THE DRAFT CHARTER By: Rodolfo RV Vicerra* * Former - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

A PERSONAL VIEW ON THE DRAFT CHARTER By: Rodolfo “RV” Vicerra* * Former Director-General, Congressional Planning and Budget Office, House of Representatives

Other Areas of Concern q Costs of Shifting to Federalism Choose a relevant year Ø Refer to www.dbm.gov.ph Ø for BESF or GAA § Senate or House Budget ÷ No. of Members Budgets for 2017 § SC or Sandigan ÷ No. of Personnel Maintenance Capital Members (PhP '000) Services Other OpEx Outlay Fin Expense Total § OP Total Budget ÷ No. of Senate of the Phils. 2,302,509 1,813,302 0 0 4,115,811 Regions House of Reps. 4,136,741 4,801,085 0 0 8,937,826 Apply to the approved or Ø Office of the President 747,051 2,282,774 660 0 3,030,485 contemplated additions in Supreme-Court 1,775,480 2,352,407 1,393,724 0 5,521,611 the bureaucracy: RL, REC, Court-of-Appeals 1,361,504 444,372 3,600 0 1,809,476 RSC. Sandiganbayan 357,079 140,968 2,625 0 500,672

Current 2019 P600 B P3.7 Trillion 16.2%

Two layers of A SYSTEMIC DYSFUNCTION NATIONAL GOVERNMENT AGENCIES 84% OF THE BUDGET 84% OF THE BUDGET No effective organizational reach to final clients/beneficiaries 16% OF THE BUDGET Effective presence but limited resources and capable manpower to implement programs.

READER ON CHARTER CHANGE Senate People’s President Joint Constitutiona Initiative for Erap - Resolution l Charter Amendment Efforts and Reform, Constitutiona Consultative PDP-Laban No. 10 Areas of Concern Federalism Modernizati l Correction (2003) - (Abueva) Consultative Resolution Institute on and for Nene Commission Committee People's 15 of Both Action Development Pimentel - President Draft Bayanihan Draft Houses (PIRMA) (Concord) Draft Gloria Arroyo Version 1.0 Draft x x P P P P P Parliamentary Form of Gov’t. x x x x P P P Unicameral Legislature P P P P P P Federalism - Regional Gov'ts Political and Electoral 2 Party P P P Reforms System Except Lands, P P P P P Proposed Economic Reforms Utilities Mode of Amending the People's Constituent Constituent Constituent Constituent Constituent Constituen Constituen Constitution Initative Assembly Assembly Assembly Assembly Assembly t Assembly t Assembly x x x x P Lifting Term Limits x P P P P P P Changing Term of Office

LOOK BACK: Past Charter Change attempts and why they failed. Charter Change has been brought up by almost every administration since Martial Law Sofia Tomacruz, https://www.rappler.com/newsbreak/flashback/193825-past-attempts-charter-change- philippines-failed “The reason the many attempts of Congress or groups to change the 1987 Constitution failed is not by reason of intrinsic merit . It is because the attempts were viewed as nothing but veiled attempts to extend the term of office of the President . That is the simple reason.” Retired Supreme Court (SC) Justice Vicente Mendoza “The president (Arroyo) decided to push for “Our skepticism is rooted in the only one amendment: to change our Marcos era where the dictator used presidential government with a bicameral constitutional change to duck term congress to a parliamentary government limits . Since that trust was betrayed, that would be unicameral. She dropped our politicians have not earned our proposal to change our unitary republic into respect.” Dante Gatmaytan – a federal republic and to liberalize the Professor, U.P. College of Law nationalistic provisions on foreign participation in our economy.“ – Dr . Jose Abueva

Other Areas of Concern q How to maximize the accountabilities of v SALN’s public servants. v Anti-Graft and Corrupt Practices Act Ø People’s participation in planning, budgeting and monitoring (R.A. 3019) Ø Power to stop implementation of v Code of Conduct and tainted projects Ethical Standards for Ø Obligatory reporting on the web Ø Town hall meetings Public Officials and Ø Integrity Circles Employees (R.A.6713) Ø Developing Regional / Provincial level v Administrative Code Policy Research capabilities Ø Stronger links between press and of 1987 (E.O.297) policy researchers / experts v Impeachment

[All I want is Federalism] The principle of subsidiarity Remove the must be accorded with complexities of highest respects. We need Chacha. to trust our people more. One at a time. With resources to help Focus for faster enhance their capacities, achievement of the citizens can greatly assist in extracting accountabilities promised reforms. from regional and local FEDERALISM – NOW leaders. NA!