Malacañang on Tuesday (April 1) assured the independence of the National Peace Council convened by President Benigno S. Aquino III to discuss the proposed Bangsamoro Basic Law (BBL). The National Peace Council is composed of five citizen leaders namely Archbishop Luis Antonio Tagle, businessman Jaime Augusto Zobel de Ayala, civil society leader Howard Dee, and peace advocate Bai Rohaniza Sumndad-Usman. Presidential Spokesman Edwin Lacierda said in an interview that this council aims to entice the […]