MILF: UBJP Gensan executive officers undergo BBL updating

Posted to the MILF Website (Nov 5): UBJP Gensan executive officers undergo BBL updating



The United Bangsamoro Justice Party (UBJP) – General Santos City (Gensan) Chapter Executive Officers both from the city and barangay levels underwent updating on the Government of the Philippines (GPH) and the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) peace process and the latest status of the Bangsamoro Basic Law (BBL).

Around 67 UBJP – Gensan Executive Officers learned the latest upadtes regarding the proposed measure in their meeting last Tuesday Oct. 27,2015 held at the AVR of Mindanao State University – Gensan Graduate School.

MILF chief peace negotiator Mohagher Iqbal discussed the hurdle the GPH-MILF peace process has been facing particularly the hanging of the BBL in Congress.

Some congressmen and senators explicitly showed their opposition to the BBL questioning the constitutionality of some provisions of the draft Bangsamoro law. 

Once approved, the proposed legislation will pave way for the creation of an autonomous Bangsamoro political entity that will replace the current Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (ARMM).

Iqbal cited the importance of pushing the BBL forward which requires more efforts from the stakeholders. He added that the hope for the BBL is very big but there is no assurance of it passage. However, with Allah’s help, Iqbal said the BBL can be realized.

The chief negotiator, also the UBJP Vice President for Southern Mindanao Region, stressed the importance of continues engagement with the government for the peace process to succeed.

In his Muhadhara, Ustads Sulaiman Ali, Adviser of UBJP-Gensan and Da'wah Committee Chair, mentioned the importance of determination, sacrifice, and good intention to the political struggle through the UBJP.

Part of the activities in the gathering was the workshop of different committees where they identified the tasks they should undertake in order to strengthen the UBJP.

The BBL is the legal translation of the Comprehensive Agreement on the Bangsamoro, a peace truce signed by the government and the MILF last year in their common goal which is to end decades of armed conflict in Mindanao.

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