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15October
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MiRLeC appeal to safeguard gains of Bangsamoro peace process, return of Sulu to BARMM

Sultan Kudarat, MDN– In an event organized by the Office of the Presidential Adviser on Peace, Reconciliation, and Unity (OPAPRU) in Davao City from October 8-9 participated in by members of Mindanao Bishops-Ulama Conference which now calls itself the Mindanao Religious Leaders Conference or MiRLeC have appealed to safeguard the gains of the Bangsamoro Peace Process.
The group also urged for the re-inclusion of the province of Sulu in the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM), said a report by Philippine News Agency (PNA).
 
“We call for the re-inclusion of Sulu in the BARMM to ensure greater inclusivity and unity in the region,” the group said in a statement, Sunday.
 
The religious group also urged political leaders to ensure the peaceful and orderly conduct of the first BARMM regional parliamentary elections in May 2025, the report also said.
 
 The religious leaders also called on peace stakeholders to consolidate their efforts in strengthening the nation’s social fabric.
 
The event was attended by Christian bishops and priests, Muslim ulama, and representatives of traditional and religious indigenous peoples as delegates, and civil society as observers, the report said.
 
 “MiRLeC membership now includes the IP, women and youth sectors.