Unitary

Duterte needs big win in midterm vote

Millions of Philippine voters are headed to midterm elections on 13 May to vote for new lawmakers who will determine the fate of President Rodrigo Duterte’s pitch to revamp the political and tax systems.Duterte has put forward a controversial plan to shift his nation’s government system from unitary to federal, in a bid to spread wealth in one of Asia’s fastest-growing economies. He also wants to cut corporate tax rates to attract more investments.

8 May 2019
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