Bangsamoro peace rally in Cotabato City, 10 February 2015. DENNIS ARCON/InterAksyon.com
As the Senate conducted its hearing on the Mamasapano incident that caused the suspension of the congressional discussions on the Bangsamoro Basic Law, about 20,000 people on Tuesday morning gathered for a peace rally in Cotabato City Plaza.
Among those who joined the rally from all parts of Maguindanao were from the sectors of the religious, business, labor, senior citizens, tribal, women, youth, academe, professional, farmers, fishermen, students, transport, indigenous peoples, non-government organizations, and civil society groups. Christians and Balik-Islam representatives also joined the rally.
The rally was organized to call on Congress to continue its discussions on the BBL, a phase in the Mindanao peace process that would create a Bangsmoro entity.
They expressed hope that the incident that resulted in the killing of 44 police commandos, 12 Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) members, and four civilians in Barangay Tukanalipao, Mamasapano would affect the peace process, said Prof. Rabi Angkal, spokesman of the Mindanao Alliance for Peace (MAP).
BBL is going to be an answer to the poverty of the residents there, Angkal stressed. He said it will help the cause of peace.
Apart from the Cotabato City, similar rallies were held in General Santos City, Marawi City, Quezon City, Isabela City, Pikit, North Cotabato, Bongao, Tawi-tawi, and Jolo, Sulu.
They also called for ‘‘No to All-Out War.”
http://www.interaksyon.com/article/104764/habang-may-hearing--thousands-join-bangsamoro-rallies-call-for-continuation-of-peace-talks
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