1. LESS POLITICIANS. Only City & Municipal Councilors elected by voters. Councilors choose Mayor. Mayors comprise Provincial Board. Board chooses Governor. Mayors appoint Barangay Kagawad. Sanggunian chooses Pinuno. City & Municipality as basic LGU. Posts ex-officio. Less officials. Less elections. Less tong-pats. Less pork barrel. Less red tape.
2. LESS POLITICIANS. Mayors & Congressmen comprise regional assembly, if any. Posts ex-officio. Less officials. Less elections. Less tong-pats. Less pork barrel. Less red tape.
3. EASY ELECTIONS. City & Municipal Councilors elected in multiple but small single-member districts, equivalent to congressional sub-districts. Small voting area. Less campaign expenses. Voters, candidates, their families, likely know each other. Less influence by corrupt media. Less effective vote-buying.
4. EASY REMOVAL. City & Municipal Councilors, from small single-member districts, removed by stronger modes of recall. Petition by voters, or by Barangay Kagawad. No need to wait for next elections. Mid-term accountability.
5. EASY REMOVAL. City & Municipal Mayors, Provincial Governors, Barangay Pinuno & Regional
Chief, if any, removed by vote of no-confidence. No need for criminal or administrative cases. Loss of trust enough to remove. Immediate accountability.
6. EASY REMOVAL. President removed by vote of no-confidence. No more impeachment. Although immune from suit, loss of trust by Congress enough to remove. Immediate accountability.
7. EASY REMOVAL. Congressmen removed by strong modes of recall. Petition by voters, or by City & Municipal Councilors. No need to wait for next elections. Mid-term accountability.
8. EASY REMOVAL. COA, CSC, Comelec & Ombudsman downgraded to statutory bodies. Can be removed like any public official by admin or criminal cases. No more impeachment. Only SC protected by impeachment process, to preserve independence of judiciary.
9. LESS LOBBYING. Legislature set as single body. Only 1 approval needed to pass law. Presently needs 3 approvals to pass law (i.e. Congress, Senate, Bicam). Less expenses. Less red tape. Faster approval.
10. SHARED RESPONSIBILITY. Mandate given to party/coalition, not to single person. Congress & Councils set policy. They also choose implementors of policy. Congress hires-and-fires President. Council hires-and-fires Mayor, Governor, Pinuno & Regional Chief, if any.
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