http://mongpalatino.com/2010/05/last-philippine-president/ filipino activist, legislator, southeast asian blogger Mon, 30 Jan 2012 06:33:03 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://mongpalatino.com/2010/05/last-philippine-president/comment-page-1/#comment-1756 line of flight Fri, 28 May 2010 06:52:22 +0000 http://mongpalatino.com/?p=338#comment-1756 there can't possibly be anything more undemocratic and feudal than the current apportionment of district representatives in Congress or the at-large districts for Senator. however, that being said, if the government were to be established through parliamentary form, there is no reason why the office of President as the head of state cannot be retained like Ireland, India, France or England (well, its the Queen, but the principle is the same). it seems that securing a just and equitable form of apportionment regardless of whether we maintain the current system or move to parliamentary form is much more important to pull ourselves out of political feudalism. there can’t possibly be anything more undemocratic and feudal than the current apportionment of district representatives in Congress or the at-large districts for Senator. however, that being said, if the government were to be established through parliamentary form, there is no reason why the office of President as the head of state cannot be retained like Ireland, India, France or England (well, its the Queen, but the principle is the same). it seems that securing a just and equitable form of apportionment regardless of whether we maintain the current system or move to parliamentary form is much more important to pull ourselves out of political feudalism.

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