MILF begins choosing delegation to transition commission

From InterAksyon (Dec 25): MILF begins choosing delegation to transition commission

The Moro Islamic Liberation Front has begun selecting members of its delegation to the 15-member transition commission that will draft the basic law of the Bangsamoro government. An article posted on the website Luwaran quoted Muhamman Ameen, chair of the MILF Secretariat, as saying they expect to name one or two candidates within three days from December 24. It said that the selection of the members of the TC is "so strict and meticulous" that each nominee has to get 100 percent concurrence or be automatically disqualified.

Ameen said that most of the nominees were men but included a woman, a representative of the indigenous peoples, an aleem (learned in Islam), and a senior military leader of the Bangsamoro Islamic Armed Forces. Each nominee has to meet two qualifications: loyalty and dedication to the Bangsamoro and ability to discharge the assigned task. "The MILF normally decides by selection and by concurrence of the leadership. Secret balloting or raising of hands or division of the house rule to elect someone into any office or to make decision is rarely followed, which is being viewed as divisive, confrontational, and adversarial," the article said.

 The 15-man transition commission will be composed of eight members from the MILF and seven from the government. It was one of the first mechanisms created under Executive Order 120 signed by President Benigno Aquino III after the signing of the historic framework agreement with the MILF last October 15.

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