An outspoken official member of the MILF central leadership has criticized the Lower House of Congress for deleting the opt-in provision in the original the Bangsamoro Basic Law (BBL) crafted by the Bangsamoro Transition Commission (BTC).
Khaled Musa, deputy chair of the MILF information department, had told Luwaran that this act of the Lower House could trigger negative reactions, not only from the rank-and-file of the MILF but also from the Bangsamoro people themselves.
“Our people are not happy with the report of the Ad Hoc Committee of the Lower House,” he said, adding that over-all it is 50 percent bad.
He warned Congress of the dire consequences of their decision, which deprived of Moros and indigenous peoples in “contiguous and proximate” areas to become part of the Bangsamoro territory in the future.
He explained that even with that opt-in provision in the BBL, migrants’ cities and provinces in Mindanao do not stand the chance of being part of the Bangsamoro, because only Moros and indigenous peoples are extended such privilege.
He said Congress has given legitimate reason for those outside of the Bangsamoro to assert their rights in many ways, which he did not elaborate.
He also echoed the earlier statement of Sheikh Mohammad Muntassir, chair of the MILF Da’wah Committee, that the deletion of the original provision of the BBL on natural resources and it reclassified them as all “strategic minerals including all potential sources of energy”, and therefore, the Bangsamoro has no clear share in the revenues is a serious violation of the Framework Agreement on the Bangsamoro (FAB) and the Comprehensive Agreement on the Bangsamoro (CAB).
“This is unacceptable,” he warned.
Musa appealed to Congress to restore the original provision of the BBL on fossil fuel and metallic minerals.
He also appealed to Cong. Rufus Rodriguez, chair of the Ad Hoc Committee, and reportedly a lawyer of the energy sector in Mindanao, to be fair at all times.
http://www.luwaran.com/index.php/new/item/416-milf-official-hits-congress-for-deleting-opt-in-provision
“Our people are not happy with the report of the Ad Hoc Committee of the Lower House,” he said, adding that over-all it is 50 percent bad.
He warned Congress of the dire consequences of their decision, which deprived of Moros and indigenous peoples in “contiguous and proximate” areas to become part of the Bangsamoro territory in the future.
He explained that even with that opt-in provision in the BBL, migrants’ cities and provinces in Mindanao do not stand the chance of being part of the Bangsamoro, because only Moros and indigenous peoples are extended such privilege.
He said Congress has given legitimate reason for those outside of the Bangsamoro to assert their rights in many ways, which he did not elaborate.
He also echoed the earlier statement of Sheikh Mohammad Muntassir, chair of the MILF Da’wah Committee, that the deletion of the original provision of the BBL on natural resources and it reclassified them as all “strategic minerals including all potential sources of energy”, and therefore, the Bangsamoro has no clear share in the revenues is a serious violation of the Framework Agreement on the Bangsamoro (FAB) and the Comprehensive Agreement on the Bangsamoro (CAB).
“This is unacceptable,” he warned.
Musa appealed to Congress to restore the original provision of the BBL on fossil fuel and metallic minerals.
He also appealed to Cong. Rufus Rodriguez, chair of the Ad Hoc Committee, and reportedly a lawyer of the energy sector in Mindanao, to be fair at all times.
http://www.luwaran.com/index.php/new/item/416-milf-official-hits-congress-for-deleting-opt-in-provision
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