Thursday, August 25, 2016

MILF to use old Maguindanao capitol complex for peace process

From the Manila Bulletin (Aug 26): MILF to use old Maguindanao capitol complex for peace process

BULUAN, Maguindanao – The long-abandoned Maguindanao provincial capitol complex in Sultan Kudarat town will be used by the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MLF) as temporary satellite office for the preparation of its enhanced Bangsamoro Basic Law (BBL) with the Duterte administration.

Philippine presidential adviser on the peace process, Jesus Dureza (L), shakes hands with Murad Ibrahim (C), chairman of the southern Philippine rebel group Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF), prior to their meeting on peace talks between the Philippine government and Muslim rebel negotiators at a hotel in Kuala Lumpur on August 13, 2016. (AFP PHOTO / MOHD RASFAN) | mb.com.ph
Philippine presidential adviser on the peace process, Jesus Dureza (L), shakes hands with Murad Ibrahim (C), chairman of the southern Philippine rebel group Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF), prior to their meeting on peace talks between the Philippine government and Muslim rebel negotiators at a hotel in Kuala Lumpur on August 13, 2016. (AFP PHOTO / MOHD RASFAN) | mb.com.ph


This was announced by Maguindanao Governor Esmael Mangudadatu during his inaugural launch here Wednesday of 25 new heavy equipment pool acquired by the provincial government for massive infrastructure projects and all-out dredging of rivers and marshes to mitigate perennial flooding incidents in the province.

Mangudadatu said MILF Chair Hadji Murad Ebrahim had requested the provincial government and high authorities for their possible use of the old capitol complex as official base of the Bangsamoro Transition Commission (BTC) to be reconstituted to redraft an inclusive BBL covering the government’s peace accords with the MILF and the Moro National Liberation Front (MNLF).

“Of course, we gladly approved the request…and we informed also the President about it,” the governor said.

The old provincial capitol complex is located at barangay Simuay of Sultan Kudarat, less than a kilometer away from Camp Darapanan, the MILF’ main headquarters
http://www.mb.com.ph/milf-to-use-old-maguindanao-capitol-complex-for-peace-process/

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