“If you are climbing a mountain, the hardest time is when you are approaching the top,” an Indonesian contingent of International Monitoring team told the members of the Bangsamoro Islamic Armed Forces (BIAF) and Coordinating Committee on the Cessation of Hostilities (CCCH).
“We know the Bangsamoro Basic Law (BBL) is still in the Senate, but I believe it will be passed, “Indonesian Contingent Col. Pribadi Jatmiko, IMT Team Site 4 leader, said during an exit meeting with BIAF of 107th Base Command at Barangay Pananag, Maasim, Sarangani Province.
As their year-long tour of duty ends this June, Pribadi and his fellow peace monitors of IMT Team Site 4 bade farewell to the MILF combatants.
He said, “We always pray that peace in Mindanao will come true” stressing that “development for Mindanao is hard to achieve when peace is not in place.”
The BBL is a measure agreed by the Government of the Philippines and MILF which is hoped to end the decades of conflict between the Moro rebels and the state.
The proposed legislation faces a rough sailing in the Lower and Upper House of Congress following the Mamasapano incident last January 25 which claimed lives of police commandos, MILF forces, Moro armed groups and civilians.
Once approved, the BBL will pave way for the establishment of autonomous political entity to be called Bangsamoro that will replace the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (ARMM).
The BBL, still at the two chambers of Congress, is criticized for having unconstitutional provisions. The lawmakers have noted the so-called constitutional infirmities of the BBL and plan to amend or delete questionable provisions.
The MILF leaders said diluted BBL is unacceptable since it will not solve the problems hounding the Bangsamoro region for decades.
The 107th Base Commander thanked the departing peace monitors comprised of contingents from Malaysia, Indonesia and Brunei for their efforts to help in the Mindanao peace process. “We also pray that your dream for us will be realized,” he said.
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As their year-long tour of duty ends this June, Pribadi and his fellow peace monitors of IMT Team Site 4 bade farewell to the MILF combatants.
He said, “We always pray that peace in Mindanao will come true” stressing that “development for Mindanao is hard to achieve when peace is not in place.”
The BBL is a measure agreed by the Government of the Philippines and MILF which is hoped to end the decades of conflict between the Moro rebels and the state.
The proposed legislation faces a rough sailing in the Lower and Upper House of Congress following the Mamasapano incident last January 25 which claimed lives of police commandos, MILF forces, Moro armed groups and civilians.
Once approved, the BBL will pave way for the establishment of autonomous political entity to be called Bangsamoro that will replace the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (ARMM).
The BBL, still at the two chambers of Congress, is criticized for having unconstitutional provisions. The lawmakers have noted the so-called constitutional infirmities of the BBL and plan to amend or delete questionable provisions.
The MILF leaders said diluted BBL is unacceptable since it will not solve the problems hounding the Bangsamoro region for decades.
The 107th Base Commander thanked the departing peace monitors comprised of contingents from Malaysia, Indonesia and Brunei for their efforts to help in the Mindanao peace process. “We also pray that your dream for us will be realized,” he said.
http://www.luwaran.com/index.php/new/item/426-imt-indonesian-contingent-hopeful-for-bbl-passage
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