CAB implementation will continue – Ferrer

From the Philippine Information Agency (Feb 21): CAB implementation will continue – Ferrer

The 16th Congress’ failure to pass the proposed Bangsamoro Basic Law (BBL) will not be a deterrent to the continued implementation of the signed ‎2014 Comprehensive Agreement on the Bangsamoro‎, the peace accord between the Government of the Philippines (GPH) and Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF).

While the passage of the BBL remains to be the keystone in the Bangsamoro peace process, GPH chief negotiator Professor Miriam Coronel-Ferrer said that the peace panels  will continue the programs that do not require legislative action.

On the socio-economic projects for the transformation of MILF camps into productive communities, Ferrer said that "solar power systems will be installed to provide communities their needs for electricity, hanging bridges will be constructed to connect villages, and water supply systems will be built in some other areas."

The GPH chief negotiator added that in the next five months before President Benigno S. Aquino III steps down in June, the panels would attempt to “identify more projects” for “the remote parts of Maguindanao and Lanao provinces, and the island provinces.”

During the two-day meeting of the peace panels in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia early last week, the report of the Transitional Justice and Reconciliation Commission (TJRC) was presented. The TJRC is  the body tasked to work out a program to address the legitimate grievances of the Bangsamoro people, correct historical injustices, and address human rights violations. Steps are underway to operationalize the TJRC's recommendations. (OPAPP)

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