A shift to a federal system of government will help empower local government units and give them access to a bigger budget, former senator Aquilino “Nene” Pimentel Jr. told Radyo Inquirer 990AM on Monday.

The founder of Partido Demokratiko Pilipino-Lakas ng Bayan (PDP-Laban) said federalism would give more power to local units.

Mr. Rodolfo "RV" Vicerra, project coordinator of CDPI for Project I4J conducts the training for Sustainable Networks for Integrity and Business Investment Promotion to 30 Civil Society Organization representatives from 18 LGUs in Mindanao region.