HFMP names Dr. Saratan new head for Visayas

Hugpong Federal Astig volunteers in the Visayas Region reaffirmed their commitment to help President Rodrigo Duterte's advocacy for Federalism as the two-day HFMP Visayas Summit resolved to intensify its education and information drive throughout the country.

Dr. Eric Saratan with SecGen Boy dela Cruz and Chairman Tizon

As part of the volunteer movement's organizational consolidation, Chairman Celso Tizon also named surgeon and former Talisay City Mayor Eric Saratan as the new Head for Visayas Region.

The three main regions of Western. Central and Eastern Visayas as well as the Negros Island Region completed their master plans to pursue the shift to a federal system of government.

HFMP conducted its Mindanao Leaders Summit last February 1-2 in Davao City to explain the MOA between HFMP and the Local Government Academy of DILG. Chairman Tizon said plans to hold the next summit for Luzon will be in time for its 3rd anniversary on April 9, 2018.

Regional heads with National Chairman Tizon, National Convenor Lavina and SecGen dela Cruz

Renewal of commitment to help President Duterte pursue Federalism

Hugpong Federal Taiwan Forum

Ancient history shows forefathers moving towards Federalism

Without Western intervention and colonization, our islands from Luzon to Mindanaw would have confederated into one nation in a natural course of conquest and consolidation in nation-building. Recorded existing kingdoms rajahnates and sultanates pre Hispanic conquest already include 1. Kingdom of Tondo (extending up to Bicol) 900 AD, 2. Rajahnate of Butuan 1001 3. Namayan 1175 (Luzon) 4. Rajahnate of Cebu 1203 5. Kadatuan of Madja-as Panay / Negros 1213 6. Ma-i (Mindoro) 1227 7. Sultanate of Sulu (including Sabah and Palawan) 1406 8. Layag na Kaboloan (Pangasinan) 1406 9. Sultanate of Maguindanao 1500 10. Maynilad 1520. We are sure there were existing tribal kingdoms as well in the Cordillera but unrecorded. (Source: History of South East Asia - Every Year - Jake Mapping)

Hugpong Federal intensifies info drive as ConCom starts work

At the Mindanao Campaign Training in Davao City Feb 1-2, HFMP Astig Volunteers agreed to intensify its information drive and education campaign for Federalism as President Rodrigo Duterte's Constitutional Consultative Committee commences with its work to draft a new Federal Constitution.

The country's largest grassroots movement advocating for Federalism will continue its campaign four ways, namely, (1) on its own initiative and independence (2) with its MOA with the Local Government Academy of the DILG (3) in tandem with other Federalist groups such as iConForm Federal Philippines headed by Sec Raul Lambino and Federalist Forum of PdP-Laban Vice Chairman and Energy Sec Al Cusi  (4) and in support of the ConCom.

President Duterte named last week the first 19 members of the ConCom led by former Supreme Court Chief Justice Reynato Puno with seven coming from Mindanao. They are mandated to finish their job in six months time and submit a draft Constitution to Congress.

More than 700 HFMP leaders from all over Mindanao and the Regional Coordinators from all over the country were present for the first leg of training as part of consolidating the grassroots movement. The next leg will be in Visayas and then Luzon.

At the welcome rites, Davao City Mayor Sara Duterte was represented by Councilor Danilo Dayanghirang, Chairman of the Philippine Councilors League and one of the Coordinators of Tapang at Malasakit Alliance.

HFMP will also continue with its foray abroad to rally OFW support with Taiwan as the next stop.