Cotabato City - President
Rodrigo Roa Duterte affirmed his strong will to provide solution to the
Bangsamoro struggle, in front of thousands spectators at the Bangsamoro Assembly last
week, (Nov.27,2016) at Maguindanao, Old Capitol in Sultan Kudarat.
In his 30-minute speech, the President reassured the Bangsamoro
that he work hard for it and ask
congress for an special session to pave the way the Bangsamoro Basic Law or
BBL.
The event also convened the top leaders of the two moro revolutionary
groups - the Moro Islamic Liberation Front and Moro National Liberation Fronts during the
events.
MILF Chairman Alhaj Murad Ebrahim spoke of the transition of the
revolutionary group he leads into a social movement "From fortification of camps with arms,
we venture into the development of our communities with new sets of learned
skills and prepare the leadership from a revolutionary mindset into
transformative leaders and managers" he said.
Ghadzali Jaafar, MILF First Vice Chairman and BTC Chairman read the
manifesto of the assembly and appealed to the President for the immediate
passage of the BBL.
Meanwhile, ARMM Regional Governor Mujiv Hataman said that he is one with the rest of the Bangsamoro on
its fight for self-determination. "Hindi ako pumunta dito para
makisimpatya, nandito po ako dahil kasama niyo ako sa laban na ito" the
governor said.
Meanwhile, Deputy Speaker Bai Sandra Sema also added that the big role of the congress plays in the BBL, also called for
unity in the midst of the Bangsamoro diversity. Regardless of ethnic tribe,
"we are here as one people demanding the resolution of conflict by passing
the BBL" she said.
Congresswoman Ruby M. Sahali , Governors Toto Mangudadatu and Lala
Taliño-Mendoza of Maguindanao and North Cotabato respectively, were among the
several local high ranking leaders who graced the event and spoke of their
strong support towards the BBL. (Posted by Becky D. de Asis/The Redline News)
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