Sulu Rep. Tupay Loong on Tuesday appealed to the leadership
of Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) and the Bangsamoro people not to lose
trust in the government particularly to President Benigno Aquino III.
“Of course, with due respect to some members of the Congress
and the Senate, some of them are against the enactment of the Bangsamoro Basic
Law (BBL) because of the unfortunate Mamasapano incident,” Loong, chairman of
the House committee on Muslim Affairs, said.
He, however, said that about 95 percent of the members of
the House of Representatives are “in support on the passage of BBL within the
framework of the Philippine Constitution.”
The former Muslim rebel turned politician said that he was
among the invited guests in Malacanang on BBL issue last February 23 and he
asked a straight forward question to President Aquino what was the stand of the
government. The President immediately responded positively that BBL should push
through saying that this is his commitment to the Filipino people to attain
long lasting peace in Mindanao .
Loong also appealed to his colleagues in the legislature not
to take this matter lightly and instead should take this seriously to protect
the image of the government to the international community.
“It is worthy to note that when the Comprehensive Bangsamoro
Agreement was signed between the National government and the MILF, the United
Nations as well as members of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations
(ASEAN) expressed their commitment to support the peace process.
Other countries and multilateral agencies that expressed
their support include Singapore ,
Cambodia , Canada , Switzerland ,
United Kingdom , United States of America , Japan , Brunei ,
Norway , Turkey , Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
The former commander of the Moro National Liberation Front
(MNLF) emphasized that with the concern of the international community for
Filipinos to have peace, it should be of the Filipinos to be concerned to find
peace in Mindanao and the whole country.
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