The Conciliation Resources (CR) in partnership with the Bangsamoro Leadership and Management Institute (BLMI) conducted an advocacy on Bangsamoro Basic Law (BBL) and Normalization on November 16 to 17, 2014 right inside Camp Bad’r of the 104th Base Command of the Bangsamoro Islamic Armed Force (BIAF) of the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) at Talayan, Maguindanao.
Over One Hundred members of the 104th Base Command including Base Commander Castro Emran, his four sub-commander and staff participated in the program.
The advocacy was aimed at providing the participants updates on the BBL and the Annex on Normalization, the former was already submitted to the two Chambers of Congress and the later, still being discussed by the GPH-MILF Peace Panels with their respective technical working groups.
Once the BBL is enacted into law and ratified by the people in a plebiscite, it shall become the regional law for the upcoming Bangsamoro Region and seen as a solution to the four decades of the Bangsamoro struggle for self-determination.
“The BIAF members are on the frontline and it is imperative that they must be asked about their opinions and should be well-informed”, said Mahmod S. Ahmad, Executive Director of the BLMI, a non-government organization (NGO) created by the GPH-MILF peace process.
When asked what are the advantage and the benefits of the BBL for members of the BIAF, Commander Odin Mamasainged, Administrator of the 104th Base Command said, “That the BBL and the mechanism on Normalization are our primary concerns because it involves our decommissioning and the turning over of our firearms to an independent body”.
Decommissioning will demobilize us and halts the strengthening of our Military Tactical Capabilities, which to our minds should not happen at all cost unless the mechanism and procedural aspects are agreed upon by both parties”, Comdr. Mamasainged further said.
The BLMI and party including the resource speakers came from the MILF Central Committee on Information. Upon their arrival at the camp, they asked for few time to rest due to exhaustion as they travelled over an ascending and descending rocky and slippery road on board a “habal-habal” (motorcycle). Nevertheless, at 10:00 A.M the program started.
BLMI Executive Director Ahmad delivered his topics and gave emphasis on the teachings of the Holy Prophet Muhammad (Peace upon him) relative to system of governance and leadership citing several Hadith and verses in the Holy Qur’an.
It was followed by Nas Pulindao, Kutawato Information Officer who discussed about BBL and Normalization.
The topics presented and discussed by the speakers were synthesized by Abdulwahab Guialal, BLMI Coordinator with the Conciliation Resources. He also facilitated the open forum.
Mr. Guialal said that, “This is the first program ever held inside one of the BIAF Camps in Mindanao and was very successful”. He further said that with its success, we look forward to conduct more activities in other big camps of the MILF-BIAF.
http://www.luwaran.com/index.php/welcome/item/1359-cr-–-blmi-holds-advocacy-on-bbl-and-annex-on-normalization
The advocacy was aimed at providing the participants updates on the BBL and the Annex on Normalization, the former was already submitted to the two Chambers of Congress and the later, still being discussed by the GPH-MILF Peace Panels with their respective technical working groups.
Once the BBL is enacted into law and ratified by the people in a plebiscite, it shall become the regional law for the upcoming Bangsamoro Region and seen as a solution to the four decades of the Bangsamoro struggle for self-determination.
“The BIAF members are on the frontline and it is imperative that they must be asked about their opinions and should be well-informed”, said Mahmod S. Ahmad, Executive Director of the BLMI, a non-government organization (NGO) created by the GPH-MILF peace process.
When asked what are the advantage and the benefits of the BBL for members of the BIAF, Commander Odin Mamasainged, Administrator of the 104th Base Command said, “That the BBL and the mechanism on Normalization are our primary concerns because it involves our decommissioning and the turning over of our firearms to an independent body”.
Decommissioning will demobilize us and halts the strengthening of our Military Tactical Capabilities, which to our minds should not happen at all cost unless the mechanism and procedural aspects are agreed upon by both parties”, Comdr. Mamasainged further said.
The BLMI and party including the resource speakers came from the MILF Central Committee on Information. Upon their arrival at the camp, they asked for few time to rest due to exhaustion as they travelled over an ascending and descending rocky and slippery road on board a “habal-habal” (motorcycle). Nevertheless, at 10:00 A.M the program started.
BLMI Executive Director Ahmad delivered his topics and gave emphasis on the teachings of the Holy Prophet Muhammad (Peace upon him) relative to system of governance and leadership citing several Hadith and verses in the Holy Qur’an.
It was followed by Nas Pulindao, Kutawato Information Officer who discussed about BBL and Normalization.
The topics presented and discussed by the speakers were synthesized by Abdulwahab Guialal, BLMI Coordinator with the Conciliation Resources. He also facilitated the open forum.
Mr. Guialal said that, “This is the first program ever held inside one of the BIAF Camps in Mindanao and was very successful”. He further said that with its success, we look forward to conduct more activities in other big camps of the MILF-BIAF.
http://www.luwaran.com/index.php/welcome/item/1359-cr-–-blmi-holds-advocacy-on-bbl-and-annex-on-normalization
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