From the Website of AFP
Story Links: http://www.afp.mil.ph/index.php/8-afp-news/151-afp-supports-swift-passage-of-bangsamoro-law
Camp Aguinaldo, Quezon City—The
Armed Forces of the Philippines expressed its full support for the
passage of the proposed Bangsamoro Basic Law (BBL) that seeks to provide
a political solution to the conflict in Mindanao.
The BBL is being filed as part of the
Comprehensive Agreement on the Bangsamoro signed with the Moro Islamic
Liberation Front in March this year.
“Underlying CAB is the recognition of
the justness and legitimacy of the cause of the Bangsamoro people and
their aspiration to chart their political future through a democratic
process,” says the agreement.
Catapang said the AFP has always
supported the Mindanao peace process knowing that the Mindanao problem
cannot be solved through a military solution alone.
President Benigno Aquino III had
announced Monday that the bill was ready for filing at the House of
Representatives and the Senate.
“By enacting the proposed Bangsamoro
Basic Law, a just and lasting peace will finally dawn in Mindanao ending
more than 40 years of fighting between Filipinos versus Filipinos. With
this political solution, the sacrifices of more than 150,000 Filipinos
who perished in this strife would not be in vain,” the AFP chief also
said.
Throughout the GPH-MILF peace talks, the
AFP has expressed its support for the process as it has said that “the
same suffering, misery, and misfortune that our people feel every time
armed conflicts arise,” because soldiers suffer, too, as they “continue
to risk their lives as first responders to armed conflicts and
violence.”
The military had also expressed its
optimism since the beginning of the peace talks saying that the
milestones achieved had put into concrete example the principles
embodied in its IPSP Bayanihan that concerted efforts and cooperation
among stakeholders is key to achieve the common goal of just and lasting
peace not only for Mindanao but for the entire country.
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