Thursday, June 26, 2014

MILF: UNYPAD-Maguindanao chapter holds oath taking ceremony

From the MILF Website (Jun 26): UNYPAD-Maguindanao chapter holds oath taking ceremony



Elected officers of the United Youth for Peace and Development (UNYPAD) provincial and municipal chapters in Maguindanao cluster-1 from the municipalities of Parang, Matanog, Barira, Buldon and in Kapatagan, Lanao del Sur pledged their loyalty to faithfully uphold the vision, mission, goals, objectives and programs and services of the UNYPAD in an oath taking ceremony conducted on June 15 held at Barangay Nituan, Parang Maguindanao.
  
Ustadz Abedin Tago, provincial chairman of Maguindanao cluster-1 said, “We are so blessed to become members of this organization because we will be part in spreading peace in our community.”

“By joining the UNYPAD, we became productive Bangsamoro youth…we work voluntarily in UNYPAD to support initiatives and activities related to the achievement of justice, peace and holistic developments in our communities”,  he  said.
Meanwhile, Ustadza Hasana Balitok, Vice Chairwoman of UNYPA-Maguindanao cluster-1 chapter, in her message, reminded her co-officers that the gains achieved in the peace process are due to sacrifices of every Moro and the Filipino people. “We need to treasure these fruits of sacrifices in the peace talks because this is all we want to happen in our community”, she said.

She also said that the UNYPAD have contributed to the development of Moro women in their places.

“Now, women in our community have learned the importance of wearing  appropriate dress for a Muslim women,” she disclosed.

Ustadz Abdulmunain Kudto also shared an input on how to build and strengthen the organization based on the teaching of Islam.

This writer extended UNYPAD national chapter’s congratulatory message to the newly installed officers, shared some milestones achieved by UNYPAD since its inception in 20014. It also spearheaded the oath taking ceremony. 

The Maguindanao cluster-1 chapter was organized in 2009. It was previously the Shariff Kabunsuan province chapter comprising mostly of the Iranon areas. It was renamed Maguindanao cluster-1 chapter when the creation of then Shariff Kabunsuan province was declared illegal by the Supreme Court which said in its ruling that only congress has the authority to create province/provinces.

http://www.luwaran.com/index.php/welcome/item/1058-unypad-maguindanao-chapter-holds-oath-taking-ceremony

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