Another peace rally slated in Cotabato City

COTABATO CITY – Three days after a group of Bangsamoro stakeholders staged a huge rally in Cotabato City, another group will hold its own in the same venue on Thursday, June 25.

The Recover BARMM Now!, a broad coalition of Bangsamoro stakeholders composed of peace advocates, civil society organizations, religious and traditional leaders, youth and women’s groups, professionals, former Moro combatants, and community organizations, will stage the rally in front of the Bangsamoro Government Complex (BGC) here.

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The group will call for the full implementation of the Comprehensive Agreement on the Bangsamoro (CAB), the agreement between the government and the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) that gave birth to what is now the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM).

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Sheik Abdulhadie Gumander, chair of the group’s steering committee, said the event will commence at 7 a.m. until 7 p.m. along Gov. Gutierrez Avenue, the road leading to the BGC.

Gumander said expected to participate are Moros from Cotabato City, Maguindanao provinces, Special Geographic Area, South Cotabato, North Cotabato, Sultan Kudarat, Lanao del Sur and Lanao del Norte.

“The rally will serve as a peaceful expression of unity and resolve to sustain the peace process and ensure that the CAB is fully honored and implemented,” Gumander said in his letter to Cotabato City Mayor Bruce Matabalao seeking a permit to hold the rally.

In anticipation of traffic congestion along the road leading to the BGC, the Office of Chief Minister Abdulraof Macacua directed all employees to report for work earlier than usual to avoid possible delays.

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BARMM workers are also advised to use alternate routes in coming to their respective offices inside the BGC.

On Monday, several groups numbering an estimated 70,000 individuals held a rally in front of the BGC, calling for accountability on public funds and urging regional lawmakers to continue a relentless probe into the region’s use of government resources. /jpv

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