Assalamualaikum warahmatullahi wabarakatuh!
Greetings of peace to our Bangsamoro brothers and sisters and to all our fellow peacebuilders and peace advocates who have supported the successful implementation of the Bangsamoro peace process.
Today marks 11 years since the Government of the Philippines and the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) signed the Comprehensive Agreement on the Bangsamoro (CAB) on March 27, 2014.
More than a document, the CAB is an embodiment of the hopes and dreams of the Bangsamoro people; a realization of their collective aspiration to chart the future of their beloved homeland.
The landmark peace deal is a testament that such agreements can be successfully implemented if they are anchored on the principles of inclusivity, equality, and social justice.
In a few months, the political track of the CAB will be completed with the conduct of the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao’s first-ever regular parliamentary elections.
This political exercise will allow the Bangsamoro people to elect leaders who they believe are truly deserving of the positions they are vying for, and will mark the beginning of the Bangsamoro region’s full and genuine political autonomy.
The Presidential Adviser on Peace, Reconciliation and Unity stands committed to President Ferdinand R. Marcos, Jr.’s unwavering support the Bangsamoro peace process.
We commend and thank the MILF leadership and your people for their unwavering commitment to the Bangsamoro peace process, and for walking side by side with the national government in this remarkable peace journey.
We also extend our deepest gratitude to all peace partners and stakeholders – local government units, civil society, academe, religious community and the security sector – for the invaluable support you have provided to the national government’s peace agenda.
Together, under the banner of the Marcos Jr.’s administration’s banner of unity, let us sustain and preserve the gains of peace, progress and stability, and ensure that they are felt by future generations of Filipinos.
Mabuhay ang CAB! Mabuhay ang prosesong pangkapayapaan sa Bangsamoro! Mabuhay ang Bagong Pilipinas! Shukran!
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