{"id":199487,"date":"2019-01-27T01:08:41","date_gmt":"2019-01-27T06:08:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/?p=199487"},"modified":"2019-01-27T01:08:41","modified_gmt":"2019-01-27T06:08:41","slug":"palace-urges-moro-people-to-be-vigilant-assertive-of-rights","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/2019\/01\/27\/palace-urges-moro-people-to-be-vigilant-assertive-of-rights\/","title":{"rendered":"Palace urges Moro people to be vigilant, assertive of rights"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Presidential Spokesperson Salvador Panelo made this remark after the Commission on Elections (Comelec) announced that more than 1.5 million residents from seven areas in Mindanao voted “yes” to the ratification of the BOL in the plebiscite held last January 21. (File Photo<\/a>: Office of the Presidential Spokesperson\/Facebook<\/a>)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

MANILA<\/strong>\u00a0— Malaca\u00f1ang welcomed the historic ratification of Bangsamoro Organic Law (BOL), which creates the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM), and urged residents to not only support the new region, but also be aware of their rights.<\/p>\n

Presidential Spokesperson Salvador Panelo made this remark after the Commission on Elections (Comelec) announced that more than 1.5 million residents from seven areas in Mindanao voted “yes” to the ratification of the BOL in the plebiscite held last January 21.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe sovereign voice of the participating voters in the just concluded plebiscite has spoken, ushering a ray of hope to that war weary, poverty stricken, long neglected and much heralded promised land of the fifties,\u201d Panelo said in a statement.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe Bangsamoro Organic Law (BOL) has been officially ratified, it behooves the discordant voices to yield to the rule of the majority,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n

Panelo said that all stakeholders must cooperate to craft an autonomous government that will be responsive to the needs of the Bangsamoro people within the jurisdiction of BARMM.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe urge the people in the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao to give their new leaders their support and cooperation but at the same time we implore them to be vigilant and assertive of their rights,\u201d Panelo said.<\/p>\n

The Palace official also called on the mandated leaders \u201cto be fealty to their oaths of office\u201d.<\/p>\n

Transition<\/strong><\/p>\n

According to Panelo, the BARMM will be in place as soon as the President constitutes the 80-member Bangsamoro Transition Authority that will oversee the interim government of the region.<\/p>\n

Panelo said this will take place unless the Supreme Court rules in favor of the present petition questioning the constitutionality of the BOL.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe ruling, however, remains in the realm of imponderables. We cannot be waylaid in the meanwhile in the race to peace and progress,\u201d Panelo said.<\/p>\n

Panelo said the President hopes that the ratification of the BOL will start the process of correcting the historical injustices committed against the Bangsamoro people.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe quest to lasting peace in that region saw not only the bloody encounters among the Muslim combatants but spawned more conflicts as well, giving birth to more armed groups and violent hostilities to the sufferance of the Bangsamoro people and the Christian inhabitants,\u201d Panelo said.<\/p>\n

\u201cTo the credit of the Muslim warriors, they made way to another thrust for the elusive peace as they participated in a democratic process weighing in their collective voice,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n

Meanwhile, Panelo said that the Palace looks forward to another orderly plebiscite in the in six Lanao del Norte towns and in 67 villages in North on February 6.<\/p>\n

\u2018Bright new dawn\u2019<\/strong><\/p>\n

Presidential Peace Adviser Carlito Galvez Jr., for his part, described the ratification of the BOL as \u201cjustice to the people who took the ultimate sacrifices.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cThe BOL is an instrument that can help heal the wounds of past injustices. The BOL is our bridge to an enduring peace and sustainable development for the next generations,\u201d Galvez said.<\/p>\n

\u201cA bright new dawn emerges in Mindanao with the ratification of the Bangsamoro Organic Law (BOL). The era of war has finally ended,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n

Galvez, however, said that there was still much work needed to be done to ensure a smooth transition and the formal establishment of the BARMM.<\/p>\n

Echoing Panelo, Galvez also urged stakeholders to work collectively for the success of the new Bangsamoro autonomous government.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis is our chance as a people to unite in writing the peaceful narrative of the Bangsamoro. With joint hearts and minds, we can build a peaceful, just, and progressive Mindanao,\u201d Galvez said.<\/p>\n

\u201cAs we progress, I call on everyone to sustain the gains we have achieved in the peace process,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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