THE federal system being pushed by Davao City Mayor Rodrigo Duterte will create 14 states, which is equivalent to the regional groupings at present.
In his speech at the Lyceum University of the Philippines on Tuesday, Duterte reiterated the urgent need to adopt a federal system of government, noting that local governments receive very little financial share from the national government.
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