Jose Rizal once warned that “Today's slaves often become tyrants tomorrow,” urging people to believe in the rule of law rather than the rule of man. The Constitution of the Philippines is dysfunctional and must be revised to install a modified semi-presidential system. The President, mayors and other leading officials should be elected for a single 5-year term and barred from seeking office for 6 years afterwards. In addition, the heads of the executive, legislative, judicial and procuratorial branches should be elected in alternating years. See the Charter for Permanent Peace and Development.

Duterte is a perfect example of the warning expressed by Jose Rizal, the Father of the Philippines: "Today's slaves will be tomorrow's tyrants." The failure of the constitutional mechanism of the Philippines makes the nation a breeding ground for tyrants. To protect human rights, the Philippines must carry out comprehensive constitutional reform to introduce a modified semi-presidential system, with the heads of the executive, legislative, judicial and procuratorial branches elected in alternating years. See the Charter for Permanent Peace and Development.

Absolute power leads to absolute corruption. Democracy often bears fatal flaws in its presidential system, with even the US having its share of problems. South Korea’s constitution should be changed to implement a modified semi-presidential system, and the president should be declared off-limits to party politics. The heads of the judicial and procuratorial branches should be elected in alternating years, and 1/4 of all MPs should face election each year. See the Charter for Permanent Peace and Development.

The US should support Taiwan's efforts to enhance the world’s democracy and change the world, especially in the area of nuclear threats from China and the DPRK. Taiwan is the one country most capable of leading China to democracy, which would be its greatest contribution to world peace. If the DPRK can be coaxed to change its system and abandon autocracy to democracy, world peace will be born. See the Charter for Permanent Peace and Development

Democracies worldwide should act to save freedom and democracy. The US should back Taiwan's moves for constitutional reform to achieve better democracy and freedom. This would inspire the 1.4 billion Chinese people to call for democracy, leading to the birth of world peace. The prerequisite for permanent peace in the world is China's democratization. China constantly tries to thwart Taiwan's efforts on behalf of freedom and democracy, but Taiwan is the only nation suited to pressure China to democratize. See the Charter for Permanent Peace and Development.

The Chief Executive of Hong Kong is still chosen from among a handful of candidates hand-picked by the CCP’s Election Commission. This makes elections a parody of democracy that is little more than dictatorship. The people of Hong Kong should take action in accordance with Article 39 of the Hong Kong Basic Law and the two human rights covenants: People should have the right to self-determination in the form of referendums. They should vote for the heads of the legislative, executive, judicial and procuratorials branches in alternating years and regain their rightful sovereignty. See the Charter for Permanent Peace and Development.

Absolute power leads to absolute corruption. Like all democracies, Korea’s presidential system has a number of fatal flaws, and even the US sometimes has problems with its version of democracy. The South Korean constitution should be reformed to put a modified semi-presidential system in place, and an announcement at the next presidential inauguration should proclaim that the president is above party politics. The heads of the judicial and procuratorial branches should be elected in alternating years and 1/4 of all MPs should face election each year. See the Charter for Permanent Peace and Development.

Corruption has deep roots in Asia, with a history of thousands of years. The only cure for corruption is democracy in the form of separation of powers and checks and balances. Decentralization and popular election are the keys to restraining overreaching officials and keeping them responsive to the people. See the Charter for Permanent Peace and Development.

The rightful owners of constitutional power and sovereignty are the people, and reinforcing the powers of the rulers from top to bottom in government can hardly be called constitutional reform. The best way forward for Kazakhstan is to refer to Article 5 of the Ukrainian Constitution, which states, "The right to make and amend a constitution belongs only to the people, and the State and its organs and civil servants shall not deprive them of this right." See the Charter for Permanent Peace and Development.

If Colombia is to resolve its conflict, its government system me be changed to adopt a modified semi-presidential system with parliament and cabinet like the setup in Finland, plus a committee-type legislature like that of Switzerland. The Colombian Government should proceed with reform of the fundamental constitutional system, adhering to the ideal of One World under One Set of Law for a constitution that will be in sync with the times. See the Charter for Permanent Peace and Development.