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MANILA, Philippines – The international and business communities lauded the signing on Monday, October 15 of the Framework Agreement between the government and the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF), seen as historic step toward peace in Mindanao.
The World Bank said that the agreement “marks an important step toward achieving peace, security and development that will benefit all Filipinos” but noted that “much work remains to be done” to transform the document into a definitive peace agreement and translate it into “security and prosperity for the people” of the southern Philippines.
Canadian Ambassador Christopher Thornley lauded the “diligent efforts of all sides”, which bring “the dawning of a new era of opportunities for the people of Mindanao” and extended his best wishes to the Transition Commission as is begins to work on developing the legal framework for the establishment of the Bangsamoro.
In a joint statement, the Makati Business Club and the Management Association of the Philippines called the signing of the Framework Agreement a “dramatic achievement” that should pave the way for a “much-deserved reemergence” of Mindanao a center of economic and cultural activity and “an integral part of the Philippines’ improving economic engine.” – Rappler.com
Read the full text of President Noynoy Aquino’s speech: Agreement paves way for enduring peace in Mindanao
Read the full text of the Framework Agreement between the Philippine government and the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) on the establishment of the new autonomous political entity, Bangsamoro, that will replace the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (ARMM).
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