The Third-Party Monitoring Team (TPMT) on Friday cited the
need to restore the public’s confidence and trust in the Bangsamoro peace
process after the 16th Congress’ failure to pass the Bangsamoro Basic Law
(BBL).
TPMT Chair Alistair MacDonald said that the non-passage of
the BBL thwarted the confidence of the wider Moro community in the peace
process, noting that this setback might incite radicalism among young people.
“It is possible that this setback in achieving the long-held
aspirations of the Bangsamoro could increase the risk that some young people
could become more attracted to violent extremism -- a risk against which a
successful conclusion to the peace process will be the most effective
vaccination,” said MacDonald during the release of TPMT’s third annual public
report in Pasig City
MacDonald said it would be essential to build a path
forward, so that the next administration could hit the ground running, and to
work to sustain public confidence in the process during this period of
transition.
He added that the TPMT remained confident that the prize of
peace could be attained, noting that “no administration can afford to ignore
the costs of conflict in Mindanao —the human
costs, the developmental costs, the security costs, or the risk of worsening a
climate conducive to the spread of violent extremism.”
TPMT was set up by the Government of the Philippines (GPH)
and the MILF to monitor the implementation of the peace agreements between both
parties. It monitors, reviews, and assesses the progress of the implementation
of commitments by both GPH and MILF.
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