The Philippine government is set to sign tomorrow the Comprehensive Agreement on the Bangsamoro (CAB) with the Moro Islamic Liberation Front. The CAB’s major components are the Framework Agreement with the Bangsamoro and its annexes on transitional arrangements and modalities, wealth sharing, power sharing and normalization.

Malacañang drumbeaters say these documents provide for the “road map and the terms pertaining to the creation of the Bangsamoro entity and the transformation of the MILF from an armed group to an active participant in governance and societal reform.” They also say that there will be celebrations over the supposed ending of the 17-year conflict waged by the MILF that had claimed thousands of lives, mostly of innocent civilians. I wonder if people in the affected areas are equally ecstatic over the signing and are as confident that peace is now at hand.

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