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Ex-SC justice advises President Duterte to direct Congress to move for federalism

TACLOBAN CITY - If President Duterte wants Congress to tackle Charter change to kick off the shift to federalism, all he has to do is to say so. This was the advice of former Supreme Court justice Antonio Nachura, a member of the Consultative Commission. During a forum on federalism on Wednesday, Nachura said congressmen would immediately move to amend the Constitution and pave the way to federalism if there was a directive from the President. "We just hope that the President will again ... issue a marching order to the congressmen," said Nachura, who also served as congressman of Samar. He said he met with some congressmen, including Leyte Rep. Vicente Veloso, who heads the ...

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Motorcyclist dead in Lucena collision

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