Aside from the weapons of more than 10,000 fighters, a huge challenge to the normalization process is the presence of tens of thousands of loose firearms in the areas covered by the new Bangsamoro entity | Philippine Daily Inquirer
The Organization of Islamic Cooperation will convene on October 13 in Manila representatives of the rivals Moro National Liberation Front and the Moro Islamic Liberation Front to the Bangsamoro Coordinating Forum | Mindanao Cross
As Congress began discussions on the Bangsamoro bill for its swift passage into law, the Government of the Philippines, Moro Islamic Liberation Front, and Bangsamoro Transition Commission spoke in unison that the future Bangsamoro will exercise genuine autonomy within the flexibilities of the Philippine Constitution.
Read more: Bangsamoro bill is for genuine autonomy, not separate state -- GPH, MILF assure Congress
The disarmament process will be implemented simultaneously with the political process.
During the first hearing on the proposed law at the House Wednesday, Zamboanga City Rep. Celso Lobregat tried to elicit an assurance from MILF chief negotiator Mohagher Iqbal that the MILF would accept an amended Bangsamoro bill | Philippine Star