The Bangsamoro Conflict Monitoring System (BCMS) 2011-2014
Report of the International Alert, an independent peace building organization,
revealed that the troubled situation in Mindanao
is not purely about rebellion, but of several factors.
“There must be emphasis on violence, and not just on the
conflict,” Ever Abasolo, International Alert Philippines methodology
specialist, told the Philippines News Agency (PNA).
Abasolo said that talks about land, human trafficking,
illegal firearms, were just some of the other issues the public should look at,
adding that these issues would not be addressed even if the Basic Bangsamoro
Law (BBL) would be passed.
Abasolo cited that civilians were also part of the picture
by committing simple crimes like theft and robbery, and through conflicts
between tribes and ethnic groups.
The BCMS Report revealed that for the past four years,
illicit or shadow economies, and extrajudicial issues triggered most of the
violent conflicts in Bangsamoro. Political issues (rebellion and political
rivalry) were the other main culprits.
It was noted, meanwhile, that production and trade in
illicit guns and drugs, kidnap for ransom, brought more violent conflicts than
other shadow economies.
With regard to the number of violent conflicts involving the
Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF), the report said incidents declined in
2012, in time with the signing of the Framework Agreement on the Bangsamoro,
and also in 2013 because of the comprehensive peace pact with the government.
International Alert also noted the violence caused by
extrajudicial issues such as breach of contract, domestic violence,
alcohol-related, among others. These issues affected ordinary citizens more
than other members of the Bangsamoro society, the report said.
“Civilians were the major actors in conflict incidents,
mostly as victims. In some instances, they were also the perpetrators,” the
report highlighted.
For instance in Maguindanao, there was a high number of clan
feuds reported in 2014. However, for 2011-2014, Lanao del Sur topped
Maguindanao, Basilan, Sulu and Tawi-Tawi in terms of clan feuds.
About the BCMS
BCMS monitors conflict incidence (in Bangsamoro) to inform
the public and policy makers about the situation there.
It is a real-time data according to Liezl Bugtay, BCMS
project team leader. As her group affirmed to be pro-BBL, Bugtay said they hope
to use the BCMS data to really educate the public.
To ensure accuracy, Bugtay said her team gathered the data
from Philippine National Police (PNP) blotter reports and media reports.
“We go to PNP Regional offices and capture each blotter,
then data encoding follows,” she told PNA.
She added that they have many levels of quality control and
avoid double counting. As such, the encoder is not allowed to enter a report
without a supporting police/media report documentation.
http://www.pna.gov.ph/index.php?idn=1&sid=&nid=1&rid=757007
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