Autonomous
Region in Muslim Mindanao (ARMM) Regional
Governor Mujiv Hataman appealed to the legislators to be extra careful in the
treatment of the proposed Bangsamoro Basic Law (BBL).
His
call came amid reports that the Senate version of the BBL has replaced 80
percent of the provisions of the Malacañan-MILF Peace panel agreed version
submitted to Congress on September 10, 2014, while the House of Representatives
made around 30 revisions.
Gov.
Hataman said he and other ARMM officials are concerned over raised
apprehensions that the substitute version no longer stands for the aspirations
of the Moro people for a genuine independence and self-rule.
"We
take note of how precarious the current situation and a diluted BBL will only
worsen the lives of Moro people in Mindanao ,"
Gov. Hataman said.
He
said it is the call of the Mindanaoans to the lawmakers in Senate and House of
Representatives to pass a BBL that will result in the creation of a political
entity that is way better than the ARMM.
He
also said that anything lesser than the ARMM will not solve the problem of Mindanao and the Moro people.
He
said the imperfections of Republic Act 9054, an act to strengthen and expand
the organic act for the ARMM, restricted the regional government's
implementation of its development goals and reform agenda.
He
said what the Moro people want is a law that truly addresses the historical
injustices committed against the Moro people, "something that will give
genuine autonomy to a people whose longing has always been to self-govern."
"We
appeal for them to reflect on the lives of the Moro people in Mindanao
who will directly suffer from the gaps in the delivery of services once a weak
and diluted law is passed," he added.
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