The Philippine government, including its national security adviser and top defense official, has vowed to protect the country's sovereignty and use force if necessary to prevent any attempts at secession. This strong stance comes in response to former President Rodrigo Duterte's threat to separate his native Mindanao from the rest of the Southeast Asian nation. Duterte's comments have raised concerns as they threaten to undermine efforts to end decades of armed conflict in Mindanao, a region that has previously experienced significant violence from jihadist groups with up to 200,000 killed.
Philippines to ‘strictly enforce’ sovereignty following Duterte’s secessionist threat for Mindanao https://t.co/r4qfk0Wvsz
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In the Philippines - Duterte says "the president is a drug addict," warned not to change constitution - Marcos brought up Duterte using fentanyl - Duterte then called for Mindanao, Philippines' large southern island, to secede - Govt says it will "use force" to crush secession
The Philippines' defense minister vowed to 'strictly enforce' the country's sovereignty, joining the chorus of security officials pledging to defend the nation following secessionist threats made by former president Rodrigo Duterte https://t.co/fbbtrVSE2N
The Philippines’ top defense official vows to protect the country’s territory after former President Rodrigo Duterte threatened to split his native Mindanao island from the rest of the Southeast Asian nation https://t.co/eOI7MKUoCX
Philippine defence chief vows to protect sovereignty amid secession threats https://t.co/GJYQFEyA6A https://t.co/8QyWXAQfb3
⚠️ PHILIPPINE DEFENCE CHIEF VOWS TO PROTECT SOVEREIGNTY AMID SECESSION THREATS (Reuters) The Philippines' defence minister on Monday vowed to "strictly enforce" the country's sovereignty, joining the chorus of security officials pledging to defend the nation following… https://t.co/fBlEH0vR3g
Philippines says it is ready to use force to quell secession attempts as Duterte row deepens https://t.co/DcaMt6ebEI
The #Philippines will stamp out any attempt to separate the country, its national security adviser says following a threat by former leader #RodrigoDuterte to split his native #Mindanao from the rest of the nation. https://t.co/eDdcbj3sMi
Philippines to use ‘forces’ to quell secession as calls for it threaten to undo efforts to end decades of armed conflict in Mindanao where earlier jihadi group had killed up to 200,000 #terrorism https://t.co/ZZqhdNkdsp.
The Philippine government will use its “authority and forces” to stamp out any attempt to separate the country, its national security adviser said https://t.co/e3awYIRV8o