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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 […]
MANILA -PIA – The government is not ‘over-financing’ the proposed Bangsamoro regional government or even the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (ARMM), especially if we compare the projected Bangsamoro budget with the funds received by other regions from the national government. Government peace panel chair Prof. Miriam Coronel-Ferrer, in a press conference in Malacañang, said that the P35 billion that the government proposes to give the Bangsamoro in its first year is only half of […]
Malacanang has rejected calls to replace the members of the government peace panel who have drawn flak from certain senators and legislators for allegedly exhibiting bias for the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) regarding the Mamasapano bloody encounter. Communications Secretary Herminio “Sonny” Coloma Jr., the members of the government negotiating panel still have the full confidence of President Aquino. Coloma said presidential peace adviser Secretary Teresita Deles and chief government negotiator Prof. Miriam Coronel-Ferrer were […]
