OPAPP to provide Senate with MILF report on Mamasapano incident

The Office of the Presidential Adviser on the Peace Process (OPAPP) gave its assurances to Senator Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. through a letter to immediately provide his request for a copy of the report of the Special Investigation Committee of the Moro Islamic Liberation Front on the Mamasapano incident.

“We confirm that we received the letter of Senator Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos, Jr. to OPAPP, advising us of the joint hearing of the Committee on Local Government and Committee on Peace, Unification and Reconciliation on April 13 to discuss the GPH (Government of the Philippines)-MILF ceasefire mechanisms,” Director Polly Michelle Cunanan of the OPAPP Bangsamoro Communications Team said.

Cunanan explained that the letter also conveyed the request of Marcos for a copy of the MILF report on the Mamasapano incident. "Our office has sent a response from Secretary Deles addressed to Senator Marcos, acknowledging with appreciation the advise on the resumption of the Senate hearings on the draft Bangsamoro Basic Law.

The Secretary also responded to the Senator's request with an assurance to send the copy of the report of the MILF Special Investigation Committee as soon as it receives the formal transmittal coursed thru the International Monitoring Team or IMT.

" Earlier, Mohagher Iqbal, the chair of the MILF negotiating panel, said that they will be giving a copy of their investigation report on the Mamasapano incident to the government through the IMT, which monitors the ceasefire between the Government of the Philippines and the MILF. The IMT is composed of representatives from different countries, which includes Malaysia, Norway, Indonesia, Brunei and Japan. (OPAPP)