00:00 From urging the Senate to expedite the approval of Resolution of Both Houses 6,
00:04 to urging opposition to the succession of Mindanao from the rest of the country,
00:08 a group of young lawmakers of the lower house is doing everything it could to make sure their
00:14 manifestations on the issues are heard and hopefully eventually heeded. Melales Moras tells us more.
00:21 Several congressmen believe the Senate can still pass the Resolution of Both Houses number six
00:28 before the holy week break if the senators would focus their time and energy on this measure
00:33 instead of throwing shades and accusations on the lower house. In a press conference today of the
00:38 so-called young guns of the 19th congress or the younger members of the house including Lanao del
00:43 Sur first district representative Zia Alonto Adjong, La Union first district representative
00:48 Paulo Ortega, Zambales first district representative Jefferson Comhoun and Isabela sixth district
00:53 representative Ino D accompanied by house deputy speaker JJ Suarez, they all called for peace and
00:58 progress for the Philippines. They said no less than president Ferdinand R. Marquez Jr has asserted
01:04 his desire to amend the economic provisions of the constitution so they hope the Senate will do
01:09 its part by passing RBH 6.
01:12 It's tiring sometimes, there's a lot of drama, a lot of politics, fighting, it's tiring. What we want is results. Work, results.
01:25 This will probably stop if the Senate also stops insulting, especially the leaders of the house.
01:34 Of course, our father is the speaker here in Congress, it's only natural that we will react if we
01:39 defend him, if our father is being thrown.
01:42 Meanwhile, apart from this, on the calls for a Mindanao secession, lawmakers once again called on its proponents to stop their actions,
01:50 giving its power not only to divide Filipinos but its potential to cause even more serious trouble like armed conflict.
01:56 Be more circumspect. We should not use independence or the issue on secession of Mindanao as a political slogan.
02:07 We should not use that loosely in order to express our dismay politically.
02:13 This issue of secession has killed more than a thousand great men. So let's put it to rest.
02:22 We want to join the Philippines, we embrace unity and let's support this administration call for unity.
02:32 Just the thought of Mindanao seceding is worrisome and deeply saddening.
02:38 So I hope our leaders feel that we should stop this.
02:44 For the sake of our country, for the sake of unity.
02:49 One of the personalities pushing for a breakaway or autonomous Mindanao is former President Rodrigo Duterte,
02:55 the father of Vice President Sara Duterte.
02:57 Despite this, a legislator believes the spirit of unity is still alive, although he has a special request for VP Sara.
03:05 Yes, we are united under the leadership of the President.
03:10 We just want one thing, that VP Sara should talk to her family
03:22 to support our President because our President has no other desire but the prosperity and peace of our country.
03:30 Melales Moras from the National TV Network for a new and better public.
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