The government’s chief peace negotiator in talks with the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) on Tuesday called the new timetable for the enactment of the Bangsamoro Basic Law (BBL) “disappointing” but urged the public to “stay the course of peace.”

“It’s disappointing, but we still hope [it will soon become a law],” Miriam Coronel-Ferrer said of the reported readjustment of Congress of the deadline to pass the proposed BBL to December.

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