Manila may no longer be the PH capital under federal gov't: Cha-cha panel member

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<figure class="op-interactive"><div id="IVS_ABS_Body_Video_1_Container"> <ivs-player id="IVS_ABS_Body_Video_1" data-ivs-spid="3001339" data-ivs-key="e8c22c015ca9eafa76f1e3edfa03c603" data-ivs-vid="1431100" data-ivs-floating="1"></ivs-player> <script src="https://player.ivideosmart.com/ivsplayer/v4/dist/js/iframe-parent.js"></script> <script src="https://player.ivideosmart.com/ivsplayer/v4/dist/js/loader.js"></script> </div></figure><div class="iwantbar">Watch more in <a href="~//www.iwantv.com.ph/">iWantv</a> or <a href="~//tfc.tv/">TFC.tv</a></div><p>MANILA - There may be a new Philippine capital under the proposed federal government, a member of President Rodrigo Duterte&#x27;s charter review body said Tuesday.</p><p>Lawyer Roan Libarios, a member of the consultative committee on charter change, said there is no mandate under the proposed charter that Manila or Metro Manila should be the country&#x27;s capital.</p><p>&quot;We have not decided on a federal capital. We are open to proposals. Just like in other countries, puwedeng iba ang capital, puwedeng iba &#x27;yung admin and commercial center,&quot; he told ANC.</p><p>Libarios said Clark may be a good administrative center, considering the advocacy of transferring some government offices to the Pampanga area.</p><p>&quot;That will ease the traffic in Metro Manila for sure. Or maybe we can have a capital in Cebu,&quot; he said, stressing that the goal of federalism is redistribution of powers to the regions.</p><p>Meanwhile, Libarios said Metro Manila will have a regional government to coordinate all its towns and cities. This, he said, is seen to create greater efficiency in traffic management.</p>

<p>President Rodrigo Duterte's charter review body is open to proposals for a new Philippine capital under a federal government.</p>

President Rodrigo Duterte's charter review body is open to proposals for a new Philippine capital under a federal government.

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Manila may no longer be the PH capital under federal gov't: Cha-cha panel member

Manila may no longer be the PH capital under federal gov't: Cha-cha panel member

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Published Jun 19, 2018 09:12 AM PHT

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Updated Jun 19, 2018 09:31 AM PHT

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