The United Youth for Peace and Development (UNYPAD) expressed strong frustration over the results of the 37th Exploratory Talks of the Government of the Philippines (GPH) and Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) in which signing of the power-sharing and wealth-sharing did not take place given the fact that annex on wealth-sharing was already initialed by the parties last February 27.
“The results of that meeting are seen to have shaken the momentum of the entire peace process and smacked the overwhelming hope for peace of the rural people, the UNYPAD in a statement said.
The statement said that one month was given to the principals of both panels to study the document but the GPH peace panel still came back with a change of position.
“Isn’t one month not ample time for the principals to study it and come up with a decision? Why waited for after elections and what its connection? Isn’t it unprincipled and bad attitude to have initialed the document and then suddenly make major alterations? UNYPAD asked.
UNYPAD stressed that the resolution of the Bangsamoro question is the only way to rebuilding the shattered Filipino-Moro relationship, which will put into end bloodlettings in Mindanao, salvage the Philippine shrinking moral image, and get rid of its drowning economy due to the effect of the armed conflict in Mindanao and in the country in general.
It also said that the oppressed and marginalized Bangsamoro and the Filipinos who are not gaining profits out of the conflict in the country have common outcry; i.e., to settle the Bangsamoro question immediately because delaying it further is tantamount to giving space again to bloodshed to take place, and giving chance to peace spoilers, carpetbaggers and unscrupulous individuals or a ruthless clique to sabotage the whole process for their personal gains and lust to rise into power.
“It is seriously wrong to believe that if the government successfully brings the present negotiation into different way it will stall the strife in Mindanao,” it said further.
The UNYPAD called on the President of the Republic of the Philippines, Benigno Simeon Aquino III, to be more determined and stand pat in finishing the GPH-MILF peace process the soonest possible time and be not influenced by the ominous plans of unscrupulous individuals to sabotage the peace talks.
It also reiterated its all-out support to the GPH-MILF peace process and called on all sectors of the society to support it so that peace and progress will finally be achieved in the country.
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The statement said that one month was given to the principals of both panels to study the document but the GPH peace panel still came back with a change of position.
“Isn’t one month not ample time for the principals to study it and come up with a decision? Why waited for after elections and what its connection? Isn’t it unprincipled and bad attitude to have initialed the document and then suddenly make major alterations? UNYPAD asked.
UNYPAD stressed that the resolution of the Bangsamoro question is the only way to rebuilding the shattered Filipino-Moro relationship, which will put into end bloodlettings in Mindanao, salvage the Philippine shrinking moral image, and get rid of its drowning economy due to the effect of the armed conflict in Mindanao and in the country in general.
It also said that the oppressed and marginalized Bangsamoro and the Filipinos who are not gaining profits out of the conflict in the country have common outcry; i.e., to settle the Bangsamoro question immediately because delaying it further is tantamount to giving space again to bloodshed to take place, and giving chance to peace spoilers, carpetbaggers and unscrupulous individuals or a ruthless clique to sabotage the whole process for their personal gains and lust to rise into power.
“It is seriously wrong to believe that if the government successfully brings the present negotiation into different way it will stall the strife in Mindanao,” it said further.
The UNYPAD called on the President of the Republic of the Philippines, Benigno Simeon Aquino III, to be more determined and stand pat in finishing the GPH-MILF peace process the soonest possible time and be not influenced by the ominous plans of unscrupulous individuals to sabotage the peace talks.
It also reiterated its all-out support to the GPH-MILF peace process and called on all sectors of the society to support it so that peace and progress will finally be achieved in the country.
http://www.luwaran.com/index.php/welcome/item/346-gph-milf-peace-panels-urged-to-finish-negotiations
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