Sunday, October 7, 2012

From Rappler (Oct 7): Territory, annexes of peace deal still undecided

The formation of a new semi-autonomous region, Bangsamoro, as agreed upon by the government and the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF), will include areas in ARMM plus a few more areas that have voted to be part of it. On Sunday, October 7, hours after President Benigno Aquino III announced that the two parties had reached an agreement, peace process presidential adviser Teresita Deles told reporters that the exact extent of Bangsamoro has yet to be determined. "The same core territory as the current ARMM plus a few areas contiguous to the area that had previously voted to be part of the autonomous region [will be included]. These are six municipalities in the province of Lanao [del] Norte and barangays in six municipalities in North Cotabato that had voted previously in 2001 to be part of the autonomous region," she said. "But because the unit considered in the RA 9054 was the province, they could not be part of it because they were outnumbered by the rest of the province. We have also agreed that the cities of Cotabato and Isabela in Basilan will be asked or will be subjected to plebiscite...."

http://www.rappler.com/nation/13767-territory,-annexes-of-peace-deal-still-undecided

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