(Eagle News)–The Department of the Interior and Local Government bucked a proposal for  Mindanao to secede from the country, saying it is “not the answer to (its) concerns.” Interior Secretary Benhur Abalos said “the Philippines must remain united and undivided” instead to ensure long-lasting and continued peace, progress and development in the southern Philippines. He added secession “would violate the fundamental tenets of our Constitution.” “It would destroy the territorial integrity of the Philippines, and […]