An alliance
of peace organizations held their first general assembly at Kadtuntaya
Foundation Incorporated (KFI) Training
Center
The
group named Grassroots Peace Monitoring Network (GPMN) aims to
consolidate grassroots monitors from different organizations in support to the
peace process and ceasefire mechanisms, to gather and provide accurate
and up-to-date information on safety and security of civilians and ensure
protection of civilians from harm and human rights abuses.
The launching
was attended by more than thirty (30) organizations mostly from Central Mindanao .
In his
speech, MGEN Datuk Sheik Mokshin Hassan, Head of Mission of International
Monitoring Team Batch 10 (IMT-10), he expressed his support to the peace
process between the Government of the Philippines
impartiality and objectivity.
“We join with
you in your prayers for a just and lasting peace insha Allah.” he
said.
Let us pray
for one another and love one another. We should always pray for the safety,
love and brotherhood for and among all Muslims, Christians and the Indigeneous
Peoples (IP). he added.
He further
stressed “that peace is the only battle worth waging. If you cannot find within
yourself, you will never find it anywhere else. Peace and trust take years to
be built. But it takes only seconds to be destroyed.”
“Peace does
not mean mean an absence of conflict. Differences will always be there. Peace
means solving these differences through peaceful processess, dialogue,
education, confidence building and other civilised ways.” Maj.Gen. Hassan
explained.
BGEN
Carlito Galvez AFP, Chairman of Joint Coordinating Committee on the Cessation
of Hostilities (JCCCH) said in his speech that he is very happy to have seen
the efforts of Civil Society Organization (CSOs) in coming up with the GPMN.
“The
Mamasapano incident taught us the value of coordination between and among us.
If we have had coordination ahead of time, ther could have been immediate
action extended.” said Galvez.
“In the
ceasefire, prevention is very important.” he added.
He reiterated
that the Mamasapano incident is very tragic for the GPH and the MILF and all
the people of Mindanao .
“This forum
is a life-saving endeavor where we can prevent similar event like the
Mamasapano incident.” he stressed.
Atty Haron
Meling, Chief Executive Assistant to Chairman Mohagher Iqbal of the Bangsamoro
Transition Commission (BTC) said in his speech that he appreciates the efforts
of the CSOs by realizing peace network like GPMN.
“This is a
very timely endeavor towards the search for peace in Mindanao .”
said Meling.
“The
founding of this very good endeavor is a moral booster to all believers of
peace.” he added.
The GPMN
from multi-sector and diverse organizations will converge and consolidate its
efforts-in one solidarity to support the peace process particularly the
ceasefire mechanism by monitoring and ensuring that the rights of civilians are
protected and that the hard-earned relative peace we experience today shall
continue to be enjoyed by all fro a longer period of time.
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