"The federal alternative is a potentially effective solution that proceeds from a kind of a win-win formula where the fundamental demands of the contending parties are met without anyone losing face or conceding major non-negotiable points," said Rey Teves, executive director of Kusog Mindanao.
Teves said transforming the Philippine government into a federal government such as that of Germany, Malaysia, Australia and the United States, will meet such criteria.
Teves added that under a federal system, the Philippines can be reconstituted into any appropriate number of states, each one having its own constitution to address its peculiar and particular diversities. — Edith Regalado