The Moro National Liberation Front (MNLF) may have rejected offers to join the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) in peace talks with the national government, but Malacanang remains hopeful that they will eventually concede.
Communications Secretary Herminio Coloma Jr. on Tuesday’s Palace briefing said that the national government continues to exert efforts to achieve peace agreements which will eventually lead to
“The national government continues to encourage all Filipinos, whatever affiliation, to join the process,” Coloma said in Filipino.
“That is why we continue to hope that our brothers and sisters who do not want to agree or join will eventually see its good outcomes,” he added.
He said that the word “Bangsamoro” in the Framework Agreement on the Bangsamoro referred to all ethnic, cultural and indigenous people in
“It (peace agreement) is an inclusive process and we hope that all people under the Bangsamoro concept will be included,” he said.
The agreement aims to replace the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (ARMM) before the three-year term of incumbent ARMM officials ends in 2016
On Wednesday, the normalization annex and addendum to Bangsamoro waters is expected to be signed between the MILF and the national government so that the final peace agreement can be established.
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