The Aquino Administration will press Congress to pass the Bangsamoro Basic Law as it has pledged to do under a peace agreement with the Moro Islamic Liberation Front | The Manila Times
Sen. Ralph Recto said proposed changes to the draft Bangsamoro Basic Law are not meant “to mangle the bill but mend it” so the final version will be acceptable to the “country, the citizenry and the Constitution.”
The government must disclose the full truth about the Mamasapano incident to repair shattered trust in the peace process, IAG senior policy adviser Fr. Eliseo Mercado Jr., OMI tells DZMM’s Noli de Castro.
Read more: LISTEN: 'Full disclosure on Mamasapano clash needed to repair trust in peace process'
Lawyer Benedicto Bacani, the founding executive director of IAG, said Mercado’s assertions do not reflect the official position of the IAG on the now infamous January 25 “Mamasapano incident." | Philippine Star
Read more: IAG clarifies director's claim that gov't paid for SAF arms' return
Presidential Adviser on the Peace Process Teresita Quintos Deles and Government of the Philippines peace panel chair Prof. Miriam Coronel-Ferrer welcomed the gesture of the MILF to return the weapons of the PNP Special Action Force taken from the tragic incident in Mamasapano last January 25, which claimed nearly 70 lives from all sides, including civilians.
Read more: Gov’t welcomes retrieval of SAF weapons; MILF reaffirms commitment to peace process