The Palace said it hopes that the government and the Moro Islamic Liberation Front would soon agree on the draft of the Bangsamoro Basic Law to be submitted to Congress, so everything could proceed as planned.
Read more: Malacañang hopes government, MILF would soon agree on a fair Bangsamoro draft Law
A breakdown would risk a return to violence and a blow to hopes for an economic revival for resource-rich Mindanao island as potential investors in sectors such as agriculture and mining wait on the sidelines for the peace deal to be implemented | Reuters
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Cagayan de Oro Rep. Rufus Rodriguez wants to invite Moro National Liberation Front founder Nur Nisuari and the head of the Bangsamoro Islamic Freedom Fighters to congressional deliberations on the proposed Bangsamoro Basic Law | ABS-CBN News
The government has earmarked P2.7 billion for the implementation of the Bangsamoro Basic Law even though a draft of the bill has not even been submitted to Congress | Philippine Daily Inquirer
Read more: Gov’t allots P2.7B for Bangsamoro autonomy even before bill is filed in Congress
A network of peace advocates in Mindanao met the peace panels of the government and the MILF to renew their steadfast commitment to the Mindanao peace process.
Read more: GPH, MILF chief negotiators welcome support of CSOs to Mindanao peace process