section_path: Political career in Davao City/Federalism advocacy
section_name: Federalism advocacy
paragraph_text: Federalism advocacy
  
  In September 2014, Duterte and former mayors and governors, calling themselves the Mindanao Council of Leaders, advocated for a federalist government. A month later, Duterte attended an event sponsored by the Federal Movement for a Better Philippines in Cebu City.
  
  In December 2014, Duterte held a summit entitled "Mindanaons Forging Unity Toward a Federal System of Government".