Delegates of the Peace Summit said the best tribute to all those who died in the Mamasapano encounter would be to bring lasting peace in Mindanao by allowing the peace process to move forward and for human development and social justice to flourish.
The
Peace Summit that was held on April 18 was organized by the Citizens Peace
Council, a body convened by the Aquino administration to review the Bangsamoro
Basic Law (BBL) and help the public understand the proposed measure.
The Peace
Council attended the congressional hearing on BBL on Monday and submitted its
findings on its review to the proposed legislation that will establish an
autonomous political entity for the Bangsamoro people.
The group
said they recognized that the incident in Mamasapano “dealt a huge blow to
peace process” and as a result, “the public’s view of the BBL was unfortunately
colored by a lack of trust towards the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF)
both as the government’s negotiation partner and as future leaders of the
Bangsamoro.”
The bloody
incident claimed the lives of 44 police commandoes, 17 Mujaheedins and three
civilians. It further resurrected the mistrust and bigotry towards the Moros.
The MILF and Muslims are tagged terrorists, murderers, or traitors in the commentary
sections of online news items.
Along with
this was the mounting call for the scrapping of the BBL while others call for
the all-out-war against the MILF. BBL critics viewed the measure as
“unconstitutional.”
The
government peace panel that was bent to save the peace process was criticized
and accused of siding with the MILF.
“At the
Summit, the delegates saw the need for
both the public and our lawmakers to
transform the incident into a challenge – that the best tribute to
all those who died in Mamasapano would be to bring lasting
peace in Mindanao by allowing the
peace process to move forward and for
human development and social justice to flourish,” the Peace Council report
said.
Former
Chief Justice Hilario Davide, peace council original member, told the
congressmen of their findings on the contentious issues of the BBL as follows:
A.The BBL
does not vest statehood to the Bangsamoro Government. The provisions on
“people,” “territory,” and “self-determination” are not vestiges of a separate
state, but are consistent with the constitutionally mandated creation of
autonomous regions.
B. The
Bangsamoro Government, as constituted in the BBL, is compliant with the
requirements of the Constitution. The government, with an executive department
and legislative assembly, has officers that are elective and representative of
the constituent political units.
C. The
inter-governmental relation between the National Government and the Bangsamoro
Government is consistent with the allocation of powers mandated by the
Constitution. The defined relationship between the National Government and the
Bangsamoro Government embodies the essence of genuine autonomy, based on
principles of subsidiarity and solidarity.
D. The
Supreme Court and the Constitutional Bodies continue to maintain the powers
that are given them under the Constitution. There is neither substitution nor
diminution of powers intended or effected by the creation of the Bangsamoro
human rights, auditing, civil service, and electoral offices.
E. The
plebiscite requirement in the BBL adheres to the provision of the Constitution
on the process for creation of the autonomous region.
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