Undersecretary Maria Cleofe Sandoval of the Office of the
Presidential Adviser on the Peace Process (OPAPP) discussed the Bangsamoro
Basic Law (BBL) during a multi-sectoral forum held in Bacolod City
“We want to give an overview of the BBL to the people and
explain why it is important,” said Sandoval, whose audience Tuesday included
about a hundred participants from the Muslim community and the women sector in
the province.
She said the BBL has already been certified as urgent matter
by President Benigno S. Aquino III, and the Aquino administration expects the
Congress to pass the bill very soon.
The BBL is one of the 10 priorities presented by President
Aquino even when he was still campaigning and he wants to fulfill this agenda
before his term ends next year, Sandoval added.
She said the forum is intended to make the people aware that
Mindanao 's security issue affects the whole
country, adding that based on the series of forums they conducted around the
country, may Filipinos have no idea what the BBL is all about.
The forum was organized by women’s groups Pilipina
Bacolod-Negros Occidental Chapter, Development through Active Women Networking
Foundation, Provincial Council for Women of Negros Occidental, and the National
Anti-Poverty Commission-Women Sectoral Council.
Marie June Castro, chapter chair of Pilipina, said the forum
is intended to raise public awareness on the draft BBL and its implication to
national peace and development.
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