Mohagher Iqbal, chief of the Moro Islamic Liberation Front Implementing Panel, faces controversy over his identity.
A lot of people in Muslim Mindanao are still clueless about the new Bangsamoro law, a leader from the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) said Sunday.
"Generally, the people really do not understand fully the content of the Bangsamoro Organic Law (BOL) and, as I said a while ago, how these provisions would really redound to the benefit of the people," MILF Chief Peace Negotiator Mohagher Iqbal said.
He added, "The BOL is equated to peace. Peace, development."
This ahead of the plebiscite, which will happen either in December or in January next year.
The ARMM will become the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao should the BOL be ratified in a plebiscite.
READ: The Bangsamoro Organic Law: Everything you need to know
Despite the low awareness on the BOL, Iqbal said he is optimistic that ARMM residents will support the law signed by President Rodrigo Duterte in July.
"I do not see any situation that would lead to such a situation wherein the Bangsamoro Organic Law would not be ratified. One reason for that is no less than the President fathered the Bangsamoro Organic Law," he said.
The Department of the Interior and Local Government has tapped barangay officials in Mindanao to spread awareness on the BOL in their respective communities.
No comments:
Post a Comment
Note: Only a member of this blog may post a comment.