Wednesday, March 26, 2014

MILF: Sarangani Daw’ah Committee holds advocacy

Posted to the MILF Website (Mar 26): Sarangani Daw’ah Committee holds advocacy




The MILF Committee on Daw’ah and Masajid Affairs held peace Advocacy on FAB and its four annexes with the theme: Understanding the Framework Agreement on Bangsamoro and Its Annexes on March 17 at the Hadji Musa Gymnasium, Barangay Kapatan, Sarangani Province.
  
About 600 Imams (religious leaders) from different mosques in the province attended with representatives from the women sector, social welfare committee and Moro residents. The International Monitoring Team (IMT), Team Site 4 was represented by Lt. Col. Ebrahim of the Malaysian Contingent  and Jeorge Engelbrech, Head of Non-Violence Peace Force. 
 
The program formally started with a recital of some verses of the Holy Qur’an by Ustadz Yahya Japal followed by a welcome address by Sukur Musa, Barangay Chairman of Kapatan. He said, “As your leader in this village, I will do everything I can  to support the Framework Agreement on Bangsamoro”.

The chairman of the Provincial Daw’ah committee presented the overview of the program. He said that the activity is just the beginning of the challenges that lay ahead and we cannot afford to make mistake even a small one. We should work together, move forward and collectively row our ship (the Bangsamoro) to achieve lasting peace and regain our long lost freedom taken away from us by colonizers.

Commissioner Salem C. Demuna of the National Commission on Muslim Filipino said in his message, “I will be the first one to tell Philippine Medias that the MILF-Committees is doing their best to enlighten the people from north to south; east to west of Mindanao whether Muslims nor Christians.

The guests who gave their inspirational messages were representatives from the Committee on Da’wah MILF CC; MILF Provincial Political Committee Chairman of Sarangani Province and the MILF Provincial information Director of Sarangani , Koronadal and Damakling.

Executive Director Moidjoddin Talusob of Kalilintad Development Foundation, Inc. (KDFI) dealt on Bangsamoro perspective of leadership / governance and the Ministerial Form of Government for the Bangsamoro. He said that, “Islam is a way of life and Islam accepts any form of government but a ministerial form of governance is more suitable for the Bangsamoro and preferred by Islamic teachings.

Prof. Esmael Abdula, Chairman of the Campaign and Mass Mobilization, Sub -Committee on Information, Committee on Information, MILF-CC and member of the Steering Committee of Bangsamoro Leadership and Management Institute (BLMI) was the main speaker. He explained the salient points of FAB and its four annexes.
He said that the FAB is a product of the Moro struggle where blood was shed by fallen brothers for peace to reign in the region.

http://www.luwaran.com/index.php/welcome/item/895-sarangani-daw’ah-committee-holds-advocacy

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