By RONALYN V. OLEA
“The issue of land and territorial domain is at the heart of the Moro conflict. The Moro home is encroached upon, divided for more than a century. To recover, secure and protect their remaining space is justified. The Moro could not accept to be squatters in their own land.” – Prof. Julkipli Wadi, dean of the University of the Philippines Institute of Islamic Studies.
The year 2008 was supposed to have marked a milestone in the 11-year history of on-and-off peace negotiations between the Philippine government and the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF). Yet this year, the dream of peace in Mindanao has only become more elusive. BY ALEXANDER MARTIN REMOLLINO YEAREND REPORT – THE MINDANAO CONFLICT Bulatlat The…
By engaging the MILF in a controversial agreement and now in an escalated armed conflict, the Arroyo government has been diverting the public’s attention from the numerous issues haunting it. It is now making it appear that the most urgent and serious problem confronting the country is the armed conflict in Mindanao and that the…
The Memorandum of Agreemment on Ancestral Domain (MOA-AD) that was supposed to be signed by the GRP and the MILF has a trap laid by the U.S. for the Moro revolutionary group, a progressive legislator said. BY ALEXANDER MARTIN REMOLLINO Bulatlat.com Vol. VIII, No. 28, August 17-23, 2008 The Memorandum of Agreemment on Ancestral Domain…