In search of a final option in Mindanao

At the rate President B. S. Aquino 3rd is rushing Congress, against all known standards of decency, to create an Is-lamic enclave in Mindanao for the Moro Islamic Liberation Front, the swarm of pork-driven legislators supporting the proposed Bangsamoro Basic Law (Babala) could soon outnumber the MILFmujaheedin who may be willing to kill for it.

Last week, the House ad hoc committee chaired by Cagayan de Oro Congressman Rufus Rodriguez endorsed the Malacañang draft of the proposed Babala without any extended debate. After assuring the public that he would unleash a number of non-negotiable amendments, the chair made sure that no major amendment was put.