MILF: Moro FAB Advocates intensifies information drive in Zamboanga City

From the MILF Website (May ): Moro FAB Advocates intensifies information drive in Zamboanga City

Last May 5, 2013 FAB organizers held another information campaign on FAB at Recodo, a west coast Barangay in Zambaonga City. The attendees were local residents, women sector, professionals, representative from the academe and barangay officials.

Members of the Moro Front were visibly present and provided support to the activity. Members of the local Philippine National Police provided security at the venue and Recodo Barangay officials provided conducive venue for the activity adjacent to barangay hall.

The Provincial Chairman of the MILF- Zamboanga City, Bhab Jumadil welcomed the participants. He stressed the importance of participation and involvement in promoting peace, understanding and openness in knowing the very essence of FAB that is fair, just and without prejudice to other stakeholders in the region.

A local official who represented the Barangay Captain of Recodo expressed his warmest gratitude to the organizers, MILF officials and members in Zamboanga City for sharing essential information that paved the way for clear understanding about FAB that erased misconceptions towards the Moro Front.

Atty. Adrin Caluang, one of the Bangsamoro lawyers who translated the FAB into Tau Sug dialect took the opportunity in explaining the importance of FAB as a solution to the four decades of armed conflict in the Bangsamoro Homeland.

Engr. Arasid Daranda, Information Committee Director- Zamboanga City, on his part also explained the salient points of the FAB, while this writer, a member of the BLMI Steering Committee categorically stressed the 9- General outline sections of the FAB and its comparison with the ARMM-amended Organic Act. 9054.

Hon. Hji. Salim Sahaji, MILF Regional Consultant on Committee of Information for Western Mindanao spoke on the overview and updates of the Peace Process between GPH- MILF and other valuable information related to FAB which clearly enlightened the attendees.

The half- day advocacy activity on FAB had obviously served its purpose to inform the public and have their views freely expressed and their doubts and confusions answered candidly by the speakers during the open forum. The organizers have been exerting efforts to conduct series of information drive and advocacy on FAB until all Bangsamoro in their respective localities are thoroughly informed. In shaa ALLAH! (If ALLAH wills)

Local leaders of Zamboanga City are widely known for their being anti-Moro self-rule so that Moro advocates of the FAB are moving heaven and earth to enlighten local residents on the essence of the Peace accord to their lives and the next generation to come.

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