MILF: ZC Political Committee, BLMI conduct advocacy on BBL

Posted to the MILF Website (Dec 10): ZC Political Committee, BLMI conduct advocacy on BBL



The Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) Provincial Political Committee in Zamboanga City in cooperation with the Bangsamoro Leadership and Management Institute (BLMI) is intensifying advocacy programs in various villages in the city to let local residents understand the provisions of the Bangsamoro Basic Law (BBL). 

On December 4, 2014, community leaders of Barangay Baliwasan, Zamboanga City organized and held a one-day advocacy program on BBL with speakers coming from the BLMI and the local political committee. 

Mr. Tirso Tahir, BLMI Research Officer and member of the institute’s Steering Committee elucidated on the 18 BBL Articles and corresponding sections by way of power point presentation.

Due to persistent request from community leaders and residents who were not able to attend a previous advocacy program on BBL, another one-day advocacy was held in Barangay Cawit on December 7. The Participants were mostly Fisher-folks and members of Urban Poor Associations. 

Mr. Tahir discussed the gains achieved in the GPH-MILF Peace process and the salient provisions of BBL and tackled them thoroughly.  He concentrated much on the annexes on Wealth-Sharing, Power-Sharing, and on contiguity and plebiscite. 

Another Advocacy program on BBL was also held at Barangay Arena Blanco on December 8 where Mr. Tahir was also the speaker, aided and joined by speakers from the MILF Provincial Political Committee, MAPAD and United Youth for Peace and Development (UNYPAD).

Some Muslim Scholars also spoke and shared Islamic perspectives on the art of negotiation, struggle and governance. At the end of the program, the participants were fully apprised of their rights under the law and their inherent obligations in peace building endeavors. 

The peace advocates also attended a Focus Group Discussion (FGD) organized by Sheikh Abdulkarim Ladjamatlih and the MILF Provincial Political Committee on December 9 at the Grand Astoria Hotel, Zamboanga City.  It was attended by representatives of the BLMI, CSO’s, NGO’s, members of Urban Poor Associations, IP’s, journalists and academicians. 

The aim of the FGD was to consolidate efforts and technical expertise by working together in promoting peace and extending support to the BBL through advocacy and other mediums of information drive. The newly- organized People’s Organization (PO) is “Zamboanga Bangsamoro solidarity”.

More advocacies in various areas are on line as part of the group’s calibrating response to those who want to be informed of their constitutional right to participate in the plebiscite to ratify the BBL and determine the Bangsamoro Territory. 

 

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