The administration of President Benigno Aquino takes a step closer towards one of its biggest goals – the signing of the peace agreement between the Philippine government and the Moro Islamic Liberation Front or MILF. Malacañang said it is “a milestone that heralds one of the final stops on our nation’s journey to a just and lasting peace.” The Bangsamoro Transition Commission is drafting the Bangsamoro Basic Law, and is expected to pass by the end of 2014. The goal is to elect a Bangsamoro government by 2016. The government and the MILF want the region set up before Aquino steps down from office in 2016. Malaysian prime minister Najib Razak will attend the signing because Malaysia played a significant role in the negotiations. The 16-year peace talks between the government and the MILF concluded in January after both sides agreed on a historic firearms deal. Earlier, the panels signed annexes on transition, wealth and power-sharing, and the much-disputed provision on water territories.
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