In journey of a thousand miles, about 300 members of prominent Bangsamoro NGOs (non-governmental organizations) left Mindanao travelled all the way to the metropolis of Metro Manila and attended the forum on “Bangsamoro and Beyond: A National Conversation” held October 8, 2014 at Dolphy Theater, ABS-CBN Compound, Quezon City.
The program is being hosted by Ms. Ces Drilon, a multi-awarded program anchor of ABS CBN.
These NGOs with areas of operations in Central, Western and Southern Mindanao were invited by The Asia Foundation (TAF) to share their views on Bangsamoro, the Comprehensive Agreement on the Bangsamoro (CAB) and the modified draft Bangsamoro Basic Law, now in the hands of both Chambers of Congress.
The NGO’s that attended the forum were, Action for Advancement and Development of Mindanao, Inc. (AFADMin), United Youth for Peace and Development (UNYPAD), Mindanao Action for Peace and Development (MAPAD), Local Initiative for Peace and Development (LIPAD), Bangsamoro Center for Just Peace (BCJP) and others NGOs from Central Mindanao, Lanao areas and the island provinces including international agencies, members of the academe, business sector and government institutions, as well as foreign dignitaries.
They are local implementing partners of TAF-Australian-funded BASIC Bangsamoro (Building Autonomous and Stable Institutions and Communities in the Bangsamoro) program of assistance through DFAT (Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade).
Bangsamoro and Beyond, is the first national forum in the KaSaMa (Karapatan sa Malikhaing Paraan) Dialogue Series, in partnership with ANC, is a dialogical platform for initial and continuous discussions on the CAB, the BBL, and the roadmap towards CAB’s implementation. It aims specifically to raise a national conversation on the Bangsamoro and its bright prospects for the future in the event that the BBL is enacted by congress.
Resource speakers included Secretary Teresita Deles of OPAPP, Ghazali Jaafar of the MILF, Archbishop Antonio Ledesma SJ, General Emmanuel Bautista of the Cabinet Cluster on Security, Justice and Peace; Emmanuel Bonoan of Department of Finance and of KPMG in the Philippines; and Prof. Jurma Tikmasan of Nisa Ul-haqq.
Home viewers were given opportunity to join and participate in the forum through Twitter and Facebook using the hashtags, #BangsaForum and KaSaMa National Conversation with their views and concerns were entertained that day. A replay of the video coverage of the Bangsamoro and Beyond will be aired at ANC on October 18, 19 and 20 at 8-9pm, 1-2pm and 6-7, respectively.
The KaSaMa consortium is an inter-embassy and multi-stakeholder human rights initiative. Its Dialogue Series cover topics on human rights defenders in post-disaster work, gender rights, freedom of information, human rights in Islam, as well as sexual and reproductive health rights.
It has established collaboration and partnership with the diplomatic community including representatives of the embassies of Australia, Belgium, Canada, Denmark, the Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Spain, Switzerland, United Kingdom, the United States, Delegation of the European Union and TAF who also came in full force during the forum. They praised the GPH and the MILF for choosing the path to peace which culminated in the signing of CAB last March 27, 2014.
http://www.luwaran.com/index.php/welcome/item/1296-bangsamoro-ngo’s-attend-anc-forum
These NGOs with areas of operations in Central, Western and Southern Mindanao were invited by The Asia Foundation (TAF) to share their views on Bangsamoro, the Comprehensive Agreement on the Bangsamoro (CAB) and the modified draft Bangsamoro Basic Law, now in the hands of both Chambers of Congress.
The NGO’s that attended the forum were, Action for Advancement and Development of Mindanao, Inc. (AFADMin), United Youth for Peace and Development (UNYPAD), Mindanao Action for Peace and Development (MAPAD), Local Initiative for Peace and Development (LIPAD), Bangsamoro Center for Just Peace (BCJP) and others NGOs from Central Mindanao, Lanao areas and the island provinces including international agencies, members of the academe, business sector and government institutions, as well as foreign dignitaries.
They are local implementing partners of TAF-Australian-funded BASIC Bangsamoro (Building Autonomous and Stable Institutions and Communities in the Bangsamoro) program of assistance through DFAT (Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade).
Bangsamoro and Beyond, is the first national forum in the KaSaMa (Karapatan sa Malikhaing Paraan) Dialogue Series, in partnership with ANC, is a dialogical platform for initial and continuous discussions on the CAB, the BBL, and the roadmap towards CAB’s implementation. It aims specifically to raise a national conversation on the Bangsamoro and its bright prospects for the future in the event that the BBL is enacted by congress.
Resource speakers included Secretary Teresita Deles of OPAPP, Ghazali Jaafar of the MILF, Archbishop Antonio Ledesma SJ, General Emmanuel Bautista of the Cabinet Cluster on Security, Justice and Peace; Emmanuel Bonoan of Department of Finance and of KPMG in the Philippines; and Prof. Jurma Tikmasan of Nisa Ul-haqq.
Home viewers were given opportunity to join and participate in the forum through Twitter and Facebook using the hashtags, #BangsaForum and KaSaMa National Conversation with their views and concerns were entertained that day. A replay of the video coverage of the Bangsamoro and Beyond will be aired at ANC on October 18, 19 and 20 at 8-9pm, 1-2pm and 6-7, respectively.
The KaSaMa consortium is an inter-embassy and multi-stakeholder human rights initiative. Its Dialogue Series cover topics on human rights defenders in post-disaster work, gender rights, freedom of information, human rights in Islam, as well as sexual and reproductive health rights.
It has established collaboration and partnership with the diplomatic community including representatives of the embassies of Australia, Belgium, Canada, Denmark, the Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Spain, Switzerland, United Kingdom, the United States, Delegation of the European Union and TAF who also came in full force during the forum. They praised the GPH and the MILF for choosing the path to peace which culminated in the signing of CAB last March 27, 2014.
http://www.luwaran.com/index.php/welcome/item/1296-bangsamoro-ngo’s-attend-anc-forum
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