The history of the armed struggle in Mindanao runs deeper than all the liberation fronts that have championed its cause
[Video: ANIMATION: War came to Mindanao
The history of the armed struggle in Mindanao runs deeper than all the liberation fronts that
have championed its cause
The euphoria of
peace following last year’s signing of a deal between the Aquino government and
the Moro Islamic Liberation Front gave way to agitated calls for war when a botched
police operation in Mamasapano, Maguindanao, in January 2015 ignited
public outrage and cast doubt on the peace process.
In an instant, a
miscalculated police operation threatened to dismantle a process that was close
to two decades in the making.
Lost in the
heated discussions were very basic questions: Why do we need to talk peace
after all these years? What drove Moro rebels to take up arms, and why does the
conflict persist to this day? What injustices need to be corrected? What laws
and systems need to be put in place to address the roots of this stubborn war?
The history of
the armed struggle in Mindanao runs deeper than
all the liberation fronts that have championed its cause.
In Rappler’s
4-minute animation, we capture the highlights and the key moments of the
conflict. At the end of the animation, we ask: Are we willing to take the next
difficult steps?
The peace agreement
with the MILF is in the final stage of deliberations in the House of
Representatives and the Senate.
The debates in
and out of Congress have been acrimonious and prolonged, raising fears that the
law implementing the peace accord may not pass at all under this
administration. (READ: 4 scenarios
if Bangsamoro bill is not passed)
As the bill
faces a new round of scrutiny, Rappler's #ProjectMindanao, in partnership
with InciteGov, holds a forum on Tuesday, July 14, 2015 at the Security Bank
Case Room, AIM Conference Center in Makati City from 4pm to 7pm, to discuss why
we need to talk peace and the role the Bangsamoro Basic law plays in the peace
process.
Entitled: "#HearMindanao:
Why we should talk peace," this conversation will bring
together personalities representing different sides of the BBL debate: experts,
advocates, and communities affected by the war.
Apart from
tackling the significance of the Bangsamoro Basic Law, the forum will also
serve as a venue for dissecting contentious issues and for exploring ways to
move forward in the quest for elusive peace.
http://www.rappler.com/move-ph/issues/mindanao/99088-animation-mindanao-war
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