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Economic Liberalization
Dismantle Protectionism. Attract investors. Create more jobs.
If we are looking to increase the employment in the Philippines, it makes a lot of sense to attract as many investors as possible, by removing the restrictive provisions in the 1987 Constitution, so that MNC’s can easily come in and create real jobs for Filipinos.
Evolving Federalism
Empower the regions, respect diversity, decongest Imperial Manila.
If we can amend the Constitution to allow for the Philippines to evolve towards Federalism, though gradual region-based decentralization, the regions and provinces of the Philippines can develop economically and the Capital can be decongested.
Parliamentary System
Platforms & Competence: True leadership, not popularity politics.
If we shift from our faulty and unstable Presidentialism over to Parliamentarism, we will gradually see a change in our politics as campaigns will focus more on parties and their platforms and less on name-recall & popularity of candidates.
Constitutional Reform & Rectification for Economic Competitiveness & Transformation – known for short as “CoRRECT™” – has three component reform initiatives:
When all these three component reform initiatives, known together as the CoRRECT™ Three Point Agenda, are put together, the result is a potent solution that makes the Philippines more conducive to economic development and growth that can help get the Philippines moving up to First World status.
This website aims to introduce the Philippine Public to the reasons behind the need for Constitutional Reform & Rectification for Economic Competitiveness & Transformation. We would like to introduce Filipinos to understand what are among some of the easy-to-solve issues that have continued to remain unsolved, simply because many of our leaders and elites have unfortunately been unable to look at root causes.
We are hit by many problems such as:
1) Chronic Unemployment & Mass Poverty.
This leads to high crime, misery among the masses, and even forces Filipinos to become OFW’s and sometimes get into desperate situations that lead them to become drug mules or get trafficked into prostitution.
Only Economic Liberalization by removing anti-FDI provisions in the Constitution will start solving that.
2) Impoverished countryside, overcongested Capital.
This leads to mass migrations from the regions towards Metro Manila and forces Filipinos to crowd themselves into the Capital where housing is a problem, causing our people to live in slums. Meanwhile, the rest of the country suffers.
Only Evolving Federalism by enshrining region-based decentralization in the Constitution will start solving that.
3) Political Instability, Misgovernance, Disrespect for Authority
Our current political system causes the Philippines to be one of the most chaotic and anarchic of countries in the region. We also have ended up with lousy governance and the adoption of wrong policies which have contributed to the lack of trust and respect among our people towards government and our authorities.
Only redefining the System of Government in the Constitution as a Parliamentary System will start solving that.
Virtual Constitutional Convention
In case you are interested in helping out to craft a proposed constitution or set up amendments to the current Constitution, you may want to join in the Virtual Constitutional Convention which is a wiki facility in this site that allows volunteers and other interested participants to propose constitutions or amend/edit other proposals. Click on the icon or HERE to go straight to it.
Articles on Constitutional Reform
Benign0 of GRP is just as clueless as the Benigno of Hacienda LuisitaYes, you read it right. We’re talking about Benign0 (the “Get Real Philippines” guy who uses the “Jimi Hendrix” avatar on the left) being just as clueless as his “namesake” Benigno S. Aquino III. Why so? Because just like his…
Polls aren’t just for Metro Manila: Why Federalism?by: Jan Emil Langomez Risa Hontiveros, Bam Aquino, Nancy Binay, Chiz Escudero: What do these political candidates have in common? It’s simple really, all were born and raised within Metro Manila. These “senatoriables” are currently…
Nancy Binay – Don’t hate the player, hate the game!Nancy Binay is joining in the Senatorial Race because she can and because she has the necessary name-recall in order to win. She’s joining the race because she has exactly what the current Philippine system of government favors in order …
Should the Philippines Turn Parliamentary?By Rep. Florencio B. Abad It is unfortunate that enlightened debate about the proposed shift in the form of government has been hampered by allegations of hidden motives by Senate leaders and by a public suspicious of an unspoken agenda …
Chicken or the Egg: Culture Change or System Change?People often wonder about what determines the success of a society. Is it the culture or is it the system? Quite recently, as the debate on Constitutional Reform progresses and as more and more people realize that the current Philippine …
Lynching LaurelHerman Tiu-Laurel: Anti-Foreign Direct Investment yet he is wearing Western business suit, speaking English, writing in English in his column, and is partly Chinese. Certified hypocrite. Real Racist. Last Friday, I read an article…
