BTA backs Marcos’ call for peace, unity

By Nash B. Maulana

COTABATO CITY—Members of the Bangsamoro Transition Authority (BTA) Parliament back the President’s call on the Filipino people to embrace peace and unity among them and buckle down to work.

Bangsamoro Chief Minister Ahod Ebrahim lauded the continued commitment of President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. in bringing about “genuine autonomy and progress” for the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM).

Member of Parliament (MP) Michael Midtimbang urged the Bangsamoro people to support the calls of the President “to strengthen the bridge of reconciliation in peace and in unity for us to achieve total development.”

In his official statement the day after the President’s State of the Nation Address (SONA) on July 17, BARMM Chief Minister Ebrahim said: “The president’s call for granting amnesty is a testament to his strong and resolute desire of finding lasting peace and justice.”

Midtimbang said the Moro people, having been through ages of armed conflict, would particularly reap from the fruits of peace which would propel the Bangsamoro Region “through genuine status of development from improved economy which translates to prosperity in livelihood amongst them.” in a legal opinion issued last July 19.

“The benefit of procuring an insurance policy for workers hired under a G-to-G arrangement is that it would address and cover their needs such as medical benefits, repatriation costs, and money claims, among others,” Remulla added.

The DOJ opinion was addressed to Undersecretary Bernardo Olalia