The Moro Islamic Liberation Front Central Committee on Information sent one of its members to the Regional Focused Training Local Governance held at the Local Autonomy College (LAC), Tokyo, Japan last June 1 to July 3, 2014 sponsored by Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA).
Mr. Nasser Pulindao was sent to Japan representing Bangsamoro, Philippines. Representatives from 11 other Asian, African and South American countries namely Bangladesh, Bhutan, Colombia, El Salvador, Ghana, Kenya, Myanmar, Rwanda, Sri Lanka, Tanzania and Viet Nam also attended the month-long training.
The 33 days training enhanced the capabilities of the participants on local governance advocacy that can help transform their respective communities into an effective unit of society. Mr. Pulindao admitted that he had learned a lot from the training and vowed to share the acquired knowledge to his peers and brothers in the Moro Front who are equally in dire need of knowledge on local governance. In a brief lecture at the Bangsamoro Leadership and Management Institute (BLMI) few days upon his return to Mindanao, he not only shared the adequate knowledge he obtained in Japan but also his life and experiences while in the said country.
He told this writer that Japan is a very developed country with state-of-the art infrastructure, railway transits, tall buildings, posh villages and very clean environment. He said that Japanese people are very hospitable, courteous and diciplined. He jokingly said that the only problem for a Muslim that goes to Japan is the rareness of “halal” foods which are mostly found in Muslim cultural/Islamic centers in the country. Muslim immigrants and Japanese reverts to Islam are familiar faces in the country of the “Rising Sun”. Pulindao also said that fruits, cooked and raw vegetables are very abundant in malls, convenient stores and supermarkets.
More members of MILF are slated to attend seminars on media and similar trainings in Japan in coming months. A lot more will go on schooling at prestigious universities there. These are in preparation for the establishment of Bangsamoro new polity as the proposed region needs bright, diligent and skilled public servants. Japan has been funding capacity building activities locally through the BLMI and other local partner NGO’s and pours in hundreds of millions of pesos in infrastructure for Mindanao that started the past many years. The country had been a strong partner of GHP and MILF in seeking an end to the Mindanao Question and is a member of the International Contact Group (ICG). The Moros of Mindanao and the MILF owe much to the Government of Japan for their support to the peace process.
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The 33 days training enhanced the capabilities of the participants on local governance advocacy that can help transform their respective communities into an effective unit of society. Mr. Pulindao admitted that he had learned a lot from the training and vowed to share the acquired knowledge to his peers and brothers in the Moro Front who are equally in dire need of knowledge on local governance. In a brief lecture at the Bangsamoro Leadership and Management Institute (BLMI) few days upon his return to Mindanao, he not only shared the adequate knowledge he obtained in Japan but also his life and experiences while in the said country.
He told this writer that Japan is a very developed country with state-of-the art infrastructure, railway transits, tall buildings, posh villages and very clean environment. He said that Japanese people are very hospitable, courteous and diciplined. He jokingly said that the only problem for a Muslim that goes to Japan is the rareness of “halal” foods which are mostly found in Muslim cultural/Islamic centers in the country. Muslim immigrants and Japanese reverts to Islam are familiar faces in the country of the “Rising Sun”. Pulindao also said that fruits, cooked and raw vegetables are very abundant in malls, convenient stores and supermarkets.
More members of MILF are slated to attend seminars on media and similar trainings in Japan in coming months. A lot more will go on schooling at prestigious universities there. These are in preparation for the establishment of Bangsamoro new polity as the proposed region needs bright, diligent and skilled public servants. Japan has been funding capacity building activities locally through the BLMI and other local partner NGO’s and pours in hundreds of millions of pesos in infrastructure for Mindanao that started the past many years. The country had been a strong partner of GHP and MILF in seeking an end to the Mindanao Question and is a member of the International Contact Group (ICG). The Moros of Mindanao and the MILF owe much to the Government of Japan for their support to the peace process.
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The Central Committee on Information is the main propaganda organ of the MILF. The Committee on Information is headed by long-time MILF propagandist Mohagher Iqbal.
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