Monday, May 6, 2013

MILF: Advocacy on FAB held at Zamboanga Peninsula

From the MILF Website (May 6): Advocacy on FAB held at Zamboanga Peninsula

About 6,000 Bangsamoro people actively participated in a three-day advocacy on the Framework Agreement on Bangsamoro held at Camp Salman Al-Farishey, Datu Tumanggong, Tungawan, Zamboanga Sibugay from April 27-29, 2013.

It was organized by the Zamboanga Peninsula Political Committee and 113th Base Command of the Bangsamoro Islamic Armed Forces (BIAF). Various speakers were invited to talk on the contents and salient features of the FAB.
Mr. Nasrullah Muhammad, a representative from the Office of the First Vice- Chairman oriented the participants on the FAB. He said that, “it is better if every Bangsamoro individual can share the letter and intent of FAB and its essence to his/her brothers and sisters.

Ameer Jamah Mukaddam, Provincial Chairman of the Kalibugan Province challenged every municipal chairman and the different sectors to do their roles and fulfill their responsibilities by extending to many people the objectives of the FAB and its benefits to the people. He also added that, “it is of great importance that many people will be oriented and familiarized with the noble undertaking of advocating the Peace Agreement”.

“Dapat palakasin ng BIAF ang kanilang tungkulin bilang mga sundalo ng mga Bangsamoro. Dapat din nilang gawin ang nararapat bilang Mujahideen at iwasan ang mg hakbang na makasisira sa usaping pangkapayapaan sa pagitan ng pamahalaan at ng MILF”, said Battalion Commander Maulana Mukaddam. (“The BIAF should strengthen their role as soldiers of the Bangsamoro and as Mujahideen they should avoid any act that may imperil the peace process between the government and the MILF, said Battalion Comdr. Maulana Mukaddam)

Malaysian IMT, Julkipli Hasim also shared his thoughts. He said that, “We must value the peace process in order to achieve lasting peace and so that development will take place especially in the Bangsamoro homelnd, Mindanao”.

Malik Abdul Karim, Deputy Chairman of Committee on Information said that, “We must avoid gossips and creating hearsays for they are obstructive to the peace process. We must all be optimistic so that we can achieve what we’ve been longing for: genuine peace, security, progress and achieve our rights to our own homeland”.

The advocacy served as an avenue to all the members for establishing rapport and camaraderie, thus, made everyone more committed on the realization of the Bangsamoro aspiration for sled-determination. The gathering finally ended with smiles and handshakes; the participants felt contented with what they heard and learned from the speakers. The organizers are contemplating to organize more advocacy programs so that more areas in the peninsular will become recipient of similar program.

http://www.luwaran.com/index.php/welcome/item/339-advocacy-on-fab-held-at-zamboanga-peninsula

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