MILF: IMT spearheads peace advocacy in Sarangani, Cotabato provinces

From the MILF Website (Nov 18): IMT spearheads peace advocacy in Sarangani, Cotabato provinces

The Civilian Protection Component (CPC) of the Malaysia-led International Monitoring Team spearheaded peace advocacy drives on the GPH – MILF Framework Agreement on the Bangaamoro in Maasim, Sarangani and Alamada, Cotabato the past few days. The Mindanao Human Rights Action Center (MinHRAC), Mindanao Peoples Caucus (MPC) and Nonviolent Peaceforce (NP), which composed the IMT CPC with its Head Coordinator Johar Jolasbi, organized the information drives to help both the government and MILF in advocating and building greater support for the Framework Agreement. Close to a thousand civilians attended the advocacy in Daliao, Maasim while more than 500 participated in the peace gathering in the uphill site of Guiling, Alamada. Mayor Arturo Lawa and Vice Mayor Utto Salem Cutan of Maasim attended and provided assistance for the advocacy. Relatedly, Mayor Bartolome Lataza and the Vice Mayor presented the successful effort of the local government of Alamada in resolving the rido between Moro and Ilonggo families that gripped since last week of August 2012. IMT Head of Mission, His Excellency MGen Datuk Abdul Rahim bin Mohd Yusuff, the MILF CCCH Head of Secretariat, various nongovernment organizations, and Col Roy Galido of the 40th Infantry Battalion of the Philippine also attended...... For their voluntary contribution, the Tiboli, an indigenous people in South Cotabato, offered a traditional dance that calls for peace and unity of all peoples. Atty. Zainudin Malang, Executive Director of MinHRAC, gave his views and clarified on the issues and concerns brought up by the participants on the recently signed historic GPH – MILF Framework Agreement on the Bangsamoro.

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