Former president Rodrigo Duterte raised the idea of Mindanao seceding from the Philippines, saying that local political forces would be regrouping in Davao to establish a movement for Mindanao independence.
It is time for Mindanaoans to hold their leaders accountable in public spending, delivery of better services, improvement of their welfare and protection of human rights.
A message warning residents in Mindanao about a supposed war in the next Ramadan is circulating online. This is a false report that has been shared online since 2017.
A Facebook page uploaded a 10-year-old clip of a storm surge falsely passing it off as a tsunami after the magnitude 7.4 quake that recently jolted parts of Mindanao.
There is no such thing as a “solid South” vote as several presidential candidates in the 2022 elections have already established their base in Mindanao and linked up with different powerful families in the region, according to political analysts.