“Whatever solution we find is going to be very concrete. Not all parties are going to be happy. Certain choices have to be made,” Leonen said. “Government panel answers to a cabinet, also to the President. We also have to look at the House of Representatives, the Senate, the public, local government units. We have to be able to talk with the MNLF [Moro National Liberation Front] because we have an agreement with them,” Leonen added.
Leonen admitted he has been conducting consultations with Muslim groups, the military and former justices of the Supreme Court.
Challenges to the Aquino Administration
Prof. Julkipli Wadi, dean of the UP Institute of Islamic Studies, said the two-track approach of the Aquino administration is a major problem. “It is like a carriage with two horses,” Wadi said.
While the GPH resumes its peace talks with the MILF, it also began talking with the MNLF.
Wadi said there must be a review of the 1996 peace agreement with the MNLF. “Many provisions have yet to be implemented.
The government, Wadi said, must go beyond the “myopic interpretation” of the Constitution.
“The challenge to the young Aquino’s presidency is to show its moment of seriousness of purpose. Well, it must demonstrate its readiness, more so than casual serendipity that its conscious task is to go for a political closure on remaining outstanding issues,” Mastura said.
The next round of GPH-MILF talks has been moved to April 27 to 28 as per request of third party facilitator Malaysia. 
