MANILA -- The newly-established Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in
Muslim Mindanao (BARMM) is a realization of everyone's dream to end the armed
struggle in Mindanao, President Rodrigo R. Duterte said on Friday.
"The successful ratification of this Organic Law will enable us to
create an environment that will be conducive to the peaceful coexistence
between the Muslims, Christians, Lumads, and all tribes of this planet as
indigenous peoples and settlers who will consider Mindanao as their home,"
Duterte said in his speech during the ceremonial confirmation of the Bangsamoro
Organic Law (BOL) plebiscite canvass results and oath-taking ceremony of the
members of the Bangsamoro Transition Authority (BTA) at Malacañang Palace.
Duterte assured various stakeholders that his administration will ensure good governance in BARMM.
"Your courage and determination will never be put to waste. I
guarantee that you and this administration will use all the resources within
its disposal to ensure better governance and inclusive political empowerment in
this new Bangsamoro region," he said.
The President recalled the hardships of the peace process and expressed
hope for permanent peaceful co-existence with the ratification of the BOL.
"We would like to see an end of the violence that has rocked
Mindanao and have cost so many lives for nothing.If there is any problem at all
or in the future, let me assure you that for the remaining years of my work as
a government work here, here in this building,
"I assure you, Insha’Allah, I will always do what the law says and what is yours, to what extent that we can give you, not only comfort but happiness to the Muslims of Mindanao," he said.
"I assure you, Insha’Allah, I will always do what the law says and what is yours, to what extent that we can give you, not only comfort but happiness to the Muslims of Mindanao," he said.
Duterte challenged the 80 newly-appointed members of the BTA to fulfill
a better future for the people of BARMM by committing to the values of the rule
of law, good governance, and democracy.
"Always embody the dreams and aspirations of the great men and
women who came before you and fought for the recognition of your right to
determine your future," he told them.
The President announced the appointment of Moro Islamic Liberation
Front Chairman Al Haj Murad Ebrahim as Interim Chief Minister of the Bangsamoro
Transition Authority.
The BOL, considered as one of President Rodrigo R. Duterte’s biggest legislative
achievements, is expected to give the Moro people the basic legal tools to
chart their own destiny within the country’s Constitutional framework. (PNA/By EJ Roque )
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