Former Chief Justice Hilario Davide has ruled out the possibility of the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) turning away from the peace agreement to seek an independent state.

Davide made the stance in light of the lawmakers’ lingering concern that the MILF could just go back to their rebellious ways at any given time because the proposed Bangsamoro Basic Law (BBL)—the fruit of the peace agreement between the government and the MILF inked in March 2014—does not ban the MILF from seceding from Philippine territory at any given time.