If one has to look and evaluate the comments of many politicians and opinion-makers on the proposed Bangsamoro Basic Law (BBL), clearly the reasons are either pure politics, beastly greed, unfounded fear, demonic hatred, or outright vendettas.
Patriotism or protection of the Constitution, as their motives, is highly suspect. One has to look at them in order to understand where they are coming from and their motives. Many of them have shadowy background or Moro blood in their hands.
Of course, this is not say that some commentators of the BBL do not have noble intentions. We do recognize that and we appreciate their constructive criticisms, which can result in “improved or enhanced” law for the Bangsamoro. We are not talking about them here.
Right now there is an emerging Marcos-Arroyo power-bloc, which is not necessarily as one, but they have common axes to grind against the Aquino administration. Former President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo, who is sent to jail by the government, continues to be under hospital arrest and Senator Bongbong’s father, the late strongman Ferdinand Marcos, is still not buried in the Libingan Ng Mga Bayani (Heroes’ Cemetery). In parallel, examine those personalities who filed a petition against the Framework Agreement on the Bangsamoro (FAB) and the Comprehensive Agreement on the Bangsamoro (CAB) in the Supreme Court. They are either identified with the Marcoses or the Arroyos. Former Senator Francisco “Kit” Tatad, who read the Martial Law declaration in 1972, and Rep. Ferdinand Martin Romualdez, first cousin of Senator Bongbong Marcos, are surely loyalists of the Marcoses, while former National Security Adviser Norberto Gonzales, former Davao City’s Archbishop Fernando Capalla, and Lipa Archbishop Ramon Arguelles are not only known Arroyo’s men or supporters but also members of the National Transformation Council (NTC) which called on President Aquino to step down after the January 25 tragedy in Mamasapano in Maguindanao.
Many politicians are over-acting against the “opt-in” provision in the BBL. They do not want any of their turfs to join the Bangsamoro entity, but on the contrary, they want Lake Lanao to be under their control. What kind of justice is that?
If they are sure of themselves as real leaders and the support of their people, why oppose the opt-in provision when it is one of the basic rights of people, following established legal process, to be part or not part of any entity. Again, why replace “central” to “national” and “territory” to “area” when these terms interchange so many times in many laws especially in the Local Government Code and Republic Act No. 9054 that created the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (ARMM). They also want to litter the BBL with all the restrictions they can imagine to prevent the Moros from seceding from this country.
They are ignorant that when one decides to be a rebel, he does not care about the law. That is why he is a rebel. It is not the law that prevents the Moros to secede from this country, it is the humiliation and deprivation that they suffer from this country that would force them to resort to extreme measures. The sure antidote to secession is treat the Moros fairly and let them live a good life.
In mature democracies, such as those in Europe, one can find all the terms in political science, such as autonomous republics, autonomous regions, substates, federal states, union of republics, etc. After all, democracy is not static – it proceeds in continuum. This explains why there are diverse forms of democracies. Even the communists called their system democratic. In the United Kingdom, several liberation organizations have offices or presence there. They are tolerated, if not encouraged.
But in this country, there is so much rigidity or legality, which forced people, rightly or wrongly, to circumvent the law or palusot in Tagalog. Strict unitary arrangement would either result in complete obedience or massive defiance. Either way, it is not healthy. There has to be a way out: genuine autonomous governments have to be organized for the Moros and the Cordilleras, who enjoyed them anyway during the American regime in this country. There were two special provinces, the Moro Province and the Mountain Province, which were administered directly by the Americans.
Summing up, those opposed to the BBL, except those with honest intention, do not want the Moros to live like the rest of the inhabitants of this country. Their motive is pure and simple hatred and mistrust.
http://www.luwaran.com/index.php/editorial/item/464-bbl-is-not-only-over-politicized
Of course, this is not say that some commentators of the BBL do not have noble intentions. We do recognize that and we appreciate their constructive criticisms, which can result in “improved or enhanced” law for the Bangsamoro. We are not talking about them here.
Right now there is an emerging Marcos-Arroyo power-bloc, which is not necessarily as one, but they have common axes to grind against the Aquino administration. Former President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo, who is sent to jail by the government, continues to be under hospital arrest and Senator Bongbong’s father, the late strongman Ferdinand Marcos, is still not buried in the Libingan Ng Mga Bayani (Heroes’ Cemetery). In parallel, examine those personalities who filed a petition against the Framework Agreement on the Bangsamoro (FAB) and the Comprehensive Agreement on the Bangsamoro (CAB) in the Supreme Court. They are either identified with the Marcoses or the Arroyos. Former Senator Francisco “Kit” Tatad, who read the Martial Law declaration in 1972, and Rep. Ferdinand Martin Romualdez, first cousin of Senator Bongbong Marcos, are surely loyalists of the Marcoses, while former National Security Adviser Norberto Gonzales, former Davao City’s Archbishop Fernando Capalla, and Lipa Archbishop Ramon Arguelles are not only known Arroyo’s men or supporters but also members of the National Transformation Council (NTC) which called on President Aquino to step down after the January 25 tragedy in Mamasapano in Maguindanao.
Many politicians are over-acting against the “opt-in” provision in the BBL. They do not want any of their turfs to join the Bangsamoro entity, but on the contrary, they want Lake Lanao to be under their control. What kind of justice is that?
If they are sure of themselves as real leaders and the support of their people, why oppose the opt-in provision when it is one of the basic rights of people, following established legal process, to be part or not part of any entity. Again, why replace “central” to “national” and “territory” to “area” when these terms interchange so many times in many laws especially in the Local Government Code and Republic Act No. 9054 that created the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (ARMM). They also want to litter the BBL with all the restrictions they can imagine to prevent the Moros from seceding from this country.
They are ignorant that when one decides to be a rebel, he does not care about the law. That is why he is a rebel. It is not the law that prevents the Moros to secede from this country, it is the humiliation and deprivation that they suffer from this country that would force them to resort to extreme measures. The sure antidote to secession is treat the Moros fairly and let them live a good life.
In mature democracies, such as those in Europe, one can find all the terms in political science, such as autonomous republics, autonomous regions, substates, federal states, union of republics, etc. After all, democracy is not static – it proceeds in continuum. This explains why there are diverse forms of democracies. Even the communists called their system democratic. In the United Kingdom, several liberation organizations have offices or presence there. They are tolerated, if not encouraged.
But in this country, there is so much rigidity or legality, which forced people, rightly or wrongly, to circumvent the law or palusot in Tagalog. Strict unitary arrangement would either result in complete obedience or massive defiance. Either way, it is not healthy. There has to be a way out: genuine autonomous governments have to be organized for the Moros and the Cordilleras, who enjoyed them anyway during the American regime in this country. There were two special provinces, the Moro Province and the Mountain Province, which were administered directly by the Americans.
Summing up, those opposed to the BBL, except those with honest intention, do not want the Moros to live like the rest of the inhabitants of this country. Their motive is pure and simple hatred and mistrust.
http://www.luwaran.com/index.php/editorial/item/464-bbl-is-not-only-over-politicized
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