Federalism
or war.
Moro
National Liberation Front (MNLF) founding chairman Nur Misuari threatened to go
to warwith the the Philippine government was relayed by President Rodrigo Roa Duterte when the two met in Malacanang palace recently.
Kagabi
nag-usap kami sa harap ni Gen. (Carlito) Galvez,
sa OPAPP (Office
of the Presidential Adviser on the Peace Process)," Duterte said in a
campaign sortie by the Partido
Demokratiko Pilipino - Lakas ng Bayan (PDP-Laban) in Marikina city. "Sabi ko, 'Let
us talk sa iyo.'" Sabi
niya, "O sige. Pero ito ang gusto ko, federalism."
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President Rodrigo Roa Duterte met with Moro National Liberation Front (MNLF) founder Nur Misuari in Malacañang Tuesday night. (photo credit to owner)
Nur Misuari met with President Duterte, Galvez, and National Security Adviser Hermogenes Esperon. In the said meeting, Pres. Duterte said Misuari claims the Moro community wants federalism, as supposedly promised by then President Corazon Aquino.
"Sabi ni Misuari kagabi [Misuari
said last night], 'If you do not give it (federalism) to me, let me be very
honest. I will go to war," Duterte revealed to the audience present in the
campaign rally.
The President said he proposed to
Misuari to create a negotiating panel to check if the federalism the MNLF
founding chairman is gunning for is similar to the system under the Bangsamoro
Organic Law (BOL) or a different kind of federalism.
"Sabi ko [I said], 'I
understand that Nur. So ganito na lang gawin natin [This is what we
will do]. Let's form a panel, because we have to inform the people, we cannot
negotiate secretly here,'" President Duterte said.
Misuari has made it public his
refusal to recognize the Bangsamoro Transition Authority (BTA) amid rumors of
dissatisfaction of their MNLF faction's representation in the government body,and
has opted for a federal form of government.
Moro National Liberation Front
(MNLF) currently has several factions, that of Misuari’s, that of incumbent
chair Yusuf Jikiri, and former Cotabato City Mayor Muslimin Sema -- which have
expressed support for the Bangsamoro Organic Law (BOL) and have representatives in the Bangsamoro
Transition Authority (BTA).
Status
of Federalism in Congress
The
Hose of representatives has already passed the federal charter on third reading,
while the Senate opted to suspend it, citing that it has no time for charter
change.
The
Federal form of government has been one of the campaign promises of President
Duterte.
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