Bangsamoro women join the peace rally in Cotabato City on Thursday, June 25, 2026. Contributed photo
COTABATO CITY — Bangsamoro Interim Chief Minister Abdulraof Macacua on Thursday described the peace rally organized by Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) supporters and its political party as a “healthy sign of democracy.”
“As long as it is peaceful and participants do not use profane language, that’s okay with me,” Macacua told reporters after visiting the towns of Mamasapano and Sultan sa Barongis in Maguindanao del Sur.
Macacua and the MILF Central Committee, chaired by Ahod “Al Haj Murad” Ebrahim, had a falling out after the former was installed by President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. as interim chief minister of the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM), replacing Ebrahim last year.
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