The Aquino administration may have vowed to support the proposed Bangsamoro region that is envisioned after the peace deal with the Moro Islamic Liberation Front, but one of its key leaders in Mindanao is wary about it. Secretary Lualhati Antonino, chief of the Mindanao Development Authority, openly expressed her displeasure over what she described as an attempt to grant the proposed Bangsamoro region the “exclusive authority” over natural resources in the area. She cited the fact that Lake Lanao is a major energy source in Mindanao and should be under the control of the central government. A commission has already submitted to President Benigno Aquino III a draft law that will spell out the powers of the planned Bangsamoro region, including powers over resources in the area.
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