MARCOS TO TERRORIST MOVEMENTS: ‘PEOPLE WILL REJECT YOUR SELFISH AGENDA’

MANILA, Philippines — President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. on Monday vowed the full force of the law against separatist movements and terrorist elements.

The President led the commemoration ceremony for the 10th Anniversary of the Signing of the Comprehensive Agreement on the Bangsamoro at the Camp Iranun, Municipality of Barira in Maguindanao del Norte.

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“As we defend the gains we have achieved, we will be vigilant against the enemies of peace,” said Marcos in his speech.

“We will bear the full force of the state against terrorist elements, to those who preach the discarded and debunked ideology of dismemberment. The people will reject your selfish agenda,” he warned.

Marcos offered a wreath at the Marine Warrior Memorial, which honors the fallen fighters in the Central Mindanao Campaign in 2000.

A total of 53 soldiers and combatants died during the battle.

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Former President Rodrigo Duterte in January called for an independent Mindanao.

While Marcos did not address Duterte directly, the President in February said any call for a separate Mindanao will not prosper.

“The new call for a separate Mindanao is doomed to fail, for it is anchored on a false premise, not to mention a sheer constitutional travesty,” he noted his speech last February.

“The current leadership of BARMM (Bangsamoro Autonomous Region of Muslim Mindanao) itself has repudiated this preposterous proposal. And so did other political leaders of Mindanao,” he added.

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