Pikit, North Cotabato- Moro community leaders, religious leaders and peoples’ organizations in this town joined hands in the conduct of Nadwa Islamiya and advocacy on the Bangsamoro Basic Law (BBL) to promote and sustain the gains of GPH-MILF Peace process, on November 01 at Ma’had Kutawato As-Shimaley Al Islamie, Barangay Manaulanan in the said town.
The
program was attended by 1,108 local residents, adjacent barangays and
municipalities of the province
of North Cotabato
Officers
from the Bangsamoro Leadership and Management Institute (BLMI) and
representative from Moro religious sector were the invited resource
persons.
The opening
remarks and welcome address were delivered by religious leaders who
acknowledged that the big number of participants who attended the occasion is a
manifestation of their full support to the peace process and passage of the
proposed BBL by congress.
Sheikh
Siddick Abdullah, BLMI area Coordinator on Moro Religious Leaders (MRL’s)
delivered the overview of the program, while Sheikh Ismael Muhammad acted as
master of ceremonies.
Sheikh
Abdulsalam Alabat, BLMI Extension Service Unit officer gave emphasis on the
essentiality of participation by everyone in peace-building advocacy and other
related efforts that will contribute in raising public awareness and promoting
the gains of the peace process and support to the passage of BBL through
joining peace advocacy programs.
Mr. Tirso
Tahir. BLMI Research Unit officer gave updates on the status of BBL, the peace
process and other related issues pertaining to the peace agreements.
He
expressed his optimism that Congress will pass a BBL that conforms with the Framework
Agreement on the Bangsamoro (FAB) and the Comprehensive Agreement on the
Bangsamoro (CAB) as they reflects the aspiration of the Bangsamoro people after
a long and painstaking negotiations and bloody revolutionary war.
“Your
consistent support as well as the international community to the peace process
can help sustain the gains of the peace process and the enactment of the BBL”,
Tahir stressed.
Sheikh Abu
Bar’rah Abdullah, a prominent religious leader in his presentation emphasized
politics in Islam and its correlating aspects and relevance to the peace
process and the BBL.
He told his
audience that the Primer on BBL Primer that were distributed by BLMI to Moro
Religious Leaders (MRL’s) provides a relevant Islamic perspective and answers
to most frequent ask questions (FAQ’s) regarding the GPH-MILF Peace process and
BBL as well.
At the end
of the program, organizers expressed their gratitude to the participants for
their active involvement and to the resource persons for sharing valuable
information and updates on the current status of the peace process and the
proposed Bangsamoro Law.
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