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Germany to Assist Philippines in Shift of Government to Federalism

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<div class="hidepic" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDB_5loT4R5LPGLU3bsvBxKXysOx8eVDpytqVW-Ziz3G-Pqylx36PaIbDMRcUyLNwtMz5YzT8398Q0juPtUMqfvVQRSO4xdUUsI7fKIFZQ20RyyJi9S_RnHcX8ANwrfJdB18fQ6-7U71Y/s1600/german+embassy.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDB_5loT4R5LPGLU3bsvBxKXysOx8eVDpytqVW-Ziz3G-Pqylx36PaIbDMRcUyLNwtMz5YzT8398Q0juPtUMqfvVQRSO4xdUUsI7fKIFZQ20RyyJi9S_RnHcX8ANwrfJdB18fQ6-7U71Y/s1600/german+embassy.jpg"/></a></div><br/><div style="text-align: justify;"></div><br/><div style="text-align: justify;"><b>Germany </b>is willing to help the <b>Philippines </b>in shifting the current government system into a Federal state. </div><br/><div style="text-align: justify;"></div><br/><div style="text-align: justify;">In his speech at the Global Autonomy, Governance and Federalism (<b>GAGF</b>) Forum 2016, <b>Michael Hasper</b> of the <b>German Embassy s</b>aid, “We are happy to share our experience with a federal system and contribute to discussions in other countries.”</div><br/><div style="text-align: justify;"></div><br/><div style="text-align: justify;"><b>Organizers </b>of the forum was <b>Cotabato </b>City-based think tank Institute for Autonomy and Good Governance, and the <b>Konrad Adenauer Foundation of Germany’s</b> ruling party, and the C<b>hristian Democratic Union</b>.</div><br/><div style="text-align: justify;"></div><br/><div style="text-align: justify;">He even discussed that there are different types of a <b>federal government </b>and that “a federal constitution can only be successful if it fits the specific needs of a country and its people.”</div><br/><div style="text-align: justify;"></div><br/><div style="text-align: justify;">“In Germany, our present federal constitution is also popular because it was introduced as a tool to end dictatorship. When the Nazis established their authoritarian regime, they broke with our federal traditions and introduced a centralized system. And when we reintroduced democracy in Germany after the Nazi regime, the reintroduction of federalism and a federal constitution became key,” he pointed out the need to speed up problem-solving in a federal setup.</div><br/><div style="text-align: justify;"></div><br/><div style="text-align: justify;">Hasper even said that Federalism serves as “an instrument to foster political participation and democracy.”</div><br/><div style="text-align: justify;"></div><br/><div style="text-align: justify;">However, the diplomat said that <b>changing political system</b> will also comes at a price, and that the political processes will take longer.</div><br/><div style="text-align: justify;"></div><br/> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><img alt="Germany to Assist Philippines in Shift of Government to Federalism" height="372" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhe4B3CoxR1OGVfRqnwUcfzvmLR2CYUtb0VOUJ0gUMtLggSTOxJ2MguV7Ih02Oov6yrmMgMSZ7X9hgMIAhmBcqOEW0PZCNRCkcP2vBmy2uxKZ8fhHuO6VDfTwOgT4cDu_F7-ChfKIRPyhs/s640/federalism.jpg" title="Germany to Assist Philippines in Shift of Government to Federalism" width="640"/></div><br/><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #999999; font-size: x-small;">Source: </span><a href="http://viralvidyos.blogspot.com/" style="font-size: small;" target="_blank">TNP </a><span style="color: #999999; font-size: x-small;">, </span><a href="http://f.inq.ph/KYNiNE2" rel="nofollow" style="font-size: small;" target="_blank">Inquirer</a></div>

Germany is willing to help the Philippines in shifting the current government system into a Federal state. In his speech at the Global Auto...