Thousands parade for the 14th Mindanao Week of Peace

From the Philippine Information Agency (Nov 30): Thousands parade for the 14th Mindanao Week of Peace

Thousands of individuals coming from all sectors in the city showed unity for sustainable peace in Mindanao by participating in the parade Thursday morning, officially kicking off this year’s Mindanao Week of Peace which will run from November 29 to December 5. This year’s theme is “Journeying toward Sustainable Peace in Mindanao”, fittingly depicting the recent success of the Government of the Philippines and the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) in coming up with a Framework Agreement.

The Inter-Religious Solidarity Movement for Peace (IRSMP), the lead organization of the Week of Peace, in a statement expressed joy and fulfillment knowing that its peace building activity for the past 14 years is finally bearing fruit and has helped both the national government and the MILF to seriously consider peace, thus, the signing of the peace framework last October 15. Peace Advocate Zamboanga (PAZ) said around 30,000 individuals from the government and private sectors, the academe, and other non-government and civic organizations have signified their support to join the parade.....
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