Facts

Federalism - is a system of government in which a written constitution divides power between

a central government and regional or sub-divisional governments. Both types of government act directly
upon the people through their officials and laws.

Federalism can be seen a compromise between the extreme concentration of power and a loose
confederation of independent states for governing a variety of people usually in a large expanse of
territory. Federalism has the virtue of retaining local pride, traditions and power, while allowing a central
government that can handle common problems. Trueman, C.N. (27 March 2015).Federalism.

Advantages of Federalism

- It ensures that government remains close to the people because the state government argue that
they are more in tune with the daily needs and aspirations of people especially relevant to small and
isolated places.

- It encourages development of the nation in a decentralized and regional manner and allows for
unique and innovative methods for attacking social, economic and political problems.

- It provides a barrier to the dominance of the majority.

Disadvantages of Federalism
- It can lead to duplication of government and inefficient, over-lapping or contradictory policies
in different parts of the country.

- It can lead to inequality between the states and lead to unhealthy competition and rivalry
between them

- It can lead to over-government that will result to corruption. I have cited both faces of federal
government in order to inform all of you that federal government is a good system of government.

Baluyot, L.(2007).Federalism : The Advantages and Disadvantages.

In my opinion, we do not need here a change of government all we need is to strengthen the
centralized government. And also it’s very expensive to have a federal kind of government. We have no
enough funds because we are still paying our debts. We have already LGU’S and NGO’S to monitor the
needs of people that have a power equal to the national government. We are making our situation
complicated if we change our present government into federal. Lastly, the Philippines is a third world
country and according to survey last September 16, 2006 we have 25 only of the world’s 193 countries
have federal political system, and 3 out of 25 is belong in Asia. It only indicates that a third world country
like us is not ready and cannot afford the federal government.