The Senate is preparing to take up the proposed grant of emergency powers to the President to address the worsening traffic situation in Metro Manila and other major urban areas.
Sen. Grace Poe, chairperson of the Senate committee on public services, said a public hearing would be held as soon as possible to get the views of all stakeholders on the proposed grant of emergency powers.
IN 1791, when the Constitution of the United States of America was ratified allowing “a well-regulated militia for the security of a free state, and giving the right of the people to keep and bear arms,” nobody expected that three centuries later, America will face major problems like firearms-related death and injury among children and adolescents, increased youth gun-carrying, and weaning of the psychological effects of exposure to gun violence, among others.
Federalism is becoming increasingly important in the world today. Although only 28 countries claim to have a federal structure, they represent more than 40 percent of the world’s population. There are other countries that do not claim to be federal but their government structure has devolved powers to local governments that they actually resemble federal states.