TY - BOOK AU - Araral, Eduardo, Jr. AU - Teehankee, Julio C. AU - Brillantes, Alex, Jr. AU - Tayao, Edmund AU - Casiple, Ramon C. AU - Oxales, Alberto AU - Miral, Romulo E.M., Jr. AU - Bacani, Benedicto AU - Dumdum, Orion Perez TI - The quest for a federal republic : : the PDP Laban model of Philippine federalism 1.0 / SN - 7986218047082 [paperback] PY - 2018/// CY - Pasay City, Metro Manila : PB - PDP Laban Federalism Institute KW - Federal government--Philippines KW - Decentralization in government KW - Law and legislation KW - Philippines KW - Central KW - local government relations N1 - Includes bibliographical references (pages 321-331); I Federalism: The Next Logical Step After Devolution -- II Federalism and the Challenges of Politics and Administration in the Philippines -- III Prospects of Federalism as a Solution to the Mindanao Conflict -- IV The Semi-Presidential (Semi-Parliamentary) System as a Preferential Option for the Philippines -- V The Advantages of a Federal-Parliamentary System -- VI Strengthening the Partylist System as a List Proportional Representation Electoral System -- VII Political and Electoral Reforms: A Necessary Ingredient for the Success of Federalism -- VIII The Fiscal Imperatives of Federalism to Ensure Equalization and Sustainable Development -- IX Incremental Federalism: Steps to a Successful Shift to a Federal System -- X A Grand Bargain: Supporting Federalism with a Package of Mutually Reinforcing Reforms -- XI Removing the Restrictive Economic Provisions of the 1987 Constitution ER -