WE are for peace in Mindanao.  And we can see that SOME of the leaders of the Moro Islamic Liberation Front -- Peace Panel Chairman Mohagher Iqbal, we believe, for one--are sincere when they say they do consider themselves Filipinos, citizens of the Philippines and want their desired Bangsamoro substate or autonomous region to remain a member of the Republic of the Philippines.

But we cannot urge Congress to pass the pending Bangsamoro Basic Law (the future constitution of the Bangsamoro substate) in its present form as written by the MILF Central Committee (or whoever) and then slightly amended and certified to Congress for urgent approval by the de facto, Smartmatic-PCOS-machine produced President of the Philippines B. S. Aquino.

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