This article examines the recent Supreme Court decision declaring Sulu not part of the Bangsamoro region. The author, a cartoonist, expresses their thoughts and feelings about the ruling using the metaphor of a 'Joker in the pack'. They analyze the timing of the decision, its potential impact on peace negotiations, and the reactions of the people.
DAVAO CITY – I had this impulse to aptly draw a cartoon: “Joker in the pack bending over while holding a giant silver plate with a giant silver bullet on it; balancing himself in an act of positioning it over the map of Sulu and the Sulu Sea ; manifesting Tawi-Tawi proximate to North Borneo aka Sabah.SC upholds validity of Bangsamoro Organic Law ; declares Sulu not part of Bangsamoro region
No wonder there’s erosion of trust and confidence from our midst but we chose to believe and we still chose to trust in the name of peace. The very peace that brought us together has shattered our shared aspirations into sharp shards which wounded not our leaders but the very fragile lives of our people.
But always be mindful to give the other brethren in faith the prerogative to opt out since they already have a constitutional BOL and a political entity that is BARMM.
Qur’anic verses would have sufficed to quell ambivalent feelings about the news, to dispel the job insecurities that gripped the hearts and minds of those directly impacted just because the ruling was “immediately executory.”
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