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MTV: Tatay Digong Elite Freshmiles

A timely birthday offering of Hugpong Federal Movement of the Philippines for our beloved PRRD, Tatay Digong. Big thanks to Tehani Hernandez Cawaling of HFMP Puerto Princesa for producing this MTV featuring Nigerian singer Elite Freshmiles.

HFMP completes Luz-Vi-Min Summits

HFMP Luzon Leaders Summit led by Tim Saday on March 17
 at the HPG Conference Room at Camp Crame, Quezon City

HFMP has completed its 3-Island Leaders Summit to intensify its education and information campaign as an accredited partner of the DILG Local Government Academy to popularize Federalism.

At the conclusion of the Luzon Summit at Camp Crame, Quezon City on March 17, Chairman Celso Tizon expressed elation over the success of the leadership consolidation meetings in Luzon, Visayas held on February 26-27 and in Mindanao held on February 1-2.

HFMP is the sole civil society organization partner of the DILG-LGA at the national level in the information drive for Federalism.

Delegates of the Luzon Summit came from Regions I, II, III,
IV-A, IV-B, V, CAR and NCR

HFMP National Convenor Peter Lavina told over 100 delegates from eight regions of Luzon and sectoral representatives that many challenges lie ahead that must be faced by the grassroots movement. 

He cited the work now being done by the Consultative Commission headed by former Chief Justice Reynato Puno, the convening of Congress as a Constituent Assembly, the presentation of the new Charter to a people's plebiscite and the Transition towards a shift to the federal system.

He said with the continuing efforts of HFMP and other groups in pushing for Federalism and the determination of President Rodrigo Duterte, real changes in our government system will truly come.

The Luzon Summit was attended by special guests DILG Assistant Secretary Epimaco Densing III and the Administrator of the Local Water Utilities Administration, Jeci Lapus, who is Head of the HFMP Political Affairs Committee.

Hugpong Federal is sole CSO accredited by DILG-LGA for Federalism info drive nationwide

Chairman Celso Tizon reiterated today the national leadership's directive for all HFMP Units from Regional, Provincial, Municipal and Barangay Federal Management Committees to strictly adhere to the guidelines issued by DILG-LGA in undertaking Federalism information and education campaigns throughout the country.

He said this was spelled out in the Astig Volunteers Summit already held in Davao City Feb 1-2 for leaders in Mindanao and Feb 26-27 in Cebu City for leaders in the Visayas. He said the DILG-LGA and HFMP Memo of Agreement and LGA Guidelines will be discussed next at the Luzon Summit in Quezon City on March 17.

As the only accredited CSO at the national level as of end of February as shown in the DILG-LGA MEMO, he said this partnership gives HFMP added responsibility and challenge.

Tizon said the three years of massive experience of HFMP in organizing and undertaking education and information campaigns with the support of volunteers are proof of the ability of the mass movement for Federalism to succeed.

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)