongly opposing.

Source: Philippine Daily Inquirer January 28, 2018 09:11 UTC