Abueva spoke at a forum in Makati, which aimed to revisit and review past and present opportunities for the federal cause as well as its weaknesses, to provide the next President insights on the issue | MindaNews
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The ongoing military operations against the Abu Sayyaf Group in Basilan highlight the need to continue with the Bangsamoro peace process in order to curb activities of extremist and terrorist groups, government chief peace negotiator Miriam Coronel-Ferrer said.
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Cordillera autonomy is now slowly becoming a national issue.
Government chief negotiator Professor Miriam Coronel-Ferrer believes it is the responsibility of would-be members of the next Congress to ensure the continuity of the Bangsamoro peace process by refiling and passing the stalled BBL while it was the responsibility of peace-loving voters to elect candidates who would do so.
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The ceasefire committees of the Government of the Philippines and Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) agreed to enhance their cooperation by signing the Guidelines for Mutual Understanding towards the conduct of peaceful elections next month.
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