By Francis Wakefield Close to a thousand Moro National Liberation Front (MNLF) leaders and their families, along with community women and youth leaders, gathered at the MSU Prep High Gymnasium in Bongao, Tawi-Tawi, for the MNLF assembly on Tuesday organized by the MNLF central committee (MNLF-CC) to increase public understanding of the provisions of the Bangsamoro Organic Law (BOL). (MNLF- Office of the Vice Chairman for Political Affairs / MANILA BULLETIN) “Naniniwala ang liderato ng MNLF na ang BOL ay reflective ng provisions ng 1996 Peace agreement ," said Romeo Sema, vice chairperson for internal affairs, MNLF-CC. Sema told those who attended the event, the MNLF leadership also recognizes that the BOL is the product of the sacrifices of both the MNLF and MILF. “Isa lang dapat ang solusyon sa Bangsamoro people. Hindi lang ito para sa MILF, hindi lang ito para sa gobyerno. Para ito sa buong Bangsamoro the Bangsamoro people. The BOL is not just for the MILF, or the government. This is for the Bangsamoro people]," he added. The local government unit of Bongao through the office of Municipal Mayor Jimuel Que has pledged its support for the ratification of the BOL and called on the constituents to ratify it in the upcoming plebiscite. “The mayor supports and trusts this law. Let us do our duty and vote ‘yes’ to the BOL,” said Kinlene Aming-Sabaani, secretary to the mayor. Commissioner Jose Lorena of the Bangsamoro Transition Commission also called on the people to ratify the BOL on January 21, 2019.