The Bangsamoro is finally, officially recognized by the Philippine government. After 15 years of peace negotiations, two of that under the Aquino administration, the Philippine government (GPH) and the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) made history Sunday (October 7) by announcing they have reached a Framework Agreement that would give birth to a new autonomous political entity whose name, President Benigno Simeon Aquino III said, “symbolizes and honors the struggles of our forebears in Mindanao” and “celebrates the history and character of that part of our nation.” “That name will be Bangsamoro,” Aquino said in a 10-minute speech streamed live from Malacanang into the State Room of the Palace of the Golden Horses hotel where the peace panels watched, broke into cheers (some in tears) and applause ten times and gave him (and for all of them, someone remarked), a standing ovation as he ended his speech, thus: “Finally, we have achieved peace, a peace that will serve as the foundation of our dreams for Bangsamoro, for Mindanao, and for the entire Filipino nation....”
STANDING OVATION. Members of the MILF peace panel (left) and the government peace panel (right) give President Aquino a standing ovation at the end of his address to the nation streamed live from Malacanang, at the State Room of the Palace of the Golden Horses hotel in Kuala Lumpur where the two panels concluded negotiations on the Framework Agreement. Someone remarked the standing ovation should be for themselves as well. MindaNews photo by Carolyn O. Arguillas
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