FEDERALISM

DISPERSING GOV’T POWERS. Senator Aquilino Q. Pimentel, Jr. expounds on the proposed adoption of a federal system as a means to hasten economic development, evenly distributes national wealth, enhances the country’s capability to cope with global competition. Pimentel was a resource person at the annual general assembly of the Galing Pook Foundation. Shown in photo (left to right) are Negros Occidental Governor Rafael “Lito” Coscuella, Sen. Pimentel, former National Security Adviser Jose Almonte and officials of the foundation.