The government and the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) peace panels are set to convene in a 10-day meeting from Aug. 1 to 10 in Davao City to continue working on an agreed version of the draft Bangsamoro Basic Law (BBL).

The panels met the weekend before President Aquino’s State of the Nation Address (SONA) last Monday and declared a break for the observance of Eid al-Fitr that marked the end of Ramadan on Tuesday.

In an interview with the Inquirer after Monday’s SONA, MILF chief negotiator Mohagher Iqbal said, “What is important is there is a movement forward but the task is really very tough.”

Iqbal added that panels are set to go to Kuala Lumpur after putting together an agreed version of the draft bill “to formalize the decision”. Malaysia is the third-party facilitator in the peace process between the government and the MILF.