New Administrative Divisions (Regions, Provinces, Cities, etc.)

[PiliNut]

Originally Posted by kiretoce

but of course the nationalists will want to have a purely-Pinoy moniker if a new capital is indeed to rise in Clark in the future.

In a federal parliament, a capital is where regional representatives meet to debate and make laws. That's why I suggested something with Katipunan or maybe just Tipunan --"the gathering place". I think the name works in most dialects.

[driftwood]

Originally Posted by manileño

Mas gugustuhin ko na yung Maharlika kesa Clark. Sino ba si Clark? Kano?
Maharlika na lang.

But "Maharlika" is not representative of the Filipino Nation. It's from one part of our history when we weren't even united yet under one state with a common culture. Who were the maharlikas? How can you connect it to today's Juan de la Cruz?

O, e di yun na lang... Juan de la Cruz, the new Philippine capital. JDC, for short.

[Lili]

Bakit hindi na lang "Malaya"? Totoo namang Malayo race tayo kahit na mestizaje ang marami. Mas marami ang nananalantay sa dugo ay dugong Malayo. Lahing kayumanggi. Plus, the term Malaya is very significant. Freedom and Independence.

Originally Posted by mygz14

Reading Dr. Jose Abueva's book on the Federalism, they plan to move the capital in Clark, Pampanga.

Proposed name: New Manila

On my opinion, give it a new name by not linking it with a present day city. Be Innovative

Originally Posted by lochinvar

Besides there is already a New Manila around Balete Drive and Gilmore. It's also the place where Erap's Boracay is located.

Halatang hindi tubong Maynila 'yan si Abueva. Hindi niya alam na matagal ng may New Manila. 19 kopong-kopong pa.

[ramvingar]

Hmmm...Malaya sounds good. Except that it reminds me of the tabloid

[Askal82]

. Mayroong Malaya newspaper but I dunno if its tabloid.

[ramvingar]

^ ay ganoon ba. sorry.

Anyway, I'm for moving the capital. It will spur development in other areas especially Central Luzon and also will spur construction and real estate in that area giving a jolt to the economy and providing jobs. Of course, it helps that we will finally have a showcase capital. It does not have to be that expensive. The government can give out parcels of land to private companies in order for them to develop as an incentive for pitching in in the development effort.

[tyronne]

Originally Posted by manileño

Mas gugustuhin ko na yung Maharlika kesa Clark. Sino ba si Clark? Kano?
Maharlika na lang.

But "Maharlika" is not representative of the Filipino Nation. It's from one part of our history when we weren't even united yet under one state with a common culture. Who were the maharlikas? How can you connect it to today's Juan de la Cruz?

as far as i know, "maharlika" means "noble". so how can't it be representative of the whole Filipino nation?

[diz]

Originally Posted by PiliNut

Here's my suggestion -- build a new capital on the other side of Luzon directly east of Manila and call it Bagong Katipunan.

as if many people aren't having trouble spelling philippines already..
try bagong katipunan, philippines..

Clark is my vote. There hundreds of building space there.
Its well protected now, and will be even more wen PGMA is there.
but its got a problem with ghosts..
but thats a different story.

[xzibit31]

place the capital where 50 percent of the money of the philippines comes from....mindanao...

[ramvingar]

Originally Posted by dizflip

as if many people aren't having trouble spelling philippines already..
try bagong katipunan, philippines..

Clark is my vote. There hundreds of building space there.
Its well protected now, and will be even more wen PGMA is there.
but its got a problem with ghosts..
but thats a different story.

Yeah and it already has some infrastructure in place or about to be constructed like the expressay, northrail and the DMIA

What ghosts, Dizflip? Post it in Samahan.

[Lili]

The ghosts of Pinatubo.

[JustHorace]

Palace announces ‘mega-regions’ plan

First posted 02:21pm (Mla time) June 15, 2006
By Lira Dalangin-Fernandez
INQ7.net


IN GOVERNMENT’S continued efforts to spur growth in the country’s regions and boost their economic potential, Malacañang on Thursday said President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo will be formally unveiling what it called "mega-regions."

The “mega-region” concept divides the country into four multi-regional “investment and development areas,” namely: North Luzon (Regions 1, 2 and Cordillera Autonomous Region, plus Aurora and Nueva Ecija); Metro Luzon (Regions 3, 4A, and the National Capital Region); Central Philippines (Regions 4-B, 5 to 8); and Mindanao (Regions 9 to 13 and the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao).

The President will present the concept when she and her Cabinet meet local officials of Northern Luzon in Cauayan, Isabela on Friday, Secretary to the Cabinet Ricardo Saludo said at a briefing on the mega-regions.

At the briefing, Saludo said Arroyo will soon draft an executive order outlining the boundaries of the development areas and the mechanisms by which local government
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units will participate in implementing the concept.

Saludo said the new groupings will allow regional leaders and sectors to participate more intensively in planning, monitoring, and fine-tuning development programs and projects in their regions.

"The President's idea is to move toward larger groupings that will boost economic and market potentials beyond what each region can generate, with economies of scale, synergies, and complementation that will be more attractive to investors," Saludo said.

"In addition, a larger resource base of each mega-region will be available for the provision of social services and pump-priming infrastructure, particularly the poorer provinces," he added.

Saludo said planning discussions will be held among the regional development councils executive committees, governors, and mayors of regional capital cities.

During Friday's Cabinet meeting, the National Economic and Development Authority will also make an economic and social report on the enlarged investment areas, noting key features such as land area, major industries, power-generating capacity, tourism, road network, strengths, weaknesses, demographics, and industrial facilities, Saludo said.

The Cauayan meeting is the first of four out-of-town Cabinet meetings until July to "review and revitalize investments and development blueprints from a supra-regional perspective" together with local governments, Press Secretary Ignacio Bunye said.

The next two out-of-town Cabinet meetings, in Metro Luzon and Mindanao, will be held before Arroyo leaves for Europe towards the end of the month. The last meeting, for Central Philippines, will take place upon her return to the country.

Bunye said the discussions with local officials will be used as inputs for the President's State of the Nation Address next month.

[Coffee]

I'm not sure I see the point. The Philippines is already divided into the three mega-regions that we call Luzon, Visayas and Mindanao.

I'll reserve judgement until more details of this concept are unveiled tomorrow. Though I'm sure the opposition will waste no time in grandstanding their way into the headlines...

[amras]

basically, they just divided Luzon into 2 regions. maybe these is a test-run of the federal system or something...

[TJ]

Im not really an expert myself but in humble my opinion this strategy will boost and empower more the already big fast growing metro's namely cebu and davao and of course metro manila itself but i still have no ideas what will be the effects on the rural area, small townships and medium cities if this will be implemented and i may be wrong. hehe

[demented_pigeon]

how will these regions' local government work? only 4 governors? and since she's already pushing for a parliamentary government, will we be seeing regional parliaments as well?

[vince_rilian]

Originally Posted by amras

basically, they just divided Luzon into 2 regions. maybe these is a test-run of the federal system or something...

actually, we badly need this federal system such that it is already overdue to implement such system, and such program by the government is a way of making it happen without much change (cha-cha)

[OtAkAw]

I watched news some time ago and GMA said that the Metro Luzon area contributes about 50% to the countries total GDP. I'm just confused with all the planning.

[demented_pigeon]

i actually watched the president's show in nbn 4. and she said that the urban belt (from clark to metro manila to calabarzon) contributes around 50% of the country's GDP

[TJ]

so what now?? is it good?? or bad??