A junior member of the MILF central leadership, who has been quite for some months, asked MNLF lawyer Eli Pamatong that if he cannot help in the smooth implementation of the Framework Agreement on the Bangsamoro, at least he should not obstruct it. Khaled Musa, deputy chair of the MILF committee on information, told Luwaran that Pamatong arrogates unto himself the role as lawyer of the MNLF and its chairperson Nur Misuari. “It is time for Misuari to associate or dissociate himself with his self-styled lawyer,” he said, adding that this man is not doing service to the Bangsamoro and peace-making in Mindanao.
Pamatong also claimed to be an international lawyer, in addition to passing the US Bar Examinations with a rating of 92%. He also claimed to be a graduate of the University of the Philippines and Silliman University, and boasted of his credential as an undefeated debater in his college years. Despite using a Moro cap all the time, but his not a Muslim.
Musa’s call came in the heel of reports that the Supreme Court is due to render its decision on Pamatong’s petition whether to issue a temporary restraining order (TRO) or declare it altogether as unconstitutional.
In his petition, Pamatong, president of the International Ministries for Perfect and Party against Communism and Terrorism Inc. (IMPACT), was joined by Rev. Vicente Libradores Aquino and Rev. Mercidita Redoble.). They urged the tribunal to stop the implementation of the agreement, arguing that the government peace panel (GPP) committed grave abuse of discretion. They pointed out that while the Constitution provides for an Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao, the creation of a “Bangsamoro” is not cited and that the GPP, as a result, “has usurped the power of Congress to enact, amend or repeal laws vested on it by the Constitution.” They also insisted that the agreement is similar to the Bangsamoro juridical entity formed during the Arroyo administration but was struck down by the high court. The petitioners also assailed the description of the Bangsamoro government in the agreement as that of a ministerial form.
The Framework Agreement stipulated the creation of a Bangsamoro government in five provinces — Basilan, Maguindanao, Lanao del Sur, Sulu and Tawi-Tawi and the cities of Marawi, Cotabato and Isabela and six other municipalities of Lanao del Norte, scores of villages in North Cotabato.
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