Leaders and members of the royal houses of Maguindanao, Kabuntalan and Buayan converged in a one-day solidarity assembly at Davao city to express their support to the Bangsamoro Basic Law (BBL), the measure that will establish a new autonomous entity for the Bangsamoro people.
Around 500 members of the three royal houses led by Maguindanao Prime Sultan Mandanaue Darussalam Sayyid Abdulaziz Salem Kudarat Mastura V, Sultan of Kabuntalan PinandTuUkoMluk, Buayan Sultanate Amil Kusain Camsa and Taviran IV DatuNoldin S. Oyod converged at Davao Water Front Hotel on Monday April 13.
The Sultans said in a statement that they held the assembly so their voices be heard by the national government and the peoples of Mindanao.
“We have suffered many years of struggle and we want peace in our home for both Christians and Muslims including our indigenous brethren,” Prime Sultan Sayyid said.
The royal houses leaders cited Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) 1st Vice Chair Ghazali Jaffar for giving the participants the MILF’s position on the BBL status.
Jaffar lamented the delay in the BBL deliberation in Congress brought by the unfortunate Mamasapano incident last January 25 where 44 police commandoes, 17 MILF fighters and three civilians perished.
He said the delay in the deliberation of the measure is painful both for Muslims and Christians.
The MILF official underscored the goal of the Bangsamoro, a new political entity, which is to spur development in Southern Philippines dubbed as “The New Mindanao.”
He added that as the people aim to build up new Mindanao, “guns shall be changed to shovels. Cannons shall be changed into tractors! Bombs will be changed into Fertilizers! Bullets shall be changed into seedlings!”
The draft BBL is currently in the hands of lawmakers for deliberation. Some senators and congressmen have seen certain provisions which they view as unconstitutional and have considered to have those removed.
The MILF leadership hopes the proposed charter for the Bangsamoro people will not be diluted. The BBL was drafted by the Bangsamoro Transition Commission whose members were appointed by President Aquino.
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The Sultans said in a statement that they held the assembly so their voices be heard by the national government and the peoples of Mindanao.
“We have suffered many years of struggle and we want peace in our home for both Christians and Muslims including our indigenous brethren,” Prime Sultan Sayyid said.
The royal houses leaders cited Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) 1st Vice Chair Ghazali Jaffar for giving the participants the MILF’s position on the BBL status.
Jaffar lamented the delay in the BBL deliberation in Congress brought by the unfortunate Mamasapano incident last January 25 where 44 police commandoes, 17 MILF fighters and three civilians perished.
He said the delay in the deliberation of the measure is painful both for Muslims and Christians.
The MILF official underscored the goal of the Bangsamoro, a new political entity, which is to spur development in Southern Philippines dubbed as “The New Mindanao.”
He added that as the people aim to build up new Mindanao, “guns shall be changed to shovels. Cannons shall be changed into tractors! Bombs will be changed into Fertilizers! Bullets shall be changed into seedlings!”
The draft BBL is currently in the hands of lawmakers for deliberation. Some senators and congressmen have seen certain provisions which they view as unconstitutional and have considered to have those removed.
The MILF leadership hopes the proposed charter for the Bangsamoro people will not be diluted. The BBL was drafted by the Bangsamoro Transition Commission whose members were appointed by President Aquino.
http://www.luwaran.com/index.php/welcome/item/867-maguindananon-royal-houses-express-support-to-bbl
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