Actor Robin Padilla appealed anew to lawmakers to pass the Bangsamoro Basic Law (BBL).
“Ako po ay kumakatok sa puso ng ating mga mahal na senador at mahal nating congressman na huwag magpadala sa damdamin ng bawat isa. Sana po tingnan muna natin talaga kung ano at sino ang Bangsamoro (I am knocking at the hearts of our beloved senators and congressmen to not allow emotions drive their decision on Bangsamoro. I hope they would carefully study and understand the Bangsamoro first),” Padilla said in a radio interview with DZMM last week.
Padilla said he believed the peace deal that the Moro Islamic Liberation Front signed with the administration of President Benigno S. Aquino III would provide real autonomy and principled leadership that could make political autonomy work in resolving the Moro question.
He said he was disappointed by the vast lack of understanding of the Mindanao conflict and the Moro culture among national leaders.
“Nalulungkot po ako nung um-attend ako ng lecture tungkol sa kasaysayan ng Bangsamoro, wala ni isa sa ating mga mambabatas ang nandoon, sana nga nandun po sila para mas maintindihan nila kung saan po nanggagaling ang BBL. At sana po wag po kaagad sasabihin na hindi papasa ito (I was saddened when I attended a forum on the history of Bangsamoro, and not one of our legislators even attended. It would have been better of they attended so they could learn the history of Bangsamoro, and not shoot it down without really understanding it),” Padilla said.
