The Philippines' present unitary and centralized form of governance is a remnant of its colonial past. It continues to be used as a tool for domination and control; hence the basic issue of inequality still remains to be solved. It has become inutile, unresponsive and irrelevant, and has spawned patronage politics, underdevelopment, poverty and unresponsive governance. These are the specters that continue to haunt and threatened the Filipino people as a nation.

To sustain the country's integrity and sovereignty, the centralized government needs to be corrected via a structural change. In a federal system, powers shall be transferred from the central government in Manila to the regions. Contrary to fears that this will dismember the country, the federal system will foster closer dialogue and interaction between the people and the regional leaders because the center of power is physically closer and accessible to poeple.

A Federal Form of government emphasizes local initiative over national intervention in domestic affairs. This form of government encourages local peoples to take active participation in the local level. In this set-up, the unique cultural and geographical realities of the different regions in the country can be responded accordingly.