Mocha to campaign for federalism to Filipino masses on social media

Communication Assistant Secretary Mocha Uson INQUIRER PHOTO/Joan Bondoc, PDI

Using the power and reach of social media, Communications Assistant Secretary Mocha Uson said she would campaign for a shift to a federal form of government down to the masses.

Uson said she would help President Rodrigo Duterte’s Charter change committee through social media to explain to Filipinos why shifting to federalism would bring change to the country.

“Sa social media, isi-simplify natin ang pagpapaliwanag sa masa (ng federalism),” Uson told reporters at Malacañang on Thursday.

In his campaign for the presidency, then Davao City Mayor Duterte said that he would press for a shift to federalism as a way to implement a non-centralization of power in the country

Since Duterte was enjoying high satisfaction and trust ratings, Uson said the Filipino masses should understand why the President is pushing for federalism.

“Bago pa siya tumakbo ng Presidente, matagal na lumilibot si mayor na sinasabi niya pederalismo, pederalismo,” Uson said. “Bakit ba itong Pangulo na pagkakatiwalaan natin na si Mayor Duterte ay naniniwala sa pederalismo? Dapat maintindihan ito ng ordinaryong Pilipino ito.”

“Sila rin ang magsasabi kung makakatulong nga ba ito sa bansa natin,” she said. “At kung mayorya ng Pilipino nagsasabi na tama si Duterte, makakatulong ang pederalismo, bakit hindi natin susubukan?”

The Consultative Committee (Con-com), which Duterte has created to draft a federal Constitution, had said that it was tapping Uson to help the information dissemination for federalism.

Con-com spokesman Ding Generoso said that more Filipinos would know and understand federalism if Uson were to help them inform and educate the masses.

“She can write about it in her column in the Philippine Star and blog, which has a wide reach. That would help increase awareness,” Generoso told reporters in a text message.