GENERAL SANTOS CITY (Mindanao Examiner / Dec. 4, 2012) – Hundreds of Muslims have attended a forum on the Framework Agreement on the Bangsamoro in General Santos City in the southern Philippines.
The forum, organized by the Rajah Buayan, (the city’s old name) City Political Committee of the Moro Islamic Liberation Front, as part of its information campaign.
Professor Raby Ankal spoke about the highlights of the agreement which was signed in October between the MILF and the Aquino government.
Ankal said the agreement will pave the way for the establishment of the Bangsamoro that would replace the existing Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao comprising of the provinces of Basilan, Sulu, Tawi-Tawi, Maguindanao and Lanao; and the cities of Marawi and Lamitan. (Gandhi Kinjiyo)
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