Bangsamoro group urges Marcos, MILF chief to meet before Oct. 30

MANILA, Philippines — Several Bangsamoro organizations, civil society, and leaders appealed to President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. to meet Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) Chairperson Al Haj Murad Ebrahim before Oct. 30.

Malacañang earlier confirmed that it is arranging a meeting between the two to formally discuss the exit agreement, which is integral in completing the peace process of the government and the MILF.

However, based on available information, no date has been set yet.

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“We welcome the Palace’s word that a meeting is being scheduled. Mr. President, please meet Chairman Murad before October 30,” they urged in a statement issued by the Bangsamoro ulama, civil society, traditional leaders, settlers and Indigenous People.

The Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM) will hold its inaugural session on Oct. 30, where its chief minister will also be elected.

They also called on Special Assistant to the President Antonio Lagdameo Jr. to open the Malacañang for the historic meeting.

The Comprehensive Agreement on the Bangsamoro is the peace agreement signed by the government, under then-President Ferdinand Marcos Sr., and the MILF in 2014 after 17 years of peace negotiations.

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“The father began it. The son can finish it,” they expressed.

They said that they will walk and pray for eight days before the BARMM parliament convenes its first meeting. /mr