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By Meanne Corvera Eagle News Service National Security Adviser Hermogenes Esperon on Tuesday said that war in Marawi may break out again if Congress does not pass the Bangsamoro Basic Law. In fact, Esperon, who spoke during a Senate hearing on the proposed BBL, said that the “threat of violent extremism and radicalization looms even larger” in Mindanao if certain issues were not addressed. He said so far, some individuals were already taking advantage of […]
By Meanne Corvera Eagle News Service Senators raised doubts the Bangsamoro Basic Law could be passed by the end of this year, even if President Rodrigo Duterte calls for a special session of Congress. “Not even a special session can fast-track it to be passed into law this year. It contains 289 sections that hearings alone can take so much time,” Senate Majority Leader Vicente “Tito” Sotto III said on Tuesday. He added the proposed budget […]
QUEZON City, Philippines (Eagle News) — Bangsamoro Transition Commissioner for Women Samira Gotuc-Tomawis pleaded to the government and the Maute Group to refrain from involving civilians in the continuing fight between the two forces. The fight between the Maute Group and the government has affected over a million residents of Lanao del Norte, mainly because it contributed to the rise in the prices of basic goods including rice.
MANILA – The President reiterated his desire and passion of bringing about just, lasting, and inclusive peace in the land, Presidential Peace Adviser Jesus Dureza said. In a statement, Dureza said that Duterte made the pronouncement in a meeting with some Cabinet Members including Secretaries Silvestre Bello III, Liza Masa, Judy Taguiwalo, and Rafael Mariano on Monday. The meeting was scheduled to give Duterte updates on the peace process. “We met with (President) Duterte until late last night and […]
MANILA, Dec.27 (PIA) — The ongoing peace process between the Government of the Republic of the Philippines (GRP) and the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) got a much-needed gain after President Rodrigo Duterte’s envoys were able to touch base with an alleged MILF renegade commander. Ernesto A. Alcanzare, lead organizer of a peace education and advocacy campaign Yes for Peace, shared the positive news through an email sent to PIA-NCR, which detailed the mission undertaken […]
PASIG CITY, Dec. 20 – Presidential Adviser on the Peace Process Jesus Dureza said the government is open to amending or even rewriting the 1987 Constitution to address the root causes of armed rebel resistance to the government. “If you really look up what they (rebels) aspire for, you have to open up our Constitution to be able to accommodate them. That is the reality,” Dureza said in his remarks during the recent Konsult Mindanao Peace Conference […]
DAVAO CITY, Nov. 2 —A top official of the Office of the Presidential Adviser on the Peace Process (OPAPP) has said that President Rodrigo R. Duterte does not distinguish between friend or foe and is willing to go to great lengths to push forward the peace process in Mindanao. “Our President is a president for all. Whether you are a rebel [or] are a plain civilian … he is a president for the 100 million plus […]
QUEZON City, Philippines (November 14) – Even before attaining the presidency, President Rodrigo Duterte already mentioned about achieving long-lasting peace in the southern Philippines as one of his priorities. Now, peace may be finally within reach as he signed an Executive Order for the establishment of a new Bangsamoro Transition Commission. The EO expanded the number of members composing the commission from 15 to 21. The aim of the expansion is to give more representation in drafting the […]
(Eagle News) — President Rodrigo Duterte signed an Executive Order reconstituting the Bangsamoro Transition Commission (BTC), expanding its membership from 15 to 21, in a ceremony at Malacañan Palace on Monday, November 7, 2016. The President has directed that the Mindanao peace process be inclusive as this Executive Order will expand the BTC’s membership, with the inclusion of three members from the Moro National Liberation Front (MNLF) among the government nominees. Eleven members, including […]
PASIG CITY, April 18 — The ongoing military operations against the Abu Sayyaf Group (ASG) in Basilan highlight the need to continue with the Bangsamoro peace process in order to curb activities of extremist and terrorist groups, Government of the Philippines chief peace negotiator Professor Miriam Coronel-Ferrer said in a national televised interview, April 14. “The event in Basilan indicates a very deep and complex problem that you cannot simply solve through military means,” Ferrer said. […]
