The lack of a ceasefire agreement between the government and communist rebels was the main stumbling block to the peace negotiations, said Miriam Coronel-Ferrer, who chairs the government panel in the talks with Moro rebels.
The Transition Commission (Transcom), the body tasked to draft the charter for the future Bangsamoro government, will be holding its first “en banc” meeting on Wednesday, according to the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) and the Philippine government.
The Aquino administration and the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) wish to conclude their peace deal as soon as possible despite the postponement of the scheduled talks in Kuala Lumpur on March 25.
President Benigno Aquino III on Monday ordered the postponement of the negotiations with the Moro rebels to next month even as he said the talks were on track despite the Sabah crisis.
The Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) peace panels have presented to Malacañang its nominees to the 15-man Bangsamoro Transition Committee, which will craft the Bangsamoro Basic Law according to the Framework Agreement of the Bangsamoro (FAB).
A negotiated political settlement to the long-running Moro rebellion in Mindanao is only a short-term solution, conceded government chief negotiator Miriam Coronel-Ferrer.
Expect emotions to be ruffled. This is the forecast of government chief negotiator Miriam Coronel-Ferrer on how the 35th exploratory meeting between government and Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) peace panels would turn out.
Government and Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) negotiators will meet anew in Kuala Lumpur on Monday to complete the crafting of four crucial annexes to a framework agreement that could end the conflict in Mindanao.
The decommissioning of the Bangsamoro Islamic Armed Forces (BIAF), the armed wing of the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF), and the disarmament of its members will not take place overnight even if a final peace deal is signed, according to the chairman of the government’s peace panel.
As government and Moro rebels pursue peace through negotiations, President Aquino’s sister Kris is taking steps to befriend the family of Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) chief Murad Ebrahim.
Presdient Aquino has designated University of the Philippines professor Miriam Coronel-Ferrer as chief negotiator for peace talks with the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF), replacing former UP law dean Marvic Leonen.
While it may have lost its chief, Mario Victor “Marvic” Leonen, to the Supreme Court, the government peace panel is on track to forge a comprehensive agreement with the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) by the end of the year, Secretary Teresita “Ging” Deles said Thursday.
