In consonance with the programs of the Facility for Advisory Support for Transition Capacities (FASTRAC) of providing support to the peace process and the Bangsamoro Transition Commission (BTC) launched last April 29, 2013 at Camp Darapanan, Sultan Kudarat, Maguindanao, the MILF TransCom members held yesterday, May 14, 2013 a workshop at the BLMI training Hall, Crossing Simuay, Sultan Kudarat, Maguindanao.
The workshop facilitated by Atty. Najib Sinarimbo, member of the Technical Working Group (TWG) of the MILF Peace Panel was aimed at identifying programs that shall be undertaken with technical and logistical support from FASTRAC. The Facility is a United Nations-World Bank program based in Cotabato City with Mohagher Iqbal, MILF Chief Negotiator and TransCom Chairman as chairman of its Consultative Committee with membership from the MILF, GPH and international partners.
The workshop was attended by Iqbal; Atty. Sinarimbo; MILF TC members, Sonny Davao; Sayeed Sheik; Timuay Melencio Ulama; Alim Ibrahim Ali; Prof. Abhoud Sayeed Lingga, MILF Peace Panel member; Jun Mantawil, Chair of the MILF Peace Panel Secretariat; Ms. Juckra Usman; Ustadz Abdulsalam Alabat, member of the BLMI Steering Committee; Atty. Haron Meling and this writer who were invited to join the workshop.
The participants have identified several programs which will be submitted to FASTRAC for consideration, namely, TC Capacity Building for members and staff; Information and Communication System (Comstrat); Strengthening of Advocacy Group; LMT Reactivation with government participation; TC Training on Parliamentary Procedures; Activities for women and youth; BLMI Training of Trainers; Activities for BM constituencies outside of the core area; Convening of Constitutional experts to study way forward on proposed amendments to the Constitution; Data Bank and Modules and Networking; Bangsamoro Statistics; Human resource Identification System; Election and Electoral Process; Bangsamoro Narrative on Human Rights/ International Human Rights Law; Post Agreement Needs Assessment; Land Issues; Informal Economic Sector Study; Environmental Study, etc.
Recognizing the importance of these proposed activities in furtherance of the mandate of TransCom and the peace process, Chairman Iqbal advised selected participants to engage in planning on how these can be facilitated and realized.
At the conclusion of the activity, Chairman Iqbal and the rest of the participants waited for the arrival of a delegation from Davao headed by Bishop Efraim M. Tendero, Prof. Windy Croaker from Mannonite, Canada and Rev. Daniel Pantoja, President of Peacebuilders Community, Inc. The delegation was composed of seven young women who wore hijab/tendung and eleven men including Abdulkadir Abubakar, a member of the Committee on Information based in Kabacan, North Cotabato. Chairman Iqbal briefed the visitors on the peace process while Bishop Tendero shared his views on the Mindanao conflict and the on-going peace negotiation between the GPH and the MILF.
Before dusk, a lengthy meeting with BLMI Steering Committee members was presided by Chairman Iqbal in his capacity as Chairman of the institution’s Oversight Committee and to iron-out nagging institutional issues. An expert on conflict resolution and management, Iqbal successfully settled major concerns of the steering committee members and the meeting ended at 8:00PM. They all went home satisfied and happy with the results of the meeting.
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