Hundreds of local government officials, employees, students, and members of civil society organizations yesterday gathered at Basilan State College for a "Peace Conference 2012", with leaders urging the residents to advocate and support the Bangsamoro political entity that would replace the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao. ARMM Officer-In-Charge (OIC) Regional Governor Mujiv Hataman said: "Let us always view that the Bangsamoro is a solution to the peace and development problem in Mindanao, so we have to support it in order to change the living condition of the people and improve the economy in the region." Hataman said it is his dream that the Bangsamoro people will be recognized one day or someday. He also assured the government employees especially the teachers that they will not be removed from office even if a new political entity will be established replacing the ARMM.
Soliciting the help of the people in the province not to allow kidnappings in Basilan in order to improve the image of the government and economic condition of Basilan, the ARMM caretaker stressed that Islam does not support any kidnapping and corruption. "Tandaan po natin kung mayron man kidnapping at nakawan hindi po iyan utos ng Islam at hindi rin po iyan utos ng Bangsamoro. Kahit may pirmahan o wala nakasalalay pa rin sa mamamayang moro o kapatid nating mga kristiyano at ng mamamayan ng ARMM ang kinabukasan ng Bangsamoro." Titiyakin ko sa inyo kahit mayron pirmahan huwag tayong aasa na wala ng mangyayaring kidnapping pero puwede kahit walang pirmahan kung gusto natin walang kidnapping walang nakawan kahit walang Bangsamoro political entity puwedeng matigil itong krimen na ito kung tayo ay magsama sama at mag susuportahan," Hataman said. Hataman reiterated that he fully supports the president’s wish for lasting peace in Mindanao. “I support the president’s advocacy for peace to reign in this part of the country.”
The forum delved mainly on the Road Map of the Philippine government (GPH) and the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) in order to attain lasting peace in Mindanao. Speaking in Basilan, GPH representative UP professor Miriam Coronel-Ferrer disclosed President Benigno Aquino III strongly supports the framework agreement because if realized it will be one of his legacies under his administration. Ferrer said under the peace agreement, the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (ARMM) will be changed to a new political entity which is the Bangsamoro. “One good aspect of the agreement of the Bangsamoro is Normalization. And one component is decommissioning where all MILF combatants will put aside their firearms. They will be demobilized wherein they will not carry their firearms,” Ferrer said. She said the president is set to order the creation of the Transition Commission which is tasked to draft the Bangsamoro basic law and other general features of the framework agreement. The result of the draft law will be submitted to the House of Representatives for approval of the Organic Act......
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