Peñamora, Aldrin M.2019-09-252019-09-252016-03-3120160118-8534http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12424/236468"Presently, House Bill No. 4994, known as the Bangsamoro Basic Law, is in the hands of the Philippine Congress. This bill is the culmination of several years of negotiations between the Philippine government and the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF)— negotiations that have the primary purpose of securing lasting peace for the Bangsa Moro (Moro Nation) of Mindanao. Indeed, from the time of that Spanish conquistadores (with their swords and the Christian cross) landed on Philippine shores almost five centuries ago, peace has eluded the Muslims of Mindanao. Sadly, the Spanish colonizers introduced a type of Christianity via “massive military and religious campaigns to subdue local armed resistance and stamp out indigenous religious beliefs and practices.”engWith permission of the license/copyright holderJusticeChristLawPhilippinespeacePolitical ethicsEthics of lawRights based legal ethicsDogmaticsJesus ChristSacraments/communityArticle