FORMER Supreme Court Associate Justice Antonio Carpio dismissed the proposed Mindanao secession by former President Rodrigo Duterte, questioning who would support such a move.
A TOTAL of 57 lawmakers, including 53 Mindanawon members of the House of Representatives, rejected the proposal of former President Rodrigo Duterte to separate Mindanao from the Republic of the Philippines.
DESPITE mixed opinions on the idea of Mindanao seceding from the Philippines, former House Speaker and current Davao del Norte First District Representative Pantaleon "Bebot" Alvarez is not giving up on his advocacy.
President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. urged “all concerned” on Thursday, February 8, 2024, to stop calls for the secession of Mindanao from the rest of the Philippines, noting that it is a “grave” violation to the Constitution.