Tuesday, October 16, 2012

MILF recognizes role of media in GPH-MILF peace process

From the Philippine News Agency (Oct 16): MILF recognizes role of media in GPH-MILF peace process

The political affairs chief and spokesperson of the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) on Tuesday cited the contribution of a Catholic-run-radio station in the campaign for peace in southern Philippines. Ghadzali Jaafar, an influential member of the MILF central committee and himself a former radio journalist, said Radio Stations dxMS-AM Radyo Bida and dxOL 92.7 Happy FM have been instrumental in helping generate support to peaceful means of resolving the decades-old Mindanao problem. Despite its being a Catholic owned media outfit, Jaafar said the two stations, both owned and managed by the Oblates of Mary Immaculate, have been helping educate people about the dividends of peace once it is achieved in Mindanao. “Its ‘Radio for Peace’ slogan was instrumental in explaining to the grassroots the rationale of settling the problem through negotiated political solution that will benefit everyone in the island, including non Muslims,” Jaafar said. He said Radio Stations dxMS and dxOL-FM, through its peace advocacy programs, have helped extensively in disseminating the importance of the government-MILF framework deal the Aquino administration and the MILF signed Monday in MalacaƱang....

http://www.pna.gov.ph/index.php?idn=2&sid=&nid=2&rid=463152

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