PRESIDENT Rodrigo Duterte has an ally in an advocacy group, which asked “leftists” and “yellows” in his administration to resign if they could not support his programs.

"There should be unity in the government of President Duterte. We urge these people to join the various programs which the President had made clear even before he took his oath of office like the war against drugs, an independent foreign policy, peace process with rebel groups, an end to contractualization, a balanced economy, jobs,  and better and faster public services, " Melvin Mitra, a former university professor and national president of Liga Independencia Filipinas, told The Manila Times.

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