Government Chief Peace Negotiator Miriam Coronel-Ferrer and Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) Vice Chair for Political Affairs Gadzali Jaafar led a panel of discussants at a multi-stakeholders summit on the Comprehensive Agreement on the Bangsamoro (CAB) held at the Ateneo de Davao University (AdDU) on Saturday afternoon.
Ferrer and Jaafar took turns in answering varied questions and suggestions such as possible talks with the Moro National Liberation Front (MNLF), constitutionality of the Bangsamoro Basic Law (BBL), and fight against corruption and nepotism in a Bangsamoro government.
On talks with MNLF, Jaafar declared the MILF is open to direct talks anytime with the MNLF for the good of the whole Bangsamoro people but emphasized “they are not enemies.”
“Bukas ang MILF anytime…they can tell us. We will hear their suggestion para sa ikabubuti ng Bangsamoro people (for the good of the Bangsamoro People),” said Jaafar in answer to a question during an open forum on the possibility for the MILF, MNLF and GPH to talk in attaining genuine peace in
Jaafar recalled that the MILF and MNLF leaderships had been talking in the past about how to address peace in Mindanao, conducting meetings, one of which was in
“This is only differences of our
approach to the problems in Mindanao ,” he
said, adding that the MNLF has a different approach on how to solve the
Bangsamoro problem.
Jaafar said MILF’s approach is anchored on the principle of the late MILF leader Salamat Hashim that negotiations is best and most civilized way to resolve Bangsamoro issues.
He said others have different interest. The MILF’s interest is to deliver home to the Bangsamoro.
On the constitutionality of the BBL which was earlier questioned by Senator Miriam Defensor-Santiago, Ferrer assured there is engagement between the executive and legislative departments to make sure the efforts of President Benigno S. Aquino III can be delivered.
Ferrer stressed that both panels have recognized that there is a separation of powers between the executive and legislative departments. She underscored that the issue on constitutionality was best responded in talks to explain the details of BBL.
Both Ferrer and Jaafar said BBL is now under review in Malacañang before it will be submitted to the House of Representatives for deliberations.
About 60 organizations coming from the government security forces, civil society groups, academe, Indigenous Peoples, Muslim and Christian leaders in Mindanao attended the summit was convened by the Al Qalam Institute for Islamic Identities and Dialogue in Southeast Asia and Bantay Bayanihan-Davao for AdDU.
It was aimed at raising awareness on the CAB and the salient points of the prospective Bangsamoro Basic Law (BBL) and the discourses on
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