The peace panel chair of the Moro Islamic Liberation Front
(MILF) on Tuesday emphasized the need to prioritize the passage of the
Bangsamoro Basic Law (BBL) before shifting to a federal form of government.
”It is our firm view that the Bangsamoro Basic Law should be
passed first, as promised by the President during his campaign for the
presidency and make it as a template for federalism in this country,” said MILF
peace panel chair Mohaqher Iqbal during the book launch of “Mindanao: The Long
Journey to Peace and Prosperity” at Discovery Primea, Makati City.
Iqbal said that while the MILF is supportive of the shift to
federalism, the implications of this policy toward the implementation of the
Comprehensive Agreement on the Bangsamoro (CAB) must be thoroughly studied.
“I am upbeat that the President can do it smoothly for
several reasons. He is extremely popular, the time factor is on his side, and
he is not anti-Moro; in fact he has a Moro blood running in his veins; and
finally he has shown so far that he is a decisive leader,” said Iqbal.
Meanwhile, presidential peace adviser Jesus Dureza announced
that President Rodrigo Duterte has approved a comprehensive peace roadmap which
entails the operationalization of a mechanism where an all-Moro body will be
tasked to draft anew a more inclusive proposed enabling law that will be filed
with Congress in lieu of the BBL.
The Bangsamoro Transition Commission (BTC) provided for in
the CAB will be reconstituted with representation coming from the MILF, the
Moro National Liberation Front, the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (ARMM),
and other Bangsamoro representatives.....
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