Thursday, May 1, 2014

MILF: Sarangani stakeholders to hold Peace Forum to understand Bangsamoro and its economic prospects

From the MILF Website (Apr 30): Sarangani stakeholders to hold Peace Forum to understand Bangsamoro and its economic prospects



Concerned government agencies and Non-Government Organizations will be holding Peace and Investment Forum in the seven municipalities of Sarangani to further understand the proposed Bangsamoro political entity and the economic prospects it will bring especially in Sarangani Province.
  
The activity will be held in the respective municipal gymnasiums of Alabel, Malungon, Malapatan, Glan, Maasim, Maitum and Kiamba within this month of May.

Speakers coming from  both the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) and the Philippine Government will be invited.

Topics will include the history of the Bangsamoro struggle for self-determination, the GPH-MILF Peace Process with focus on the Framework Agreement on the Bangsamoro and the Comprehensive Agreement on the Bangsamoro.

The audiences will also understand how the Ministerial Form of government will run through an Overview of the Bangsamoro Government.

Speaker from the government side will also discuss the role of the Central Government in the establishment of the Bangsamoro Government which is hoped to be realized from 2015-2016 after the Bangsamoro Basic Law will be ratified and accepted by the people through a plebiscite.

The resource person  from the MILF is expected to discuss Islamic Finance and the development of Halal industry and how it will help in the economic upliftment of the Bangsamoro in the province.

The organizers of the activity are comprised of the Provincial Government of Sarangani, Department of Interior and Local Government Sarangani Provincial Office, and SPECTRUM, an alliance of development organizations operating in Sarangani Province.

Target audiences will include barangay and municipal officials and sectoral leaders from the grassroot communities.

http://www.luwaran.com/index.php/welcome/item/955-sarangani-stakeholders-to-hold-peace-forum-to-understand-bangsamoro-and-its-economic-prospects

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