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divided into federal states with their respective
legislatures and local governments but will
retain the cunent system of having a national
government with an E4ecutive, Legislative and
Judicial branches.
Alejano, however, said the country's self-sus-
tainabiiiry shouJd precede the calJ for autonomy
and "dris is nor t}le time to put r}te country in
jeopardy because of the push for federalism."
"Remember that there is sttong evidence
against a shift to federalism as only NC\ Re-
this set-up," he said.
The MNLF was responsible for the Septem-
bet 2013 attack ot Zamboanga City where the
secessionists tried to raise their llags in their
quest fot independence.
Authorities bave said the dree-veek con-Bict re-
suhed in the deadr of about 200 MNLF men and *re
captute of 300 others The fighting also daimed the
lines of dozeos of gor,.etnrneot troops and civilians
The MNLF now has ar least rwo major
factions, one led by Misuari and the other by
incumbent MNLF chairman Yusuf Jikti.

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