'The cracks in this grand experiment in autonomy may undo the decades of effort that brought us to this point. We may all find ourselves back in square one,' says Lanao del Sur 1st District Representative Zia Alonto Adiong
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The SC announced Monday, September 9, that it has ruled to uphold the constitutionality of the Bangsamoro Organic Law, but that it also ruled to exclude Sulu from BARMM because the province did not ratify it“The decision of the Supreme Court on this case involving the constitutionality of the Bangsamoro Organic Law and on the status of the province of Sulu in relation to the BARMM will have far-reaching consequences,” former BARMM interior ministerIn a statement, Lanao del Sur 1st District...
For context, Sulu is the birthplace and bailiwick of the Moro National Liberation Front , a rival group of the Moro Islamic Liberation Front. Peace negotiations between the government and the MILF paved the way for the deal that culminated in the BOL that created the BARMM, which is currently led by the MILF.
“It is absurd to believe that the Constitution contemplated that only the first Congress may enact the organic law for the autonomous regions. Likewise outrageous is the claim that the organic law cannot be amended by subsequent Congresses,” said the unanimous ruling.In the opposition to the BOL, Tan argued in his petition that Sulu cannot be included in the BARMM just because the former ARMM was counted as one.
’? It was a choice for or against the Bangsamoro Organic Law , not a question of inclusion or exclusion,” said Adiong.
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