Reds offer to 'co-found' federal govt: Joma

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<figure class="op-interactive"><iframe allowfullscreen="" frameBorder="0" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/17X65xiHhqc" width="560"></iframe></figure><p>The National Democratic Front has offered to &quot;co-found&quot; a shift to a federal system with the government, communist leader Jose Maria Sison said Tuesday. <br/> <br/>&quot;The NDF, in the first place, has volunteered, has offered to go along with the Duterte government in pushing for a federal system of government,&quot; Sison, founding chairman of the Communist Party of the Philippines, told ANC. </p><p>&quot;It has offered to co-found the Federal Republic of the Philippines and to undertake Constitutional changes or amendments that need to be done.&quot; </p><p>President Rodrigo Duterte has pushed for a federal form of government to devolve power to long-neglected poor provinces and spread wealth more evenly.</p><ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="http://news.abs-cbn.com/news/03/13/17/duterte-wants-move-to-shift-to-federal-to-start-this-year ">Duterte wants move to shift to federal to start this year</a></li></ul><p>He has signed an <a href="http://news.abs-cbn.com/news/12/08/16/duterte-signs-eo-to-study-charter-change">Executive Order</a> creating a team that will study proposals to amend the 1987 Constitution and pave the way for federalism. </p><p>Sison said the NDF may send representatives to the Constitutional Commission (Con-Com) if its ongoing peace talks with the government run well. </p><div><strong>ANC, 18 July 2017 </strong></div><ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="Why federalism is " worth="" a="">Why federalism is &#x27;worth a try&#x27;</a></li></ul>

<p>The National Democratic Front has offered to "co-found" a shift to a federal system with the government, communist leader Jose Maria Sison said Tuesday. <br /> </p>

The National Democratic Front has offered to "co-found" a shift to a federal system with the government, communist leader Jose Maria Sison said Tuesday.

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Reds offer to 'co-found' federal govt: Joma

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