COTABATO CITY, Philippines— Mohagher Iqbal speech on the 2nd
CAB Anniversary has three (3) option: To give up and fight, to not do anything
or to continue to pursue peace.
These are the only options for the Moro Islamic Liberation
Front (MILF) after Congress failed to pass the proposed Bangsamoro Basic Law
(BBL), which will implement that group’s peace agreement with the Philippine
government.
“Nowadays, one can be easily swayed by emotions, rhetoric and
agitations. There are calls for war, as well as the passive acceptance of this
fate of the BBL by some sectors,” MILF peace panel chair Mohagher Iqbal said on
Monday during the second anniversary celebration of the Comprehensive Agreement
on the Bangsamoro (CAB) signing.
MILF admits
frustration amid Bangsamoro agreement’s 2nd anniversary, but even and after the
non-passage of BBL in Congress Iqbal said, “They pursued the path peace process
whoever the next administration after President Aquino ended his term from
office. He is very cordial and humble facing the press who are present covering
the 2nd activities of CAB, his composure and aura remain pressure
with the non-passage of BBL bill in Congress despite all out supports from the
MILF, BBC and the 3rd Party facilitators.
Iqbal, during his speech at Notre Dame University here, said
“it is a worrying situation.”
“There are actually only three options left for the MILF and
the Bangsamoro: one is to do away with the peace process and revert to armed
struggle; or to pursue further the peace process, the BBL especially; or not to
do anything at all,” he explained.
He said the MILF will not go to war or accept the fate of the
BBL
“We are more determined to assert the full, unconditional
implementation of the CAB, especially the enactment of the BBL,” he said.
Iqbal called the CAB a “summation of all [their] aspirations
and emotions.”
He said, however, that the CAB is “not spared from mockery
and opposition.”
“There are those who see no need, meaning and wisdom over
this commemorative event. For them, the non-passage of BBL totally diminishes
the value of the CAB,” he said.
Iqbal said the Filipino people should not take the CAB fo
granted, although the BBL was supposed to provide for the implementation of
many of its provisions.
“The CAB is very much alive. Even though we suffer the
setback in the BBL, it is not the end of the road,” he noted.During his speech,
Iqbal blamed the groups that blocked the passage of BBL in Congress.
“They all ganged up together and worked their way
triumphantly. Who are they? They are those who are insatiable with wealth and
power, and those still enslaved by religious bigotry,” he said.
Iqbal called on to the presidential and senatorial candidates
in the upcoming May national elections to “take their unequivocal stand on the
CAB and the BBL. “You will surely inherit this political problem. We urge all
of you to clarify to us the policy that your administration will pursue
vis-à-vis the CAB and the BBL. The Bangsamoro votes may pale in comparison to
the votes of Christians, but even a single vote can make a difference,” he
said.
Iqbal admitted MILF has new Command in the name Commander
Ustadz Halim Karialem which still unknown yet to the revolutionary
organization he is a new breed of leader in MILF.
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