MANILA, Philippines — President Rodrigo Duterte has conceded to the possible extension of the Bangsamoro transition period, believing that the current three-year transition period, which will lapse in 2022, is too short, Presidential peace adviser Carlito Galvez Jr. said Thursday.
The interim Bangsamoro parliament, in a resolution, asked Congress to extend the transition period of the expanded autonomous government for another three years — or until 2025.
Galvez said the President has sought his opinion on the possible extension of the Bangsamoro transition period, which he backed.
“I said to him (President), being the chief implementer, we saw the difficulty of the implemen…
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