The
Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) would persevere in pushing for its ongoing
peace progression with the government, due to the organization’s profound trust
and confidence with President Benigno Aquino lll.
“I
still personally believe that we (MILF) are going to sign a peace agreement
with the Aquino administration,” MILF Chairman Al Haj Murad, said here Thursday
in an interview.
Murad’s
statement came on the heels of reports that many changes are being threshed out
by the government legal team on the draft of the Bangsamoro Basic Law (BBL), to
pave the way for the creation of the Bangsamoro entity that would replace the
old, graft-ridden ARMM set up.
On
April 22 this year, the Bangsamoro Transition Commission, composed of seven
state nominees and eight MILF representatives, submitted before the government
a 97-page BBL draft for the Office of the President to review and later endorse
to Congress as urgent measure.
Murad
said up to now the BBL draft remains under review at the Aquino’s office.
The
President earlier said that he would like to see a signed peace deal with the
MILF before his term ends in 2016.
“Amid
these goings-on, I can say that there is still time for the President to
endorse the BBL draft to Congress. We need to have patience,” Murad said.
Murad
said the MILF, the largest Moro rebel organization fighting for
self-determination in Mindanao, took some 17 years to come up with a
comprehensive peace overture with the government and he would not like to see
the effort discarded.
“I
still believe that the President himself is eager to get things done for the
prosperity of Mindanao ,” he said.Currently,
members of the government legal team are fine-tuning pitches in the BBL draft
to conform to the Philippine Constitution.
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