Malacañang denied on Thursday, August 7 that talks between the government and the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) on the draft Bangsamoro Basic Law are on the verge of collapse, Philstar said in its report.
Secretary Herminio Coloma Jr. of the Presidential Communications Office appealed to all sectors not to spread baseless reports that might lead to renewed conflict in war-torn Mindanao.
Coloma stressed that both the GPH and MILF are determined to come up with a mutually-agreed BBL draft. The two panels along with members of the Bangsamoro Transition Commission (BTC), members of the International Contact Group (ICG) and Pool of Independent Lawyers (PIL) are their last day of workshops in Davao City to come up with an agreed BBL draft. The workshops started last August 1.
He explained there could be no radical provisions in the draft that would violate the Constitution and require Charter change. Malacañang has repeatedly said that charter change is not in the agenda of President Benigno Aquino III although House Speaker Sonny Belmonte is pushing for amendments on economic provisions of the Constitution.
Secretary Coloma said no one should sow doubt at this time when there were hurdles to overcome to finally bring lasting peace to Mindanao.
He said government chief negotiator Miriam Coronel-Ferrer had declared that both the government and the MILF would endeavor to have an acceptable draft.
MILF Chief Negotiator on the other hand said that the panels’ workshops being held at the Davao Insular Hotel (Waterfront) are achieving substantial progress.
Asked if there would be a need to change the Constitution to accommodate the demands of the MILF, Coloma said both sides were working on finding a common ground and not concentrating on areas that were unacceptable to both panels.
The two peace panels signed the Comprehensive Agreement on the Bangsamoro (CAB) last March 27 at the Palace ground that seeks for an end to decades of conflict in Mindanao.
The BBL draft which the BTC crafted was watered-down by the presidential legal team that caused its delayed submission to Congress. Iqbal was quoted as saying that they could not accept a diluted draft as they would “lose face if we agree to it”.
Malacañang hopes that once the draft bill is passed and becomes a law, there would be enough time to hold a plebiscite and organize the Bangsamoro Transition Authority.
The Bangsamoro Transitional Authority (BTA) will replace the ARMM in July 2015 until the election of the official leaders of the Bangsamoro political entity by 2016.
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Coloma stressed that both the GPH and MILF are determined to come up with a mutually-agreed BBL draft. The two panels along with members of the Bangsamoro Transition Commission (BTC), members of the International Contact Group (ICG) and Pool of Independent Lawyers (PIL) are their last day of workshops in Davao City to come up with an agreed BBL draft. The workshops started last August 1.
He explained there could be no radical provisions in the draft that would violate the Constitution and require Charter change. Malacañang has repeatedly said that charter change is not in the agenda of President Benigno Aquino III although House Speaker Sonny Belmonte is pushing for amendments on economic provisions of the Constitution.
Secretary Coloma said no one should sow doubt at this time when there were hurdles to overcome to finally bring lasting peace to Mindanao.
He said government chief negotiator Miriam Coronel-Ferrer had declared that both the government and the MILF would endeavor to have an acceptable draft.
MILF Chief Negotiator on the other hand said that the panels’ workshops being held at the Davao Insular Hotel (Waterfront) are achieving substantial progress.
Asked if there would be a need to change the Constitution to accommodate the demands of the MILF, Coloma said both sides were working on finding a common ground and not concentrating on areas that were unacceptable to both panels.
The two peace panels signed the Comprehensive Agreement on the Bangsamoro (CAB) last March 27 at the Palace ground that seeks for an end to decades of conflict in Mindanao.
The BBL draft which the BTC crafted was watered-down by the presidential legal team that caused its delayed submission to Congress. Iqbal was quoted as saying that they could not accept a diluted draft as they would “lose face if we agree to it”.
Malacañang hopes that once the draft bill is passed and becomes a law, there would be enough time to hold a plebiscite and organize the Bangsamoro Transition Authority.
The Bangsamoro Transitional Authority (BTA) will replace the ARMM in July 2015 until the election of the official leaders of the Bangsamoro political entity by 2016.
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