The Bangsamoro Armed Forces, the military arm of the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF), will continue to exist even if Congress passes the Bangsamoro Basic Law, a senior MILF official said.
Second Vice Chairman Ustadz Ali ‘Solaiman, of the MILF Central Committee, said that once Congress passes the BBL, the MILF armed component and the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) will adopt a “status of mutual respect.”
Under the status of mutual respect, the MILF will join forces with the AFP in running after criminals within the confined Bansamoro territory.
Solaiman said that the AFP and the MILF will, at all times, coordinate with each other in the execution of military operations within the Bangsamoro homeland.
At the moment, the MILF armed forces are on standby after the government negotiating panel and the MILF signed the Bangsamoro Framework Agreement (BFA) in October last year.
He said that the signing of the draft of the Bangsamoro Basic Law on April 20, 2014 signaled the start of the transition period as embodied in the annexes of the Bangsamoro Framework Agreement.
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The elusive Solaiman, who spoke only in native Maranao dialect throughout the interview, holds office in
Dr. Bashary Latiph, a medical practitioner and leader of the Ranaw Confederation for Peace, acted as interpreter throughout the interview.
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