The Chief
of Staff of the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AF) Lt. Gen. Gregorio Pio
Catapang, Von Al Haq, Spokesman of the Moro Islamic Liberation Front-Bangsamoro
Islamic Armed Forces (MILF-BIAF) and Atty. Laisa Alamia, Executive Secretary of
the Office of Regional Governor Mujiv Hataman of the Autonomous Regiona in
Muslim Mindanao (ARMM) launched on March 31, the construction of a concrete
footbridge at Tukanalipao, Mamasapano, Maguindanao, scene of the January 25
bloody clash that killed 44 members of the PNP-Special Action Force (PNP-SAF),
17 MILF combatants and 3 civilians.
The
P10 million worth project is being initiated by the Office of Gov. Mujiv
Hataman and his public works secretary, Hadji Emil Sadain out of the ARMM’s
savings.
Budget
Secretary Florencio "Butch" Abad and Toks Ebrahim of the MILF also
joined in the symbolic launching of the project, in the presence Mamasapano
Mayor Benzar Ampatuan and local residents.
Al-Haq, in
his brief statement said they are grateful to the ARMM government for having
embarked on various infrastructure projects needed to address poverty and
underdevelopment in Barangay Tukanalipao and surrounding villages.
He said the
“MILF will not disengage from its diplomatic dealings with government despite
the "Mamasapano incident," which hogged the headlines and challenged
the group's compact with Malacañang.”
Also
present in the activity were Major Gen. Edmundo Pangilinan of the Army's 6th
Infantry Division, Col. Melquiades Feliciano of the 601st Brigade, officials of
the ARMM regional police office and Brig. Gen. Carlito Galvez Jr. of the
government’s ceasefire committee, which helps enforce all interim GPH-MILF
security agreements in flashpoint areas in Mindanao .
Before the
launching, Gen. Catapang urged local folks to put closure to the Mamasapano
fiasco.
Atty.Alamia,
lauded Catapang and Abad's involvement in the launching of the concrete
footbridge saying it can help convince local villages that President
Benigno Aquino III will not let the Mamasapano incident affect the almost 2
decades peace negotiations.
Maguindanao
Provincial Engineer Abdulrahman Asim represented the Office of Provincial
Governor Esmail Mangudadatu.
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