Mindanaotoday.com | MILF’s political party nod ‘big boost’ to Leni’s bid: solon
ISABELA CITY, Basilan – House Deputy Speaker Basilan Rep. Mujiv Hataman, a staunch supporter and campaigner of Vice President Leni Robredo, has gladly welcomed the support of the United Bangsamoro Justice Party (UBJP) to the presidential aspirant.
“We welcome and laud the endorsement and full support of the United Bangsamoro Justice Party – the MILF’s (Moro Islamic Liberation Front) political party – of the presidential candidacy of Vice President Leni Robredo,” Hataman said Saturday in a statement here.
Officials of the MILF and UBJP, including those who are part of the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM) government, made the declaration in a press conference Saturday inside Camp Darapanan in Sultan Kudarat, Maguindanao.
Hataman said the UBJP has made the right choice since Robredo recognizes the principles of self-governance and self-determination.
Hataman noted that Robredo supported the Bangsamoro Basic Law (BBL) during her stint as congresswoman in the third district of Camarines Sur.
“The MILF is an organization that is founded on the principles embodying the Moro people’s clamor for self-governance and self-determination. And I believe that no other presidential candidate genuinely believes in and recognizes these principles more than VP Leni,” he said. (PNA)