Scotland’s referendum seen as model for Bangsamoro’s

The Philippines can draw lessons from the peaceful conduct of Scotland’s independence referendum that can be applied in the establishment of the Bangsamoro region in Mindanao, according  to the government’s chief  peace negotiator.

In a statement, Professor Miriam Coronel-Ferrer on Monday said Scotland, whose people decided on September 18 to stay with the United Kingdom, showed the world that public support could be courted through “reason and arguments” instead of “bombs and bullets.”