Presidential Communications Operations Office head Herminio Coloma Jr. said this amid reports that 43 Palace allies in Congress may withdraw support for the Bangsamoro Basic Law.
“Kaya nga nang nagtalumpati ang Pangulo… ipinaalala ng Pangulo ang kahalagahan na matanto natin ang kung bakit kailangan natin patuloy na magtrabaho tungo sa pagkamit ng pangmatagalang kapayapaan,” Coloma said on government-run dzRB Radyo ng Bayan.
Newspaper reports indicated 43 Palace allies threatened to withdraw support for the BBL, the framework for a new Bangsamoro political entity.
The Bangsamoro entity is being eyed to replace the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao.
But Coloma said many leaders have agreed that the road to peace must still be followed.
“Marami sa ating leader nagpahayag ng paniwala kailangan pa rin tahakin ang landas sa pangmatagalang kapayapaan,” he said.
When asked if President Benigno Aquino III will meet on the BBL with his allies in Congress, Coloma said there is no announcement at this time.
But he said the government is prepared to listen to suggestions from all sectors.
“(H)anda ang ating pamahalaan makipagugnayan sa lahat ng sector dinggin ang suhestyon at makipagtalakayan… para magkroon ng mas malawak at malalim na unawaan,” he said.
— Joel Locsin/VC, GMA News
