President Rodrigo Duterte expressed his hope that the implementation of the Bangsamoro Organic Law (BOL) would put an end to the conflict in Mindanao. The president led the ceremonial signing of the BOL in Malacañang about two weeks after its signing was delayed due to the abrupt change of leadership at the House of Representatives, Phil Star Global reports. The measure has been a crucial missing element to a languishing peace pact with the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) which, along with other groups, has waged a rebellion that claimed about 150,000 lives in the Mindanao region since the 1970s, according to the Agence France-Presse. Also on Monday, Duterte signed a national ID system for citizens and resident aliens of the Philippines, as he sought to allay fears that privacy would be violated, according to ABS-CBN News.