President Marcos Jr. has yet to address plans for the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao.
, and the peace agreement between the government and the Moro Islamic Liberation Front , among others.
“It indicates some amount of uncertainty and insecurity in terms of the future of the Bangsomoro Transition Authority , and other issues in relation to the political transition,” Francisco Lara Jr., Senior Peace and Conflict Adviser of International Alert said during the press briefing of their newly-launched study on Thursday, July 28, at New World Hotel in Makati City.
According to the study, landmark political settlements like the Comprehensive Agreement on the Bangsomoro, the Bangsomoro Organic Law , and the imposition ofby development, political, and economic issues that have been further exacerbated by the COVID-19 pandemic. Conflict Alert officially launches their book “Conflict’s Long Game: A Decade of Violence in the Bangsamoro” at the New World Hotel in Makati City on July 28, 2022.
“There are two transitions happening at the same time. We’re transitioning from conflict to peace under the peace agreement, the BTA, the BOL, and the BARMM,” Lara said. She added: “But we’re also transitioning from the Duterte to the Marcos administration. Those two transitions hold a lot of challenges for the Bangsomoro.”
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