“The treatment of the BBL is one such example that shows there are no serious efforts to achieve peace in the country today.” – Bayan Muna Rep. Neri Colmenares
‘GPH will answer to int’l community, if good BBL is not passed’ – Iqbal
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MILF to OK BBL amendments ‘for improvement only’
“We are for peace and we do hope that they are with us in achieving this dream for our people.”
‘Lone SAF man killed 4 MILF in their sleep’ – fact-finding mission
“Four of the five elements of the MILF-Bangsamoro Islamic Auxiliary Force (BIAF) 105th Base Command who were sleeping at the mosque inside their base in Tukanalipao village on January 25, around 2 p.m., were killed by an element of the PNP-SAF who survived the armed encounter at the wooden bridge in Tukanalipao.”
‘Still no justice’ in the Bangsamoro lands
At the Senate investigation, MILF chief peace negotiator Mohagher Iqbal enumerated some of the injustices wrought against Moros throughout history.
‘We did not surrender, but taking up arms for long was destructive’ -MILF
For the MILF peace panel, the signing of the annex to the peace agreement was a matter of sacrificing for peace.
Groups question sincerity of Aquino gov’t in announcing agreement with MILF
By MARYA SALAMAT Bulatlat.com Main Story: A signed ‘framework agreement doesn’t mean fight is over’ MANILA – The supporters and fighters of the Bangsamoro people may have the trust and allegiance of progressive peoples’ organizations in the Philippines, but apparently, not the Aquino government. From these groups’ study of the recently signed framework agreement between…
‘Next round of talks in April may be the last’ – MILF
By MARYA SALAMAT
As of the latest round of talks, the peace panels of the GPH and MILF are still proceeding from different perspectives and premises, especially on essential points.
Moros urge Aquino to stop his ‘all-out justice’ in Mindanao
By JANESS ANN J. ELLAO
War has become a business at the expense of the Moros. The Philippine govt and the AFP engender war to obtain a higher budget, treating in the process the lowly soldiers as cannon fodders and the Moro and civilian communities as ‘collateral damages.’ – dislocated Filipino Moros
MILF accuses gov’t of attacking its forces, disregarding agreements
By MARYA SALAMAT
“It was a well-planned raid, considering that the Army Special Forces were involved,” said Mohagher Iqbal, chairman of MILF peace panel, in an interview with Bulatlat.com.
GPH-MILF peace talks heading for an impasse
By MARYA SALAMAT
The MILF leadership, particularly its negotiating panel headed by Mohagher Iqbal, views the “3 in 1” proposal of the Philippine government for a peace agreement as “detached,” has “no connections” and has in fact “derogated the past agreements and consensus reached by the two parties in the past 14 years of negotiations.”