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Good evening ladies and gentlemen, to the board of adjudicators, my

classmates and fellow debaters, good evening. We from the negative


side resolve that Mindanao must not be given independence based on
two grounds
1. that being an independent sate will not end peace in Mindanao
2. it is not cost-efficient on the part of the government, such that
there will be huge amendments and revisions in the system the
government will incur a lot of expenses

first agument intro:


Mindanao forming a separate government from the Philippines. This
would mean a great deal not just for the government but mainly to the
people as well.
The word Mindanao has long been associated with the internal conflicts
within the tribal groups in the region which includes: The Christians,
the Muslims, and the Tribes men, often arguing about ancestral
domains and other territorial woes. But this shouldnt surprise us, in
fact these territorial conflict dates back as far as the 16th century.
Fast forward to today, we, the Filipino people particularly the
Mindanoans still suffer from that anarchy among other woes such as
poverty, security, access to public health, environment and labor and
the likes.
Despite these facts, should these prompt the government to give
Mindanao its sovereignty? I dont think so. And its a very big NO.
Let me quote Atty. Soliman Santos, Jr. in his paper: Constitutional
Accommodation of a Bangsamoro Islamic Region, where he stated that
There can be no radical political restructuring without constitutional
change.
And separating Mindanao from the Philippines wouldnt be practical. In
fact the government or the proponents of this would have to consider a
lot of things before pushing the matter.

Apart from tackling equality between the Christians and the Muslims,
the issue of peace and order is also at stake. In case Mindanao will be
separated, the Philippine government would need to have a peace
agreement between the Muslims who obviously want to run the
supposed new Mindanao state. Noting that Muslims or the Moros
residing in Mindanao are also considered Filipinos.
If Mindanao gains independence, the newly formed country will have to
make its own government , police service, armed forces , as well as
chose its own currency

But what about Mindanaos booming business? Well the simple fact is
that the agricultural industry may not always be on its peak. As for its
mining source, it is mostly owned by foreign companies and will not be
enough to sustain Mindanaos financial future. Mindanao will have to
invest in all of its remaining money into getting resources for everyone,
getting things for people to survive. The question therefore is, is it
really worth to start all over again, with such a high risk?
2nd argument expenses etc.
4. The creation of an additional layer of governmentnamely the state
will inevitably lead to higher levels of expenditures.

Mindanao should not be independent as it lacks planning. Other


nations who have become independent have had well thought out
plans and have had all the necessary paper work and documents filled
out. Also tax will have to be raised to pay all the extra expenses. A lot
of jobs will be lost since the relationship of the Philippines with other
foreign investors will be divided such that , they will adapt to a new
system of economy, new currency, and new international ties must be
created.
How long will Mindanao be able to keep up all of its promises to build
an independent state before they go bankrupt? Although Mindanao is
rich of natural resources such as agricultural and mining, it will not be
sufficient to fund all the expenses it may initially incur to fully establish
as a brand new state.

As they will be a small nation with no certain future yet, they will have
no bargaining power in the Unitied nations (which means that they
have to apply again to become a member of the United Nations (not to
mention they may not even be able to be part of the UN) and such
other countries will not be as much willing to invest in Mindanao
because of its uncertain future . Moreover, even if given the Mindanao
can stand on its own , but the Philippines at the moment is facing big
financial problems, and separating Mindanao from the Philippines will
create even a huge problem, whereby the budget of the Government
will be divided and Mindanao will have to spend its own sources to fix
its own government. In fact, as of April of 2015 as reported by the
Bureau of treasury, the governments outstanding debt rose three
percent to P5.76 trillion at the end of February due to higher
borrowings from the domestic market, the Bureau of the Treasury
reported.
Month-on-month, the governments outstanding debt was also higher
than the P4.93 billion recorded in January. And if these debts grow
higher each year, Mindanao will also be saddled to pay such debts
since its income is part of the National government.
It would not be cost-efficient to Philippines as it entails Constitutional amendments
The United Nations declaration on decolonization states, All peoples have the right to
self-determination; by virtue of that right they freely determine their political status and
freely pursue their economic, social and cultural development.
The 1987 Philippine Constitution divided the country into three island groups namely
Luzon, Visayas and Mindanao. The Philippine Constitution does not allow
dismemberment of the Republic.
As discussed, there will have to be Constitutional amendments, thus, there will be
huge expenses and it will take a long time. Commission on Elections (Comelec) Charman
Sixto Brillantes Jr. said the government will have to spend at least P7 billion for
amending the Constitution. It would cost another P7 billion if Congress decides to call for
a constitutional convention, which requires election of delegates, the actual convention,
and a nationwide plebiscite, among others.

Now with all the national crises going on in the country, we cannot afford such
additional expenses. With the incoming election, we will once again be acknowledging
the supremacy of the Philippine Constitution , the same laws that had been governing our
country since 1987.
Put together, making constitutional amendments in order to cater to the clamor for
Mindanaos independence will be impractical. We cant sacrifice the economy of the
country in order to attain freedom which as I expounded in my first argument will not be
attained, not with the Muslims striving to make Mindanao a Bangsamoro state.

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