Three members of the Government of the Philippines (GPH) Peace Panel oriented the local officials and other peace stakeholders of Sarangani Province on the Framework Agreement and gave updates on the GPH-Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) peace process on December 13, 2013 at Sarangani Highlands in Tambler, General Santos City.
The GPH peace panel headed by chief negotiator Miriam Coronel-Ferrer with members National Commission on Muslim Filipinos (NCMF) Secretary Mehol Sadain and former Agriculture Sec. Senen C. Bacani discussed the FAB and the salient points of the Annex on Power Sharing that was signed by the two parties during the 42nd round of exploratory talk in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia on December 8, 2013.
The activity, mostly attended by Provincial and Municipal Officials of Sarangani, was hosted by the Sulong Sarangani Program of the Provincial Government of Sarangani. It gave an opportunity to local officials to clarify issues pertaining to the peace process.
Sarangani is one of the conflict affected areas of Mindanao from the Martial Law era during the Marcos regime in the 70s until the Memorandum of Agreement on Ancestral Domain (MOA-AD) failure in 2008 which also displaced thousands of civilians from Maasim, one of the towns of Sarangani.
Coronel-Ferrer thanked the provincial officials for inviting the peace panel. She explained that the peace process does not intend to serve only a certain group but the Bangsamoro people in general.
Sadain said they also inform the Moro National Liberation Front on the progress of the GPH-MILF Peace Process. He enjoined the Moro communities and stakeholders to support the peace talk which is envisioned to put an end to the decades-long struggle of the Bangsamoro people.
The MNLF have signed with the GPH the GRP-MNLF Final Peace Agreement in 1996. One of MNLF leaders and Vice Mayor of Maasim, Sarangani, suggested a consultation with the MNLF and MILF that will support the settlement of Mindanao problem.
Miriam-Ferrer said the Annex on Power Sharing is the heart of the FAB. It contains details about the particular competencies and authorities of the Central Government and the Bangsamoro Government which shall serve as a guide in the drafting of the Bangsamoro Basic Law.
The annex clearly stipulated the reserved powers of the Central Government, the exclusive powers of the Bangsamoro Government and the concurrent or shared power by the two governments.
The document also stated that the Bangsamoro will have ministerial form of government with 58 exclusive powers whose coverage include justice system, development programs, local governance, land management, revenue generation, trade and investment.
Sarangani Governor Steve Chiongbian Solon thanked the guests for the opportunity to learn the Framework Agreement on the Bangsamoro and the updates on the peace process which they can re-echo to the constituency of the province.
Copy of the Annex on Power Sharing can be downloaded from www.luwaran.com the official homepage of Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) and www.opapp.gov.ph, the official website of the Office of the Presidential Adviser on the Peace Process.
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