Constitutional Change Now(originally published in the Philippine Daily Inquirer, 21st November 2012) by Peter Wallace Let me give you a few points to ponder when considering whether or not we need to open up the economy by amending the Constitution. Because …
A Tale of Two Countries(Borrowed from the Far Eastern Economic Review) by William McGurn The human costs of protectionism Teresa Concepcion had high hopes for her future. Although her father was only a farmer with a grade-school education, things were looking…
Making the economic comeback w/ higher private FDI(taken from the Philippine Star – originally published: 13 June 2012) by Dr. Gerardo Sicat As economic opportunity knocks on the country, the question is how to maximize the gains for the social and economic good. “Two needed market…
Tables and Ladders (Exposing Esposo, Part 2)Almost nineteen months ago, Orion wrote an article on How to CoRRECT™ Asia’s Basketcase of Wasted Democrazy. The article essentially mentioned that the term “Charter change” is dead. In its place is the message of “Constitutional…
It’s all about CompetitionIt is well-known that the concept of healthy and fair competition has the effect of an “invisible hand” that essentially results in benefits and improvements for everyone. We CoRRECTors and other advocates of Constitutional Reform do not…
It’s the Economy, Student!By Dr. Gloria Macapagal Arroyo, PhD [I wrote this article on and off in my spare time during my house recuperation, re-hospitalization and hospital detention from October to December 2011.] The economy I turned over Countless studies…
‘Sensya na po, Sir…’Once upon a time, may isang galanteng gustong mag-imbita sa kanyang mga kaibigan na mag-party sa bahay… Mr. GALANTE: “Uy mga kaibigan, MAY PARTY AKO SA SABADO!! Kainan, Inuman, Kantahan, Sayawan… PUNTA KAYO SA BAHAY, HA…” Pagdating ng…
Let’s Talk Basketball – by Figo CantosI’ve been an advocate of the CoRRECT™ Movement for almost a year now. After getting in touch with Orion Pérez Dumdum during a Christmas Celebration of the Bagumbayan-VNP (Gordon-Bayani 2010) Party, I studied its 3-point agenda and…
Sen. Enrile Solidly Supports ParliamentarismCurrent Senate President Juan Ponce Enrile has repeatedly expressed his solid support for Constitutional Reform for a very long time. Back in the days when what later became the 1987 Constitution was up for ratification in a YES versus NO…
Crucifying CruzAfter reading the article written by Neal Cruz last October 17, 2011 titled “Cha-cha will let foreigners grab our lands”, I couldn’t help but have the urge to reply to some of the claims made by Mr. Cruz on the … Continue reading
The CoRRECT™ Three Point AgendaThe CoRRECT™ Three Point Agenda was conceptualized as a comprehensive but simple solution that acts as a first enabling step that helps facilitate a lot of other important reforms. Here are the three points as follows: 1) Economic…
Eight Points in Enlightening the Élite[Note: This article was originally published in Get Real Philippines, and was first published by Orion Pérez Dumdum on April 26, 2003.] * * * This article is included in the www.correctphilippines.org site because people might be asking…
The Parliamentary System: Would it produce better leaders?[by Arnel B. Endrinal] I am not a die-hard advocate of Constitutional Reform but I generally support the idea. However, while others support it primarily for the economic agenda, I on the other hand do so for my search-for-leaders agenda.…
Problems of Presidentialism & the US Exceptionby Fred W. Riggs, PhD (1917-2008) This is a draft for the text published as “Conceptual Homogenization of a Heterogeneous Field: Presidentialism in Comparative Perspective,” in Mattei Dogan and Ali Kazancigil, eds. Comparing Nations:…
A Good Constitution Must Reduce the Impact of a Bad Leader
Sen. Claro M. Recto on the Presidential SystemThe late Senator Claro M. Recto, president of the 1934 Constitutional Convention which drafted the 1935 charter, describes the Philippine political system this way: “Our Constitution was frankly an imitation of the American charter. Many…
Philippine Progress: Shift in Sports, Shift in System
Exposing EsposoA little over a month ago, on the 16th of January, I released an article entitled “Why Charter Change is CoRRECT™” in which I laid out the general principles behind the CoRRECT™ Movement, whose full name is…
Two Filipinos: A Football Legend & A Prime Minister of SpainPart of the reluctance of Filipinos to try something different has often had to do with the primordial fear of the unknown. Once Filipinos are used to one way of doing things, shifting over to a better paradigm or system … Continue reading…
The Parliamentary System Fits the PhilippinesAmong the “occupational hazards” of being an advocate for the Philippines’ eventual adoption of the parliamentary system is to be on the receiving end of irrational and unfounded charges that the Philippines is “unfit” to use…
SPPS: Senator Pangilinan & the Parliamentary SystemJust before I published my recent essay that related the soccer versus basketball issue to the presidential versus parliamentary debate, a few statements made by Senator Francis “Kiko” Pangilinan which appeared in the July 3, 2010…