The Department of Finance (DOF) invited Chairman Al Haj Murad Ebrahim of the Moro Islamic Liberation (MILF) to the Philippine Development Forum (PDF) in Davao City on February 4-5, 2013.
“Cognizant of the recently signed peace framework agreement, we would like to take the opportunity of using the PDF as a venue for encouraging development partners for achieving peace and progress in Mindanao,” said DOF Secretary Cesar Purisima.
The part of Chairman Murad shall emphasize on the GPH – MILF Framework Agreement on the Bangsamoro (FAB) signed in Malacanang Palace last October 15, 2012, conveyed Muhammad Ameen, Chief Secretariat of the MILF Central Committee.
The Malaysian Government as the Third Party Facilitator was the principal witnessed to the forging of the FAB.
“We take this opportunity to extend its gratitude and commendation to the Government of the Philippines (GPH) particularly the Department of Finance for the kind invitation extended the MILF,” Ameen stated.
He cited the initiatives of the government in factoring significantly the Framework Agreement in the Philippine Development Forum.
“We sincerely hope that both the government and MILF, as peace and development partners, can faithfully deliver on the promises of the Framework Agreement taking into consideration the general welfare of the Bangsamoro people as the primary goal,” he said.
Ameen stressed the MILF and the government must be seen and appreciated as honest to goodness partners in the realization of the fruitions and gains of the FAB with the assistance of the Malaysian Third Party Facilitator as indispensable.
“The Framework Agreement on the Bangsamoro opens investments and opportunities for the Bangsamoro to live in peace and progress. But we cannot do this alone,” said Ameen.
He said “the final analysis entails national projections for the obvious reason that whatever happened to Framework Agreement will have national impact.”
The Philippine Development Forum serves as the primary mechanism of the Government for facilitating substantive policy dialogue among stakeholders on the country’s development agenda, and a venue for developing consensus and generating commitments among different stakeholders toward critical actionable items of the Government.
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