The Philippine government should speed up rehabilitation of war-torn Marawi City and reconsider a purely military approach against Islamist extremists to prevent similar attacks in the future, Mindanao policy experts said | ABS-CBN News
Bangsamoro Transition Commission (BTC) chair Ghazali Jaafar assured that the new BBL draft is reflective of the interest of the people, not only of the Bangsamoros but also of the indigenous people, Christians and other stakeholders | ABS-CBN News
The attack in Marawi will neither affect nor delay the peace process between the government and the MILF, as well the passage of the enhanced BBL, presidential adviser on the peace process Jesus Dureza said | Philippine Star
OPAPP Undersecretary Nabel Tan said President Rodrigo R. Duterte is inclined to certify as priority administration bills the proposed autonomy law for the Cordillera and the enabling law for the Bangsamoro | Manila Standard
The executive director of IAG told ABS-CBN News President Rodrigo Duterte's martial law declaration showed decisiveness but, if mishandled, could also give rise to more Islamic extremists and compromise peace efforts in southern Philippines.
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