ZAMBOANGA CITY, Zamboanga del Sur — Hundreds of men and women in Tuburan town, Basilan province marched on the streets on Thursday to protest the alleged attempt in the Senate to sideline the Moro National Liberation Front (MNLF) in the interim Bangsamoro government in the event that the transition period is extended by another three years.
With masks covering half their faces, the protesters decried Senate Bill (SB) 2214 which, they said, could deprive the MNLF of seats in the 80-member Bangsamoro Transition Authority (BTA).
“Don’t forget, we in the MNLF are also part of the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM),” one protester told the Inquirer when asked what …
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