Marawi residents call for passage of original BBL version

MARAWI CITY, Lanao del Sur, Sept. 1 (PNA) -– Around 10,000 residents of the city expressed objection through a manifesto against Senator Ferdinand Marcos Jr.'s version of the proposed Bangsamoro Basic Law (BBL).

The manifesto was passed on Monday during the multi-sectoral prayer rally which called for the passage of the original version of the proposed BBL.

The rally started around 8:00 a.m. on Monday held at the Plaza Cabili, Banggolo and ended past noon of the same day.

In chorus, they shouted that the only acceptable proposed BBL is the one that was drafted by the Bangsamoro Transition Commission (BTC) and certified as priority bill by President Benigno Simeon Aquino III.

The protesters said that any substantial changes, amendments of substitutions thereto shall meet with a resounding “no” in the plebiscite.

“It is also utmostly prayed for the enactment of the original BBL sooner than later,” the manifesto stated.

Datu Musa Sultan, head of the Ranao Consideration for Peace, said they still have faith and trust that the Framework of Agreement on the Bangsamoro and the Comprehensive Agreement on the Bangsamoro bear so much hope and prospects to settle the centuries-old conflict in Mindanao.

The prayer rally was attended by the different personalities from the provinces of Lanao del Sur and Lanao del Norte who support the passage of the original version of the BBL. (PNA)

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