From the Manila Bulletin (Jun 10): MNLF chair Misuari lauds Bangsamoro peace deal
Months after the signing of the Bangsamoro peace pact, the chairman of the Moro National Liberation Front (MNLF) has finally given his ‘congratulatory message’ to both the Philippine government and his former comrades at the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) for a fruitful negotiation.
MNLF Chairman Nur Misuari’s message was echoed by his spokesman, Reverend Absalom Cervesa, during an international peace dialogue held in Cotabato City. Cervesa was among the reactors to the dialogue.
He said that MNLF’s founding chair Misuari is “finally extending his congratulations to the GPH and the MILF for successfully concluding their negotiations through the Comprehensive Agreement on Bangsamoro (CAB).”
Earlier, Misuari has expressed his opposition to the CAB because of fears that it will quash the 1996 GRP-MNLF final peace pact.
Cervesa said he talked with Misuari before attending the peace dialogue on Friday at the Notre Dame University in Cotabato City.
Meanwhile, GPH panel chair Prof. Miriam Coronel-Ferrer said the peace negotiations between the GPH and MILF spanned 17 years and culminated with the CAB signing on March 27, 2014.
For MILF panel chair Mohaqher Iqbal, the CAB is inclusive to all, which refers to the Muslims, Christians, and the Lumads in southern Philippines.
The pact, he stressed, is not just a prescription for the MILF but for everybody.
The CAB envisions the creation of the Bangsamoro government to replace the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao by 2016.
http://www.mb.com.ph/mnlf-chair-misuari-lauds-bangsamoro-peace-deal/
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