“We are glad that the ongoing peace talks is not exclusive to Christians but tackles the issues of the Filipino people, including us, national minorities.”
National minorities push for rights, welfare in peace talks
Tags: Bangsamoro people
Local Moro communities, groups optimistic with MILF-GPH framework agreement, but…
By DANILDA L. FUSILERO
“Genuine peace must address the roots of Moro problems. The agreement should be reflective of the real condition of Moro people and should address the roots of the problem” — Bai Ali Indayla, spokesperson of Kawagib, a Moro human rights group
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More questions than answers in new Moro peace pact
More questions than answers in new Moro peace pact
Besides, “this is the same autonomous entity promised to MNLF (Moro National Liberation Front) in the 1996 final peace agreement and to PNoy’s Moro party mates in the Liberal Party” — Suara Bangsamoro By ALEX D. LOPEZ Davao Today DAVAO CITY, Philippines — It said it is ironic that while the government is signing peace…
MILF asks Aquino gov’t to suspend oil exploration contracts
By MARYA SALAMAT Bulatlat.com MANILA – The Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF), which has an ongoing ceasefire and peace negotiations with the Philippine government, asked the Aquino administration to freeze the planned exploitation by private foreign and local companies of natural resources such as oil and gas in Bangsamoro homeland. The MILF central committee decided…
The precarious road to peace and genuine autonomy for the Bangsamoro people
By MARYA SALAMAT
Since the Moro Islamic Liberation Front submitted its draft comprehensive compact in February, the government’s counter-proposal has been highly anticipated, because putting the drafts on the table is expected “to lead to substantive talks,” said the MILF.
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Stop US Intervention, VFA Out Now!
Press Release September 15, 2010 Cotabato City – The US government and its excessive global war on terror is impetus to the uproar surrounding the planned construction of an Islamic centre near ‘Ground Zero’ in New York City, according to Moro group Suara. Suara spokesperson, Michael Dumamba, says the disproportionate and indiscriminate US military campaign…
Moro Groups Join Call to Stop Israel’s Attacks on Gaza
Moro groups have joined calls to stop Israel’s attacks on Gaza. They said the Bangsamoro people are, to some extent, beset with similar aggression and feel for the Palestinians in their quest for the right to self-determination. BY BULATLAT INDIGENOUS PEOPLE’S WATCH COTABATO CITY – Moro groups have joined calls to stop Israel’s attacks on…
Formula for Failure
There is nothing new in the so-called policy shift in dealing with Moro rebels of “disarmament, demobilization and rehabilitation” (DDR) recently announced by de facto President Gloria Arroyo. It is simply a rehash of the old, discredited and failed policy of “surrender before we talk” that has been the mark of this deceitful and arrogant…
Peace Talks Nearing Dead End, Says MILF Panel Chief
Real movement in the peace talks is possible only if both parties–especially the GRP–can find “a way forward,” MILF Negotiating Panel chairman Mohagher Iqbal said. BY ALEXANDER MARTIN REMOLLINO Bulatlat Vol. VIII, No. 1, February 3-6, 2008 The peace negotiations between the Government of the Republic (GRP) of the Philippines and the Moro Islamic Liberation…