Due to the escalation of civil unrest in the Philippines due to the "constitutional amendment", the first shot of "independence" has been fired, Duterte took the lead and called for the launch of the "Mindanao independence" movement, but his daughter did not follow.
Recently, because the Philippine House of Representatives "tested the waters" to amend the constitution, there have been many doubts in the Philippines, and now, this civil strife continues to escalate, and even the first shot of "independence" has been fired, and the former Philippine ** Duterte has taken the lead. On January 30, local time, Duterte gave a late-night speech in Davao City, during which he publicly stated that he would launch a "Mindanao independence" movement to allow this land to secede from the Philippines peacefully.
Duterte said he came up with the idea because he was frustrated with the current situation in the Philippines. At the same time, he stressed that this is not an insurgency, nor is it a sedition, because all the processes are legal, and the signatures of the people of Mindanao can be collected and the public oath can be taken before receiving the support of the United Nations.
Not only that, but Duterte also specifically claimed that it is up to the people of Luzon and the Weishiye region to do so. Clearly, Duterte is not only trying to agitate for Mindanao's independence, but is also trying to blow the story to the Filipino people in Luzon and the Weishiye region.
Rep. Alvarez of North Davao, whom he designated as the leader of the movement, said Mindanao could become an independent country, following Singapore's example of separating from Malaysia. In fact, as early as November last year, Alvarez mentioned "Mindanao independence", and he said that if Marcos could not proceed from his own national interests and only think about provoking China, then he would call for Mindanao independence and let the people out of the sea of suffering.
As we all know, the Philippines is an archipelagic country, and the islands face each other across the sea, which means that the major regions of the Philippines are destined to be controlled by local political gates. And Mindanao has been going on a campaign for years, and there are armed groups that have been campaigning. As the second largest island in the Philippines, Mindanao has three cities, Davao, Samar and Zamboanga. Moreover, the Philippines is rich in gold, copper, nickel and chromium, and one of the main distribution areas is Mindanao, if Mindanao really wants to become independent, these resources are enough to support its economy, but this is obviously unacceptable to Marcos**.
It is worth mentioning that although Duterte announced in a high-profile manner that he would launch the "Mindanao independence" movement, his daughter, the current deputy of the Philippines, did not follow this time. In addition, the outside world is also skeptical of Duterte's move, believing that Duterte's move is intended to exert political pressure on Marcos in response to Marcos**'s practice of collecting signatures to promote constitutional amendment.
It is understood that recently, Marcos's cousin, Speaker of the Philippine House of Representatives, Romualdez, has frequently raised constitutional amendments under the banner of "attracting foreign investment", which has brought the constitutional amendment issue, which has been shelved for nearly a year, back to the field of vision of the Filipino people. The current constitution of the Philippines is the 1987 Constitution, which stipulates that constitutional amendments or referendums can be initiated in the form of "people's initiatives", and the constitutional amendment or referendum process can be initiated as long as the petition is signed by 12% of the voters in the country and at least 3% of the voters in each constituency. In addition, amending the constitution requires the relevant amendments to be voted on separately in the Philippine Senate and House of Representatives, and both are passed by a majority before they can be submitted to a referendum.
But this time, Marcos** suddenly set off a "people's initiative", that is, collecting signatures to promote constitutional amendment. Moreover, instead of directly asking "whether they are in favor of amending the Constitution", they are asked "whether they are in favor of allowing members of Congress to vote jointly on the proposed constitutional amendments", so that the decision on whether to amend the Constitution is in the hands of the members of Congress, not a popular referendum. At the same time, it will also transform the Philippine political system from a "** republic" to a "parliamentary republic".
In this regard, people in the Philippine legal circles believe that this move is suspected of forcibly "exploiting loopholes." At present, the majority of members of the House of Representatives are influenced by Romualdez, in other words, if the final constitutional amendment is successful, Romualdez will be able to use his position in the party and control over the votes of lawmakers to become the "prime minister" of the Philippines. In this way, even if Marcos steps down from his position, the Marcos family will be able to firmly grasp the highest power in the Philippines. Obviously, this is unacceptable to Duterte, who had previously urged Filipinos to "defend" the constitution, slamming the dubious signature campaign as "disrespectful to the people's right to make free decisions."
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