Officials from Mindanao reject former President Rodrigo Duterte’s call to revive a movement for Mindanao independence, warning of its potential to fragment the nation.
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00:00 Officials from Mindanao reject former President Rodrigo Duterte's call to revive a movement for Mindanao independence, warning of its potential to fragment the nation.
00:11 In a recent news conference in Davao, Duterte said he had asked former House Speaker and Davao Del Norte Representative Pantaleon Alvarez to lead the movement.
00:21 Senate Minority Leader Coco Pimentel, who is from Cagayan de Oro, weighs in on the issue, saying the call for independence won't prosper.
00:30 Bangsamoro Autonomous Region and Muslim Mindanao Chief Minister Ahud Ebrahim also says he sees Duterte's move to revive calls for Mindanao independence as the former president's way of flexing his political muscle.
00:43 The League of Provinces in the Philippines, an organization composed of governors, also rejects renewed calls for Mindanao independence.
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