MARAWI CITY, Lanao del Sur, July 26 (PIA) -- Provincial Governor Mamintal A. Adiong Jr. lauded President Benigno S. Aquino III for his commitment to immediately complete the peace process in Mindanao.
“I and the people of Lanao del Sur laud His Excellency for giving the Bangsamoro more hope and enthusiasm in his recently delivered state of the nation address (SONA),” Adiong said in a statement.
In his fourth SONA, the President called on Congress to pass the Bangsamoro Basic Law before the end of 2014 to give ample time to prepare the new Bangsamoro government in 2016.
“Nananawagan ako sa ating Kongreso: Nabuo na po ang Transition Commission na gagawa ng panukalang Bangsamoro Basic Law. Tatapusin ito alinsunod sa mga prinsipyo ng komprehensibong kasunduan para sa kapayapaan; maipasa po sana ninyo ito bago matapos ang 2014 sa gayong paraan, may sapat tayong panahon para makapaghanda sa paghalal ng bagong pamahalaang Bangsamoro sa 2016 (I call on Congress: The Transition Commission that will craft the Bangsamoro Basic Law has already been created. Once their task is completed in keeping with the principles of the peace process, I ask you to pass the Bangsamoro Basic Law before the end of 2014. This way, we will have ample time to prepare for the election of a new Bangsamoro government come 2016)," the President said.
“We thank the President for his strong positive action in providing answers to the decades-old Moro questions and by making it part of his economic mantra of inclusive growth,” Adiong said.
According to him, it is by far the best present received by the Bangsamoro during this Holy Month of Ramadhan adding that there is no doubt President Aquino wants the success of the peace talks with the same eagerness and desire like the Muslims.
“We in Lanao del Sur continue to sustain our belief that, in the very near time, sustainable peace shall finally reign in our homeland,” he said.
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