MANILA, June 12 — The chief peace negotiators of the Government and Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) on Thursday announced that the MILF is scheduled to undergo the first phase of the decommissioning of its weapons and combatants. “We are scheduled to begin the decommissioning process this June 16,” Government of the Philippines peace panel chair Miriam Coronel-Ferrer confirmed in a joint press conference with MILF chief negotiator Mohagher Iqbal at the Crowne Plaza in […]
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Ferrer thanks Congress ad hoc committee for retaining substantive elements of BBL
MANILA, May 21 — Government of the Philippines (GPH) chief peace negotiator Prof. Miriam Coronel-Ferrer conveyed her appreciation to the members of the House of Representatives ad hoc committee on the Bangsamoro Basic Law (BBL) for exerting due diligence as they deliberated and voted on every section of the proposed measure, noting that substantive elements of the proposed law were retained in response to the call of the Bangsamoro people for genuine autonomy. “We have […]
COA questions OPAPP regarding Php 1.4 B fund
QUEZON City, Philippines (Eagle News) — The Commission on Audit (COA) is questioning the Office of the Presidential Adviser on the Peace Process (OPAPP) as well as its partner agencies according to the implementation of its project worth 1.4 billion pesos. (Eagle News Service Jay Paul Carlos, Jericho Morales, MRFaith Bonalos)
