The Bangsamoro Development Agency (BDA) Southern Mindanao (SouthMin) and the Consortium of Bangsamoro Civil Society (CBCS) will gather the Moro Civil Society Organization (CSO) leaders from Southern Mindanao in a peace summit to help push for the passage of the Bangsamoro Basic Law (BBL).
The organizers expect around two hundred participants from Sultan Kudarat, Sarangani, South Cotabato Provinces and city of General Santos who have “compassionate concern to the future of Bangsamoro people.”
Renato Mocsin, CBCS Rajah Buayan Regional Management Committee Chairperson said the passage of the proposed measure is long overdue.
He said, “The peace summit aims to solicit the position of Moro CSO leaders and other stakeholders regarding the present status of the BBL and be able to make action to prod the lawmakers for the passage of the proposed measure.”
Mocsin added that the voice of the CSO leaders, as representatives of the grassroots Bangsamoro communities are important and that“during the summit they can air their positions particularly on encouraging the lawmakers to pass the BBL in accordance with the Comprehensive Agreement on the Bangsamoro (CAB).”
BDA SouthMin Regional Manager Mohalikin D. Piang said the Moro CSO Leaders and peace advocates need to partake to help BBL succeed “for the bright future of Bangsamoroyouth.”
Once enacted by Congress, the proposed legislation shall pave way for the creation of the new Bangsamoro autonomous political entity. It is hoped to bring into reality the aspiration of the Muslims in Southern Philippines for self-governance.
Mohagher Iqbal, MILF Peace Panel Chair, said the very objective of the Bangsamoro peace process is to institutionalize genuine self-governance of the Bangsamoro people.
The peace summit is to be held at the Audio Visual Room of the Mindanao State University Graduate School on August 9, 2015 in General Santos City.
A representative of the Bangsamoro Transition Commission, the agency created by the Aquino administration that drafted the BBL, will be invited as a resource person.
The position statements of the delegates will be consolidated and submitted to the MILF Central Committee, Senate, and House of Representatives.
http://www.luwaran.com/index.php/new/item/511-bda-southmin-cbcs-to-facilitate-moro-cso-leaders-peace-summit-in-support-to-bbl-passage
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