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This is my first alternate history timeline, but before that, I rarely post here (this forum). I just look at some interesting alternate histories.
March 13, 2006: At around 10:53 PM, the then-incumbent President of the Philippines (Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo) approved a resolution calling the Senate and the House of Representatives to convene into a Constituent Assembly.
March 27: The prototype of the new Constitution was submitted to the President two weeks later.
April 5: Another resolution was approved, containing a prototype for a federal form of government and then integrated into the new Constitution.
May 23: A plebiscite for ratification of the new Constitution was held; with 225 out of 294 Congress votes cast (86.73%).
May 30: The 2006 Constitution was declared as ratified, replacing the 1987 format (which is still being used in OTL), and setting up a unicameral-federal-parliamentary republic in the process.
The Federal Republic is composed of 17 states:
Metro Manila / Federal Administrative Region (National Capital Region)
Ilocos
Cordillera
Cagayan
Central Luzon
Southern Tagalog
Mimaropa (Mindoro, Marinduque, Romblon, Palawan,)
Bicol
Western Visayas
Central Visayas
Eastern Visayas
Zamboanga
Northern Mindanao
Davao
Central Mindanao
Caraga
Bangsamoro
The President is relegated to a figurehead position (head of state), while the Prime Minister wields executive power and is commander-in-chief of the country's armed forces.
Here are some bonus concepts:
Any corporation or association (domestic or foreign) can exploit natural resources under full control and supervision of the State.
The time and area limit for leasing alienable lands are doubled (50 years, up to 24 hectares) from the 1987 Constitution.
Foreign advertising firms can set up shop in the Federal Republic, and the presence of foreign military bases in the country are now allowed.