According to Hon. Mohagher Iqbal, the chairman of the Bangsamoro Transition Commission, the Bangsamoro Basic Law will replace the current Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao. The BBL will provide a legal entity for the Bangsamoro people along with their right to self-governance. The law will also secure their political future for their descendants. But who are these Bangsamoro people? They consist of indigenous Muslims contributing 5.1% to the Philippines’ population. A lot of senators, lawmakers, and
I have cited below some reasons why the Moro people are in conflicts with The Republic of the Philippines. First, during the celebrations of “The Declared Independence” the Filipinos of Luzon and Visayas considered this as the beginning of freedom and independence. On the other hand the Bangsa Moro considered the event as the death of their own freedom, and independence. This is because during that time, being a Christian is compulsory. They felt like the government was trying to eliminate their
1. Manila Bus Hostage Crisis This hostage crisis happened on August 23, 2010 at the Quirino Grandstand, Rizal Park in Manila where former Philippine National Police Senior Inspector Rolando Mendoza which he was dismissed of being police officer due to some cases in relation to drugs in 2008 which the Ombudsman found the said police officer and four others guilty due to misconduct and ordered dismissal from the service and his benefits especially if he will retired from the office, it will be forfeited
Philippine IPs has been experiencing historical discrimination and marginalization from political processes and economic benefit for over a hundred years. They often face exclusion, loss of ancestral lands, displacement, pressures to and destruction of traditional ways of life and practices, and loss of identity and culture. In extreme situations, social and political discontent has erupted into armed conflict – the 40-year old armed conflict in Mindanao, involving secessionists and communist insurgents
in which very contrary to the status quo and none of its actions should be construed as being inconsistent with the principles of territorial integrity and national unity. May it be the Philippine Republic might be challenged by rebels but still it has clear territorial sovereignty over those so called Bangsamoro places and to use self-determination as to justification to secession cannot be done nor can they claim Unilateral Secession. Also in addition to that we adhere to the principle of uti possidetis
possible cause of underdevelopment, and the root of corruption. For the last 28 years, the Philippines political system is one of the democratic countries in the world that is subordinate to political dynasties along with Greece, United States, Japan and India (Kenawas, 2015). Political Dynasties is defined commonly as a type of monopolizing political power and politicians