Friday, October 26, 2012

Sema: “harmonize” MNLF, MILF peace agreements

From MindaNews (Oct 26): Sema: “harmonize” MNLF, MILF peace agreements

The peace agreements entered into by the Philippine government with the Moro National Liberation Front (MNLF) and with the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) must be harmonized to achieve the long-desired peace in Mindanao, the chair of one of one of the factions of the MNLF, said. “This is the only solution,” Muslimin Sema, chair of what he said is “the official MNLF” and concurrent Vice Mayor here, told MindaNews late Wednesday, as he advised the MILF to “be watchful” because “we don’t like them to fail....”  Absenteeism and leadership issues hounded the MNLF which broke into several factions while the organization was at the helm of the ARMM from 1996 to 2001under Misuari and from 2002 to 2005 under MNLF Foreign Affairs chief Dr. Parouk Hussin. Hussin and Sema were among those who grouped into the Executive Council of 15 in April 2001 and ousted Misuari as chair but elevated him to the position of MNLF “Chair Emeritus,” a title Misuari dismissed as he maintained, to this day, that he is chair of the MNLF....



 Muslimin Sema says the peace agreements between government and the two Moro liberation fronts should be “harmonized.” MindaNews photo by Ruby Thursday More

http://www.mindanews.com/top-stories/2012/10/26/sema-harmonize-mnlf-milf-pece-agreements/

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