Returning Presidential Adviser on the Peace Process Jesus Dureza vowed in a statement sent to the government and MILF peace panels that the Duterte administration will “continue with the gains” of the Bangsamoro peace process and “build on those already done and achieved” | MindaNews
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The essence of the Bangsamoro Basic Law (BBL) is what federalism is all about, Davao del Norte Rep. Pantaleon D. Alvarez said | BusinessWorld
Read more: Alvarez reaffirms draft BBL as part of federalism plan
Incoming President Rodrigo R. Duterte will create a separate commission comprised of Moros, Lumads and Christians to spread the word on federalism in the country when he assumes the country’s highest post by June 30 | MindaNews
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The next Congress can pass the BBL within 2016 and at the same time undertake the needed legal processes for charter change, according to government chief peace negotiator Prof. Miriam Coronel-Ferrer.
Read more: BBL passage and federalism can go hand-in-hand – Ferrer
Duterte will be the fourth President — after 55 years — from outside Luzon, the country’s vote-richest island and home to 12 Presidents | MindaNews
Read more: Rodrigo Roa Duterte: 16th President, first Mindanawon to lead the country