President Duterte ready to concede to BBL if Federalism not possible

By Lilian C. Mellejor, Philippine News Agency DAVAO CITY, July 8 — President Rodrigo Duterte said Friday he is ready to concede to the Bangsamoro Basic Law (BBL) if a Federal government is not possible during his term. But the President assured the Moro people that his administration is working on a framework acceptable to both the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) and the Moro National Liberation Front (MNLF). Image courtesy of SlideShare.net Speaking to more than 500 Moro people from different regions in Mindanao, including MILF vice chair for political affairs Ghazali Jaafar and MNLF Chair Bong Parcasio during the First Mindanao Hariraya Eid’l Fit’r at SMX Convention Center on Friday evening, Mr. Duterte revealed that part of the plan is a reconfiguration of a territory for Nur Misuari-led MNLF. The President, however, said the reconfiguration is not intended to separate or delineate territories. “It should not keep us [...]