{"id":39796,"date":"2015-01-26T16:08:59","date_gmt":"2015-01-26T08:08:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/?p=39796"},"modified":"2015-01-26T16:08:59","modified_gmt":"2015-01-26T08:08:59","slug":"bongbong-delays-bangsamoro-law-hearings","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/2015\/01\/26\/bongbong-delays-bangsamoro-law-hearings\/","title":{"rendered":"Bongbong delays Bangsamoro law hearings"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Sen. Ferdinand ‘Bongbong’ Marcos being interviewed at the Senate of the Philippines (Facebook photo)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

MANILA \u2013 Sen. Ferdinand \u201cBongbong\u201d Marcos Jr. on Monday temporarily suspended all hearings and discussions about the Bangsamoro Basic Law (BBL) passage at the Senate following a bloody encounter between the police and members of the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) and the Bangsamoro Islamic Freedom Fighters last Sunday in Maguindanao.<\/p>\n

According to Marcos, what transpired over the weekend might disorganize the passage of the BBL further.<\/p>\n

“I am anxious to hear from the MILF leadership as to how we move forward from this. This MILF attack on government forces is a major obstacle to the long and lasting peace we have been working for in Muslim Mindanao,” said the senator.<\/p>\n

He said that he was horrified at the \u201cmassacre\u201d of at least 30 members of the Philippine National Police (PNP) Special Action Force (SAF) last Sunday.<\/p>\n

Marcos, as chair of the Senate Committee on Local Government, sentenced the use of violence by MILF against the government.<\/p>\n

“I decided to suspend indefinitely all discussions and hearings related to the passage of the Bangsamoro Basic Law until this is clarified. We cannot in conscience, proceed with these hearings while a cloud of serious doubt hangs over the security situation in the south,” he said in a statement.<\/p>\n

He added that an agreement cannot come out because of \u201cthreat of such extreme violence\u201d and that \u201cviolence has no room in a civilized society.\u201d<\/p>\n

Based on reports, SAP members were deployed to the area to bring warrants of arrest against Zulkifli bin Hir, known as “Marwan” and Basit Usman,<\/p>\n

According to Von Al Haq, vice chair for military affairs of MILF, the team of PNP were not cooperative when they entered the area. Thus, the MILF reacted.<\/p>\n

But according to Marcos, the SAF have a legitimate mission and the MILF should have entertained.<\/p>\n

“I condemn the use of violence by the MILF. They signed a peace agreement with the government, and therefore, the MILF is already a partner of government. Hence, even without coordination, they should have exercised great patience and caution,” he said.<\/p>\n

He added, “They were just doing their jobs. The fact that they were not carrying loads of ammunition show that they are not there for a fight. It was not an attack on the MILF. Lethal force was clearly not necessary. I am greatly saddened by this terrible event. I pray we find a way forward.”<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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