As a revolutionary movement and now a consistent government partner in seeking for an end to decades-old Mindanao Question, the Moro Front started to lobby for the swift and immediate passage of the Bangsamoro Basic Law (BBL) by seeking the support of members of Congress as early as last week of June this year.
Davao City Rep. Karlo Alexei Nograles and Chair of the House Committee on Labor admitted that MILF Vice-Chair Ghadzali Jaafar sought personally his support for the swift passage of the BBL. Malacañang will submit the draft to the House of Representatives which opens its Second Regular Session by July 28 if schedule does not change.
In their meeting, Jaafar gave his assurance that the BBL will benefit not only the Bangsamoro people but the entire nation as well “because it will usher in a new era of peace and prosperity for Mindanao and the Philippines.”
Nograles said that he made his personal guarantee to Jaafar that he is definitely for the immediate passage of the BBL and even made his commitment that he would help in convincing his peers to also support the measure.
Nograles, an ardent advocate of federalism, said that the BBL could set the stage for a stronger national movement in the pursuit for a Federal and Parliamentary form of government.
“I expressed my support for the BBL because if this is made possible, then such will be a precursor to a shift towards a Federal and Parliamentary form of government for our country which I as a Mindanawon fully support and advocate. What is good for the Bangsamoro people must be good for all Filipinos, equally, without distinction,” Nograles pointed out.
“I added that as people from Mindanao, we all share the concern that more development and more services must be poured into Mindanao, and because we are an island rich with resources then whatever we reap as a people must be poured back first for the development of our people; that is only fair and just; and that can only be achieved under a federal parliamentary form of government,” he added.
The BBL is a “test case” for a federalized government and a probing ground for the Bangsamoro people in their ability to take the lead in bringing peace and progress in Mindanao, Nograles further said.
“But the same must also be made equally available, beneficial and functional for the entire country,” Nograles stressed. ( Source-PNA)
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In their meeting, Jaafar gave his assurance that the BBL will benefit not only the Bangsamoro people but the entire nation as well “because it will usher in a new era of peace and prosperity for Mindanao and the Philippines.”
Nograles said that he made his personal guarantee to Jaafar that he is definitely for the immediate passage of the BBL and even made his commitment that he would help in convincing his peers to also support the measure.
Nograles, an ardent advocate of federalism, said that the BBL could set the stage for a stronger national movement in the pursuit for a Federal and Parliamentary form of government.
“I expressed my support for the BBL because if this is made possible, then such will be a precursor to a shift towards a Federal and Parliamentary form of government for our country which I as a Mindanawon fully support and advocate. What is good for the Bangsamoro people must be good for all Filipinos, equally, without distinction,” Nograles pointed out.
“I added that as people from Mindanao, we all share the concern that more development and more services must be poured into Mindanao, and because we are an island rich with resources then whatever we reap as a people must be poured back first for the development of our people; that is only fair and just; and that can only be achieved under a federal parliamentary form of government,” he added.
The BBL is a “test case” for a federalized government and a probing ground for the Bangsamoro people in their ability to take the lead in bringing peace and progress in Mindanao, Nograles further said.
“But the same must also be made equally available, beneficial and functional for the entire country,” Nograles stressed. ( Source-PNA)
http://www.luwaran.com/index.php/welcome/item/1088-milf-lobbies-for-swift-passage-of-bbl
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