What is that animal called Federalism?
Will it finally tame the voracious Filipino politicians or will it suck the remaining bond that adheres the Filipinos to one flag? Much has been told about Federalism while the process is being shoved to the Filipino's soring throat. A few have attempted to interpellate its effect on society as a whole, and down the line to the ordinary Juan de la Cruz, but they seemed to be out of focus. Federalism is essentially a departure from the unitary system, wherein government power is centralized. Federalism is basically a form of government that allows power sharing among the states created with the federal government. Each state will have its own legislature, judiciary, and executive component, independent and separate from that of the Federal government. So much so that each state can enact its own laws, impose its own taxes, maintain its own police force and army as the case may be. It can formulate its own economic agenda and policies, execute them to the extent that it will be bene