The Philippines and Malaysia on Tuesday, March 21, finally agreed on a new facilitator in the government’s peace talks with the Moro Islamic Liberation Front, reaffirming Malaysia’s role in the implementation of peace talks between the government and Moro rebels | The Standard
President Rodrigo Duterte will study the draft Bangsamoro Basic Law when the Bangsamoro Transition Commission submits it and will “pray that it would sail on still waters” once it reaches Congress | MindaNews
Read more: Duterte on BBL: “I pray it would sail on still waters” in Congress
While the idea of federalism seems to fit into the demand of the Moro people in Mindanao for self-determination, fears are rife that it may defeat such aspiration which is to be embodied in the Bangsamoro Basic Law, granting Congress allows its passage | MindaNews
A member of the Committee on Constitutional Amendments at the House said the committee is taking into consideration that the Bangsamoro territory will be one federal state | Manila Bulletin
Read more: Bangsamoro can be a state in a federal form of gov’t
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