Revisit Past Agreements, Gov’t Asked

From the Manila Bulletin (Dec 24): Revisit Past Agreements, Gov’t Asked

JOLO, Sulu — A former Moro National Liberation Front (MNLF) core leader turned legislator in this province called on Malacañang yesterday to revisit and conduct assessment and evaluation on the Tripoli Agreement it signed in 1976 and the final Peace Agreement it also signed with the MNLF in 1996. Rep. Habib Tupay Loong (1st district, Sulu) said the two agreements are very vital in the formulation of the annexes on the Bangsamoro Framework Agreement (BFA) which the government peace panel and the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) are now working on. According to Loong, the national government could hardly achieve peace if the two agreements it signed have not yet been fully implemented.

In a privilege speech he delivered before the Lower House last Thursday, Loong told members of Congress that the Bangsamoro people believe that the Philippine government has to revisit the Final Peace Agreement it signed with the MNLF in 1996 and to fast track the implementation of all its unimplemented provisions in the agreement. This, he said, will put an end to the claims of the MNLF of the non-implementation on some of the key provisions of the peace accord which the government signed in 1996. Also, putting an end to all claims of the MNLF will also allow the MILF to view much clearer, their position in their up coming peace deal with the government.

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