Unperturbed by Zamboanga City local officials that recently manifested once again their strong objection to the Bangsamoro Basic Law (BBL) on the issue of contiguity and the city’s inclusion for the proposed plebiscite, Moro community leaders are tripling their advocacy programs in the city’s various villages.
In coordination with the Bangsamoro Leadership and Management Institute (BLMI) and United Youth for Peace and Development (UNYPAD), organizers conducted a 3-day Seminar-Workshops on Bangsamoro Basic Law (BBL), governance and community organizing with the theme: “Empowering Bangsamoro Community Leaders through Education” on November 21-13, 2014 at a Barangay Madrasah in Cawit, Zamboanga City.
There were 172 individuals who attended the activity comprising community leaders from various barangays, representatives of women’s organizations and youth. The MILF Provincial Political Committee in Zamboanga City and Moro community leaders and other groups organized and sponsored the program.
The program was aimed to enhance the knowledge of people in grass-root level regardless of tribal affiliations on BBL, the GPH-MILF Peace process and public governance. They were lectured on basic organizing and on how to conduct advocacy using their native dialect to be easily understood when reaching out to their respective communities.
Mr. Tirso S. Tahir, a native of Tawi-Tawi and member of the BLMI Steering Committee and its Research Officer lectured on Bangsamoro Governance as stipulated in the BBL, the Fundamentals of Basic Organizing and Advocacy. He emphasized that the BBL were translated into local dialect to enable the participants understand and internalize the 18 Articles of BBL and its corresponding provisions.
“These are your rights as guaranteed by the 1987 Philippines Constitution under Article III- Bill of Rights, Section 8 and Article XIII- Social Justice and Human Rights, Section 15 and 16”, Tahir emphasized.
Mr. Tahir cited the fundamental articles in the Philippines Constitution after some participants expressed apprehension that they may not be able to participate for the ratification of the BBL due to interference by some city officials who are opposed to the BBL and the Bangsamoro.
Brother Zulfhikar Samsaraji, Chairman of UNYPAD-Zamboanga City chapter and Regional Coordinator in Western Mindanao lectured on community organizing by underlining its significance. Some religious leaders presented Islamic point of view on the issue of struggle (Jihad) that every Muslim must be in defensive position when their inherent rights and faith are threatened.
The participants as a result vowed to uphold their rights under the law and shall allow no one to dictate them from making legitimate decisions.
Zamboanga City has a large number of Moros than other contiguous areas in Mindanao; dominant in 38 coastal barangays, mostly inhabiting the region much ahead than the Chavacanos/settlers.
The massive influx of people and capitalists from Luzon and Visayas relegated the Moros to a minority and is suppressed in their own native land, hoping that such a situation shall be reverse in their favor under the Bangsamoro Region, where Mindanao will no longer be an exploited land but with a new dawn of hope for those who were neglected and oppressed.
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There were 172 individuals who attended the activity comprising community leaders from various barangays, representatives of women’s organizations and youth. The MILF Provincial Political Committee in Zamboanga City and Moro community leaders and other groups organized and sponsored the program.
The program was aimed to enhance the knowledge of people in grass-root level regardless of tribal affiliations on BBL, the GPH-MILF Peace process and public governance. They were lectured on basic organizing and on how to conduct advocacy using their native dialect to be easily understood when reaching out to their respective communities.
Mr. Tirso S. Tahir, a native of Tawi-Tawi and member of the BLMI Steering Committee and its Research Officer lectured on Bangsamoro Governance as stipulated in the BBL, the Fundamentals of Basic Organizing and Advocacy. He emphasized that the BBL were translated into local dialect to enable the participants understand and internalize the 18 Articles of BBL and its corresponding provisions.
“These are your rights as guaranteed by the 1987 Philippines Constitution under Article III- Bill of Rights, Section 8 and Article XIII- Social Justice and Human Rights, Section 15 and 16”, Tahir emphasized.
Mr. Tahir cited the fundamental articles in the Philippines Constitution after some participants expressed apprehension that they may not be able to participate for the ratification of the BBL due to interference by some city officials who are opposed to the BBL and the Bangsamoro.
Brother Zulfhikar Samsaraji, Chairman of UNYPAD-Zamboanga City chapter and Regional Coordinator in Western Mindanao lectured on community organizing by underlining its significance. Some religious leaders presented Islamic point of view on the issue of struggle (Jihad) that every Muslim must be in defensive position when their inherent rights and faith are threatened.
The participants as a result vowed to uphold their rights under the law and shall allow no one to dictate them from making legitimate decisions.
Zamboanga City has a large number of Moros than other contiguous areas in Mindanao; dominant in 38 coastal barangays, mostly inhabiting the region much ahead than the Chavacanos/settlers.
The massive influx of people and capitalists from Luzon and Visayas relegated the Moros to a minority and is suppressed in their own native land, hoping that such a situation shall be reverse in their favor under the Bangsamoro Region, where Mindanao will no longer be an exploited land but with a new dawn of hope for those who were neglected and oppressed.
http://www.luwaran.com/index.php/welcome/item/1367-moro-leaders-in-zamboanga-city-hold-seminar-workshops-on-bbl-and-governance
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