Dr. Jose V. Abueva

tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-255802872011-04-22T03:15:01.364+08:00Dr. Jose V. AbuevaDr. Jose V. Abuevahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02522418522069581625noreply@blogger.comBlogger71100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25580287.post-1155617192182116502006-08-15T12:27:00.000+08:002006-08-15T12:49:47.253+08:00The Global Filipino Nation

A Vision of Our Global Filipino Nation:All Filipinos are Kababayan at Kapwa Mamamayan{All Filipinos are Fellow Nationals and Citizens}“Inang Bayan, our Filipino Motherland, is made up of Filipinos who live in our home country and Global Filipinos who live elsewhere around the world. Indeed, we are now a far-flung Global Filipino Nation. Filipinos in the homeland are close to 90 million. Global

Dr. Jose V. Abuevahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02522418522069581625noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25580287.post-1155617274729432912006-08-13T12:46:00.000+08:002006-08-15T12:47:54.730+08:00Ang Pagbuo ng Mabuting Lipunan at Mundo

Ang Pagbuo ng Mabuting Lipunan at MundoBuilding the Good Society and World We WantUnited under God, we shall developCitizens and leaders who love our countryAnd are informed and committed to theSurvival, development, and well-beingOf all our people and humankind.In pursuit of our vision as a nationWe shall build responsive andEffective institutions at all levels—From the family to the local,

Dr. Jose V. Abuevahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02522418522069581625noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25580287.post-1155617345145888172006-08-11T12:48:00.000+08:002006-08-15T12:49:05.146+08:00The Indivisible Peace We Seek

The Indivisible Peace We SeekIn unity with our people and all humankindWe seek a just and enduring peace,Law and order and mutual toleranceAt home and around the world.We want an end to killing and maimingBecause of greed or creed, class or tribe,‘Cause the poor are weak and the strong aren’t just,Or whatever reason, or lack of it.But the peace we seek is much more thanThe absence of lethal

Dr. Jose V. Abuevahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02522418522069581625noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25580287.post-1146917198211856852006-05-07T20:00:00.000+08:002006-05-08T11:36:08.053+08:00Why Establish Autonomous Territories in Transition to the Federal Republic of the Philippines?—A Primer

by Jose V. AbuevaI. What is our unitary Republic, or unitary structure of government? 1. In our unitary system our Constitution has concentrated political powers and authority in the national government. Legislative power is vested in Congress (the Senate and the House of Representatives), executive power in the President, and judicial power in the Supreme Court and lower courts. National

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By Jose V. AbuevaIn its Draft Constitution for a Federal Republic of the Philippines with a Parliamentary Government, the Citizens’ Movement for a Federal Philippines (CMFP) proposed a New Bill of Duties and Obligations to complement the Bill of Rights in the 1987 Constitution(Article V. Bill of Duties and Obligations, CMFP Draft Constitution)We argued that, together, the Article on the Bill of

Dr. Jose V. Abuevahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02522418522069581625noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25580287.post-1146917629460177572006-05-03T20:10:00.000+08:002006-05-08T10:38:32.770+08:00Why Reform Our Political Parties and Electoral System—A Primer

By Jose V. AbuevaNo constitution of the Philippines promoted political parties as institutions of democracy.For this reason, the Draft Constitution of the Citizens’ Movement for a Federal Philippines (CMFP) proposed a separate Article on Political Parties in recognition of the importance of political parties in the proposed parliamentary democracy.In the committee and plenary meetings of the

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By Jose V. AbuevaI. The Philippines today. What is the big picture?1. We are a weak, divided nation.Most people are preoccupied with their concerns for self and family, private interests and possessions. They do not care about other citizens, the community, the nation, the government, the state, the environment, and the common good.2. Our Republic is still a “Soft State.”Weak rule of law and

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