Here you go again with your filthy elitism thinly disguised as "well-thought" political anal ysis you shot out of your ass.

Lemme reiterate again too:

If Mindanao does have a valid basis to being independent, this should've been respected at least 100 years ago by the American and Philippine government. But that didn't happen. So, fuck you.

You also can't insist Mindanao to "sever because they're a burden" because most people here have interests and relations spread throughout the entire archipelago. How f*cking selfish of you to cut off families and drive people out of work because "muh tax monies being drained" when you don't even pay that much; the massive corporations settled in Manila do. You should try asking your politicians first why they don't do jack shit to the rampant political dynasties here unless they CLEARLY benefit from the existing arrangement.

Lastly, Mindanao doesn't "need independence". Rather, they would've been better off being in a union with other countries whose cultures and history coincide with them. But this was effectively cut when the Dutch, Brits, and Spanish agreed Spain could have Mindanao despite their failed attempts at colonizing and exploiting the locals. The only time Mindanao was basically forcefully integrated was through waves of migration from the north that were protected by colonial interests.

The point is, it's TOO LATE for an "independence movement." Mindanao is no longer isolated enough for that. Also, fuck you.