Tuesday, October 13, 2015

MILF: Stakeholders hold 1st Basilan Peoples’ Assembly 2015

Posted to the MILF Website (Oct 13): Stakeholders hold 1st Basilan Peoples’ Assembly 2015

Stakeholders hold 1st Basilan Peoples’ Assembly 2015

Various stakeholders in the island Province of Basilan held 1st Basilan People’s Assembly 2015 at the Basilan State College Gymnasium, Isabel City on October 11 with the theme: “People’s Initiatives towards Harmony, Good Governance and Sustainable Peace and Development”.

Thousands of Basileños from various municipalities of the province representing farmers, fisher folks, the academe, labor, officials and employees of local government units, as well as senior citizens attended the program.

Speakers were Congressman Jim Hataman-Salliman and Gov. Jum J. Akbar.

Regional Governor Mujiv S. Hataman of the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (ARMM) delivered the keynote address. One of the highlights of his speech was, “Hinangad ng taga Basilan na mapayapa at tuloy-tuloy and pag unlad ng Basilan kaya ang liderato ng lalawigan na ito ay inaayos na ang mga kandidato for congressman, governor, mayors and down to the Barangay level para na po maiwasan ang hidwaan sa pagitan ng magkakapatid, magpinsan at iba pa. (People of Basilan desire peace and continuous development, so the provincial leadership had agreed on the candidates for congressman, governor, mayors down to the barangay level to avoid misunderstanding or conflict between siblings, cousins, etc.), RG Hataman said.

Ako naman po ay masayang babalik sa civilian life kasi tinitiyak ko na ang Bangsamoro Basic Law (BBL) ay maipapasa sa Nobyembre pagbabalik session ng mga mambabatas. ( I’ll be glad to return to civilian life as I assure you that once lawmakers resume sessions in November, the Bangsamoro Basic Law will be passed), RG Hataman also said.

“Marami po nagtanong sa akin kung bakit pa kailangan ang BBL puwede naman po aayusin ang ARMM? (Many are asking why there is a need to pass the BBL when the ARMM can also be improved or developed?) Ang sagot ko po sa kanila kung baga sa sasakyan ang ARMM ay karagkarag na Toyota lang ito namang BBL ay BMW”. (I told them, the ARMM is just like an old Toyota car that is defective, while the BBL is a BMW). The audience burst into a wild applause upon hearing this comparison made by RG Hataman.

The activity was organized by the Basilan Ulama Supreme Council headed by Dr. Aboulkhair Tarason, Council of Leaders-Louie Alano, and Andy Asalul-President CORE-ARMM.

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