The Office of the Presidential Adviser on the Peace Process
will make sure that the provisions of the peace agreement between the
Rebolusyonaryong Partido ng Manggagawa-Pilipinas-Revolutionary Proletarian
Army-Alex Boncayao Brigade Tabara Paduano Group and the Philippine government
will be fully implemented.
This was claimed by Undersecretary Ma. Cleofe Gettie
Sandoval who said that they want to ensure the sustainability of the livelihood
program for more than 700 profiled RPM-P-RPA-ABB members, provide them with
adequate relocation sites, and an education program for their children.
There are five relocation sites identified for former
rebels, located in the cities of San Carlos , Victorias , and Kabankalan in Negros Occidental, Tanjay City
“We can't present it to President Benigno Aquino III until
it is finished,” Sandoval said at the Bangsamoro Basic Law forum organized by
Pilipina-Negros Occidental chapter at the Mayfair
Plaza in Bacolod City
Mayor Francis Frederick Palanca registered his opposition to
the establishment of a resettlement area for former rebels in Brgy. Gawahon, Victorias City
Citing security reasons, Sandoval said there is a continuing
dialog between the OPPAP and Palanca, who wants the proposed resettlement area
to be relocated to other areas of Victorias
City
“Hopefully, we can submit it to the president as soon as
possible,” she added.
Sandoval said they hope the closure agreement will be signed
by President Aquino in the second quarter of the year.
During his recent visit to Negros Occidental, President
Aquino said they are completing the peace agreement with the former rebel group
now known as Kapatiran.
BANGSAMORO BASIC LAW
Sandoval, who is now making the rounds in key areas of the
country to explain the controversial BBL, admitted that majority of the
participants in the forums have no idea about it.
While BBL focuses on development in the Bangsamoro areas of Mindanao , it will benefit the entire country, in the end,
she claimed.
Whatever happens in Mindanao
affects the whole country, as violence can easily move from one place to
another, Sandoval said.
The forum on BBL was co-sponsored by the DAWN Foundation
Inc. Provincial Council for Women of Negros Occidental and the National
Anti-Poverty Commission-Women Sectoral Council.
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