Community
Orientation on the Peace Process was conducted yesterday (August 27, 2015) at
Brgy. Mapayag, Datu Anggal Midtimbang, Maguindanao to educate the residents of
the barangay on the narrative and status of the peace process between the
Government of the Philippines (GPH) and the Moro Islamic Liberation Front
(MILF).
The
more than one hundred residents of the said barangay that attended the activity
coming from different sectors such as women, youth, farmers, elders and
others.
Ms. Jehan
A. Usop, Project Officer of MWDECC, said that the activity was organized and
facilitated by Bangsamoro
Center
“This is
one of the series of activities under the “Popularizing the Peace Process”
component of the B-BANGON Project we are currently implementing in the
different municipalities of Maguindanao,” she said.
Topics on
the History of the Peace Process, Comprehensive Agreement on the Bangsamoro
(CAB) and the Bangsamoro Basic Law (BBL) were discussed by the different
resource persons invited by the facilitators. After the discussion, there was
an Open Forum to let the participants ask questions and clarify things that are
not clear to them.
Mr. Tungko
B. Tadtagan, Executive Director of BCJP, said that the leadership of the
municipality expressed their appreciation to the organizers of the activity for
their efforts in educating their constituents regarding the status of the peace
process especially the Bangsamoro Basic Law.
“This is an
opportunity for them to understand the real situation regarding the peace
process between the GPH and MILF and the ongoing deliberations on the BBL. Most
of the participants expressed their hope that the Philippine legislators such
as House of Representatives and Senate will pass a Bangsamoro Basic Law (BBL)
that will be acceptable to the Bangsamoro,” he said.
“The
B-BANGON or Building Autonomous and Stable Institutions and Communities for
Bangsamoro Advancement through National-level and Grassroots Organizations and
Networks is a project that aimed to ensure that the peace process is more
credible and widely supported, and the local mechanisms for averting the escalation
of violence is strengthened,” he added.
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