UNA sa lahat ay hayaan ninyong ibahagi ng Usaping Bayan ang isa sa mga unang sulatin ng inyong lingkod kaugnay sa panukalang pagkakaroon ng isang pederal na porma ng pamahalaan. Gayonman ay pagpaumanhinan ninyo na ito ay nakasulat sa wikang Ingles.
(Karugtong)
Consequently, according to former Senator Jose Lina and fellow Beyond Deadlines writer in his latest Sagot Kita Bayan column which was posted last June 29, “…as a result of the foregoing devolution of powers and functions, the national government is left with the following powers and responsibilities: foreign policy, national security and defense, power to declare war, foreign relations including the ratification of treaties; foreign trade, customs and quarantine; currency, fiscal and monetary system, taxation, budget and audit; immigration, emigration and extradition; national government public works and infrastructures; postal; national air, sea and land transportation; intellectual property and copyright; meteorology; standards of weights and measures; grants-in-aid to local governments; census and statistics; cloning, genetic research and engineering; penal system, offenses defined in the Revised Penal Code, and crimes under special laws.”
The powers left with the national government, I should say, does not directly affect the way local governments are governed. Most importantly, the LGC makes the local executive accountable to the people.
Chapter 1, Section 1, Paragraphs b and c of the LGC states:
(b) It is also the policy of the State to ensure the accountability of local government units through the institution of effective mechanisms of recall, initiative and referendum;
(c) It is likewise the policy of the State to require all national agencies and offices to conduct periodic consultations with appropriate local government units, non-governmental and people’s organizations, and other concerned sectors of the community before any project or program is implemented in their respective jurisdictions.
In short the elements that make a federal system attractive is already provided for by our existing laws.
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Ombudsman Conchita Carpio Morales pumalag sa Malacañang kaugnay sa suspensiyon ng isa sa mga overall deputy niya. Para sa karagdagang detalye ay pasyalan ninyo ang Beyond Deadlines sa www.beyonddeadlines.com
Sana ay makaugalian ninyo na bisitahin lagi ang website ng Beyond Deadlines at panoorin ang segment nito sa Pinoy Houston TV o Howdy Philippines channel ng YouTube. Salamat po.
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Kung ibig ninyong maligo sa hot spring ay maaari kayong pumunta sa Infinity Resort sa Indigo Bay Subdivision, Brgy. Bagong Kalsada, Calamba City. Malapit sa Metro Manila at mula sa resort na ito ay tanaw ninyo ang banal na bundok Makiling. Magpadala ng mensahe sa www.facebook.com/privatehotspringresort para sa karagdagang impormasyon o reserbasyon ng lugar. Salamat po.