i think that the secession of mindanao and the formation of a new republic is a great idea. i agree when one writer called it "..a hyperbole that is far from being an absurd exaggeration. It in fact embodies the sentiments of the majority of Filipinos who resent being made to bear the consequences of the rash decisions that the people in Metro Manila make.
i think that if Mindanao becomes a new nation on its own, then it'd be easier to manage. of course it won't be easy, it would need to have a leader like how Lee Kwan Yew had been for Singapore. imagine, in a span of only about 30 years, he manged to turn singapore from a third-world country to first. but i think davao city mayor rodrigo duterte who proposed the said idea has the balls to properly govern a mindanao republic. he has a reputation of having an iron hand and is being feared by his people. and from what i know, what he says, he delivers.
and resources-wise, mindanao can manage. we have lands for agriculture, a booming fish industry, mineral reserves, and tourism potential.
so now the issue lies on the division of the filipino people. but right now, aren't we already disunited? isn't there already what we call the filipino diaspora? having a separate republic would just be a formality. and we could also create the filipino race, parallel to the chinese race and the indian race who officially populate not only mainland china or india. they are also the official people of singapore, malaysia, and many other countries.
i believe that unless there will be some really DRASTIC phenomenon, the philippines would continue to be this poor and chaotic. one person who is against the secession of mindanao commented:
Sa kasaysayan ng daigdig, wala pang bansang humiwalay na hindi dumaan sa mga rebolusyon at civil war.
yes, there may be a civil war. yes, there may be bloodshed. but if that's what it takes for the filipino people to really learn, if that's what it takes to be cleansed, if that's what it takes to be changed...then as bitter as it may sound, so be it. the problem with us filipinos i that we were already given the chance to start anew with the advent of a peaceful, bloodless EDSA revolution in 1986. we amazed the whole world by our bloodless display of courage. but after almost 20 years, what we had fought for now seems meaningless. history has been repeating itself over and over again by the bastardious spin-offs dubbed as EDSA 2 and EDSA 3. and now what? EDSA 4? EDSA 98,673?
anyway, if there will become a mindanao republic, i'm willing to volunteer my time, resources, and whatever expertise i have by then to make it like what singapore is today. pro bono.
i think that if Mindanao becomes a new nation on its own, then it'd be easier to manage. of course it won't be easy, it would need to have a leader like how Lee Kwan Yew had been for Singapore. imagine, in a span of only about 30 years, he manged to turn singapore from a third-world country to first. but i think davao city mayor rodrigo duterte who proposed the said idea has the balls to properly govern a mindanao republic. he has a reputation of having an iron hand and is being feared by his people. and from what i know, what he says, he delivers.
and resources-wise, mindanao can manage. we have lands for agriculture, a booming fish industry, mineral reserves, and tourism potential.
so now the issue lies on the division of the filipino people. but right now, aren't we already disunited? isn't there already what we call the filipino diaspora? having a separate republic would just be a formality. and we could also create the filipino race, parallel to the chinese race and the indian race who officially populate not only mainland china or india. they are also the official people of singapore, malaysia, and many other countries.
i believe that unless there will be some really DRASTIC phenomenon, the philippines would continue to be this poor and chaotic. one person who is against the secession of mindanao commented:
Sa kasaysayan ng daigdig, wala pang bansang humiwalay na hindi dumaan sa mga rebolusyon at civil war.
yes, there may be a civil war. yes, there may be bloodshed. but if that's what it takes for the filipino people to really learn, if that's what it takes to be cleansed, if that's what it takes to be changed...then as bitter as it may sound, so be it. the problem with us filipinos i that we were already given the chance to start anew with the advent of a peaceful, bloodless EDSA revolution in 1986. we amazed the whole world by our bloodless display of courage. but after almost 20 years, what we had fought for now seems meaningless. history has been repeating itself over and over again by the bastardious spin-offs dubbed as EDSA 2 and EDSA 3. and now what? EDSA 4? EDSA 98,673?
anyway, if there will become a mindanao republic, i'm willing to volunteer my time, resources, and whatever expertise i have by then to make it like what singapore is today. pro bono.
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hmmm. saw your blog through inq7. (dami na sumisikat dun ah. hehe)
on the entry, do you think the proposed federalism form of gov't could suffice for the issues raised in the entry? basically makes mindanao a state (not separate though, but close enough).
resources and governance would still come from the people in mindanao. they can have their own laws and whatever they want, but still under our flag.
IMHO, giving away a large chunk of the country can be seen as a sign of weakness on both parts. wla naman major event like wars, cleansing na nangyayari. there will be a civil war, and that will last ages. that's bad, IMHO.
maybe this federalism thingy is the way to go? IMHO.
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