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00:00 Doomed to fail, this is how President Bombong Marcos described the split of Mindanao in the Republic of the Philippines.
00:09 He also called on those who are in favor of it to stop because aside from being a violation of our Constitution,
00:16 it is also a destruction of our country. Here is our first news from Rafi Tima.
00:24 The new call for a separate Mindanao is doomed to fail for it is anchored on a false premise,
00:31 not to mention a sheer constitutional travesty.
00:35 This is the most accurate statement of the President's ruling on the split of Mindanao in the Philippines.
00:40 President Bombong Marcos made the statement in front of businessmen, diplomatic corps, and the largest companies in the country
00:47 on the occasion of the Constitution Day of the Philippine Constitution Association and Manila Overseas Press Club or MOPC.
00:54 He called on those who are in favor of it to destroy the country.
00:57 The former President Rodrigo Duterte's call for a secession or split of Mindanao can be remembered
01:03 amidst the controversy surrounding the People's Initiative.
01:06 I strongly appeal to all concerned to stop this call for a separate Mindanao.
01:11 I have said it before and I will say it again here. Our national territory will not be diminished.
01:19 We will continue to defend it. This is my guarantee, not only throughout this term but up to my dying breath.
01:26 The President also took the opportunity to give a statement on the hotly debated change to the Constitution.
01:33 The President clarified again that his administration's goal is only to talk about the economy
01:38 and to pass amendments to the Constitution.
01:41 I will neither hinder this dialogue nor encroach on the prerogatives of Congress and the sovereign will of the Filipino people.
01:48 Our bicameral Congress and our built-in system of checks and balances are wonders to behold.
01:54 We must allow our democratic institutions and their mechanisms, made possible by our constitutional order, to take their natural course.
02:04 Former Chief Justice Renato Puno, Chairman of the PhilCons, was also present.
02:08 Amidst the calls for a change to the Constitution,
02:11 the former President-elect reminded the leader of the lowly Congress, Speaker Martin Romualdez.
02:18 We have yet to see the fullness of its transforming effects.
02:25 The cascading effects of this transformation necessarily demand a no-nonsense look on the need to amend or revise our 1987 Constitution.
02:45 Here, in front of the leaders and the Banco Moro government, President Marcos spoke.
02:53 Bagoong Pilipinas is incomplete without a Banco Moro rising along within it.
02:59 [Applause]
03:02 A stronger BARM means a stronger Mindanao.
03:06 [Applause]
03:10 A stronger Mindanao means a stronger Philippines, bringing us closer to achieving our agendas.
03:18 The former leaders of the Banco Moro government say they do not agree with the creation of Mindanao in the Republic of the Philippines.
03:26 Chief Minister Ahud Ebrahim said,
03:29 The paramount objective for the Banco Moro government remains the establishment of an autonomous region that is functional, ready, and thriving in an ever-changing and competitive society.
03:47 It is imperative that we fast-track all pending work and beat the deadlines we have set without compromising on the integrity of the hard-won peace agreement.
04:05 This is the first news.
04:06 Maris Umali
04:07 Rafi Tima for GMA Integrated News
04:11 [News broadcast]
04:23 [Music]