A MalacaƱang official has allayed fears of the residents
that this city will be included in the future into the Bangsamoro region
because of the “opt-in” provision in the proposed Basic Law of the Bangsamoro
Autonomous Region (BLBAR).
The Bangsamoro region will replace the present Autonomous
Region in Muslim Mindanao (ARMM) once the proposed BLBAR is enacted into a law.
Undersecretary Jose Lorena of the Office of the Presidential
Adviser on the Peace Process (OPAPP) made this clarification Wednesday during a
media forum on the peace process, citing this city is not contiguous by land to
the ARMM.
Lorena said what is being discussed now in Congress is
contiguity by land to be able to avail of the opt-in provision if and when in
the future a city or a province wanted to be part of the Bangsamoro region.
Lorena said this city will not be a part of the Bangsamoro
region even if there will be petitioners since “the requirement of contiguity
will not be complied.”
“If it is contiguity by sea, it is possible since this city
is an immediate neighbor of Basilan,” he said. Basilan is one of the five ARMM
provinces.
Lorena said the only areas contiguous by land to the
Bangsamoro region are the provinces of Lanao del Norte, North
Cotabato and Sultan Kudarat.
Lorena spearheaded the conduct of a forum to update the
public on the development of the peace process through the media.
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