MILF reps to attend FOCAP forum in Makati City today

From the MILF Website (Jan 17): MILF reps to attend FOCAP forum in Makati City today

The MILF peace panel had accepted the invitation of the Foreign Correspondents Association of the Philippines (FOCAP) to attend its annual Prospects Forum in Makati City today. A source at the MILF central office told Luwaran that MILF peace panel chairperson Mohagher Iqbal will speak for the MILF on what lies ahead of the quest of peace in Mindanao. Iqbal will be accompanied by Abdulla Camlian, also member of the MILF peace panel, and MILF peace panel consultant, Sukrey Saaber.

However, speakers from the MILF and government will not speak at the same time and they deal on different subjects. The forum will also tackle prospects for the country in 2013 in the areas of security, politics and economy/business.

The principal guest speaker of this year FOCAP forum will be no less than President Benigno Aquino III. Prof. Miriam Ferrer-Coronel, head of the GPH peace panel, was also invited and is confirmed to be in attendance.

According to organizers, each speaker is allotted 10-15 minutes to speak and after which an open forum will follow immediately. NHK Manila bureau Chief Keiichi Tanaka is the current president of the FOCAP. FOCAP was founded in 1974 to safeguard press freedom during the height of President Ferdinand E. Marco’s Martial Law regime.

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