Constitutional political economy of foreign investment in the Philippines

Originally livestreamed on the Facebook page of The CoRRECT Movement on February 21, 2021 (the 35th anniversary of EDSA), this discussion with Orion Perez Dumdum covers the political economy of constitutional restrictions on foreign ownership in key sectors of the Philippines. CoRRECT stands for Constitutional Reform and Rectification for Economic Competitiveness and Transformation. It is a study group that espouses reforms in the Philippine Constitution of 1987.

The show notes used to structure the discussion are found here.

If federalism is the answer, then what's the question?

Opponents to federalism often ask, what is the problem that it seeks to address. A one-on-one discussion with CoRRECT Movement Co-Founder Orion Perez Dumdum sought to highlight the emerging problems related to the Philippines that a federal constitution would be well-placed to fix. CoRRECT stands for Constitutional Reform and Rectification for Economic Competitiveness and Transformation. The group advocates the shift to a federal parliamentary form of government and the lifting of ownership caps on foreign investments in the Philippines.

The original livestream on February 7, 2021 can be found on CoRRECT Movement's Facebook page. The show notes used by the discussants can be found here.

A close look at the parliamentary system

I had a one-on-one discussion with CoRRECT Movement's Co-Founder, Orion Perez Dumdum that was originally livestreamed on their Facebook page on January 24, 2021. CoRRECT stands for Constitutional Reform and Rectification for Economic Competitiveness and Transformation. It espouses constitutional reforms that include removing caps on foreign ownership of firms in key sectors of the economy and shifting to a parliamentary, federal system of government.

This was the first of a three part-series where we looked at each of these proposals. In this episode, we took a closer look at the parliamentary system and contrasted it with the presidential form of government.

These are the show notes that I used in structuring our discussion.