In January 1986, the OIC issued a strong resolution reaffirming their support for the “Bangsamoro struggle for self-determination” and urged all its member-states to “extend all forms of material and financial assistance to the MNLF to defend the Muslim people and Islam and pursue its just and legitimate objectives in its capacity as the sole legitimate representative of the Bangsamoro people. (Disclaimer: Incident occurred within the month of January in 1986)