President Rodrigo Duterte and MNLF founding chairman Nur Misuari reaffirmed their commitment to bring “just and lasting” peace in Mindanao in a meeting in Davao City on March 27 | The Manila Times
President Duterte has been saying the Bangsamoro Transition Commission is “about to complete” the draft BBL or that its draft “will be through by two months from now” but the 21-member body, however, has yet to hit the ground running as it awaits the release of its budget | MindaNews
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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
Representatives of the Government of the Philippines (GPH) and the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) have signed the Terms of Reference for the implementation of the three-year-old final peace agreement.
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