Reasoned scrutiny

“A reasoned scrutiny of the Bangsamoro Basic Law will come if legislators set aside their prejudicial views about Muslims, appreciate the distinct history of the Moros as a people and, most important, study the proposed law well so they would understand what it intends to achieve.”

—Candido Aparece Jr., spokesperson of the Mindanao Civil Society Organizations Platform for Peace, appealing to legislators who have been “bashing and prejudging the proposed law before the public”