Includes bibliographical references Abueva, J. V. (2005). Charter change for good governance: towards a Federal Republic of the Philippines with a parliamentary government. Marikina City, Philippines: Citizens' Movement for a Federal Philippines.

Part 1: Charter change for good governance -- Introduction -- The gap between vision and reality -- The imperative of charter change now! -- Goals and advantages of a federal republic with a parliamentary government -- The main features of the proposed federal government -- Reforming our political parties and elections -- From "electoral democracy" to "substantive democracy" -- Part 2: CMFP draft constitution for a federal republic of the Philippines with a parliamentary government by CMFP -- Preamble -- Article 1: The national territory -- Article II: The Republika Federal ng Pilipinas -- Article III: Declaration of principles and state policies -- Article IV: Bill of rights -- Article V: Bill of duties and obligations -- Article VI: Citizenship -- Article VII: Jurisdiction of the Federasyon and the Estados -- Article VIII: Suffrage -- Article IX: Political parties -- Article X: The Presidente (the president) -- Article XI: Punong ministro, gabinete, at gobyerno -- Article XII: The parlamento -- Article XIII: The estados -- Article XIV: Gobernador estado, sangguniang estado, and gobyerno estado -- Article XV: Batasang estado -- Article XVI: The gobyerno lokal of the estados -- Article XVII: The judiciary -- Article XVIII: The pideral komisyones konstitusonal