Presidential Adviser on Peace, Reconciliation and Unity Secretary Carlito G. Galvez Jr. (File photo) MANILA - The Office of the Presidential Adviser on Peace, Reconciliation and Unity (OPAPRU) is expecting anxieties and misinformation being experienced by the Bangsamoro people to "settle down" following the recent oath-taking of new members of the Bangsamoro Transition Authority (BTA). In a Laging Handa public briefing, Presidential Adviser on Peace, Reconciliation and Unity Secretary Carlito Galvez Jr. said the appointments of the new BTA members are expected to usher in a period of peace in the region. "Iyong mga tinatawag nating anxieties at saka iyong nakikita nating misinformation sa baba, it will settle down.Unang-una, iyong pagtalima po ng ating mahal na Pangulo sa tinatawag po natin na spirit of the negotiation at saka iyong ating peace process, ang kaniya pong pagka-decisive to really implement iyong ating obligations with the Bangsamoro, iyon po ay nagpalaki ng
(Photo courtesy of BBM Facebook) MANILA - President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. on Friday led the oath-taking of the new members of the Bangsamoro Transition Authority (BTA), the interim government of the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM). What was not given prominence by the media was that with the new BTA, former warring members of the Moro National Liberation Front (MNLF) and Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) have been finally united under one Bangsamoro autonomous government. "The fact that the unity between the MNLF and MILF happened under the present administration is an indication that President Marcos' call for unity is being heeded by the former Moro rebel groups," Press Secretary Trixie Cruz-Angeles said on Sunday. Presidential Adviser on Peace, Reconciliation and Unity (OPAPRU) Secretary Carlito G. Galvez Jr. has lauded the President for making the Bangsamoro a top priority of his administration. "It has been a long time since the MNLF