Kabacan, North Cotabato – Despite the failure of Philippine Congress to pass the Bangsamoro Basic Law (BBL), the Interim Base Command of Central Mindanao Front Command (IBC-CMFC) of the Bangsamoro Islamic Armed Forces (BIAF spearheaded and conducted peace advocacy at Barangay Simuni in Kabacan, North Cotabato on February 15, 2015 attended by nearly 2,000 individuals.
Among the
attendees were members of the MILF Peace Panel, International Monitoring Team
(IMT), the Coordinating Committee on Cessation of Hostilities (CCCH), Kapalawan
Provincial Committee, tribal leaders from Manubo Indigenous People (IPs),
students and local folks in the area.
In his opening remarks, the chair of Kapalawan Provincial Committee, expressed
his full support to the peace process and urged the participants to stay foot
in the political line of the MILF.
Yusof Pasigan Al Hadj, a CCCH member welcomed the renewal of mandates of the ceasefire mechanisms.
Lt. Coronel Azman Bangkol, Al Hadj, IMT Team Site 1 leader and the contingent leader of Nagara Darussalam of Brunei urged the participants to remain steadfast and continue supporting the peace process in spite of the non-passage of BBL.
“I wish to reiterate that peace and development must go hand in hand, we must have peace in order to have development,” Bangkol said.
“Development and equal opportunity are key factors in sustaining peace, however, development can happen only when there is peace inMindanao ,”
he said further.
Engr. Muhajiren Ali, member of the MILF Peace Panel Secretariat discussed the importance of peace process and the preservation of the gains of 17 years old of negotiations.
“There is no appropriate approach for the current status of the peace process unless to remain patient and steadfast with strong wisdom in order to attain the self-determination that we worked on and waited for long.” Engr. Ali said.
On his part, Gordon Saifullah Al Hadj, Front Commander of the Central Mindanao Front Command (CMFC) of BIAF urged the audience to strengthen their unity for the sake of the Moro struggle towards the right to self-determination.
“We must unite now, whether you are an MNLF or MILF, Manubo or other native tribes inMindanao , for it is our strongest
weapon to regain our right for self-rule,” Saifullah cited.
A leader of Manubo tribe Timuay Dabascu Untungan expressed his full support for the MILF-led struggle for the rights of native inhabitants ofMindanao .
“Our Bangsamoro brothers are our strength, our forefathers were one in fighting against colonizers”, Untungan said.
Meanwhile, a reliable source said that a unification and reconciliation program will be held soon in the province.
Yusof Pasigan Al Hadj, a CCCH member welcomed the renewal of mandates of the ceasefire mechanisms.
Lt. Coronel Azman Bangkol, Al Hadj, IMT Team Site 1 leader and the contingent leader of Nagara Darussalam of Brunei urged the participants to remain steadfast and continue supporting the peace process in spite of the non-passage of BBL.
“I wish to reiterate that peace and development must go hand in hand, we must have peace in order to have development,” Bangkol said.
“Development and equal opportunity are key factors in sustaining peace, however, development can happen only when there is peace in
Engr. Muhajiren Ali, member of the MILF Peace Panel Secretariat discussed the importance of peace process and the preservation of the gains of 17 years old of negotiations.
“There is no appropriate approach for the current status of the peace process unless to remain patient and steadfast with strong wisdom in order to attain the self-determination that we worked on and waited for long.” Engr. Ali said.
On his part, Gordon Saifullah Al Hadj, Front Commander of the Central Mindanao Front Command (CMFC) of BIAF urged the audience to strengthen their unity for the sake of the Moro struggle towards the right to self-determination.
“We must unite now, whether you are an MNLF or MILF, Manubo or other native tribes in
A leader of Manubo tribe Timuay Dabascu Untungan expressed his full support for the MILF-led struggle for the rights of native inhabitants of
“Our Bangsamoro brothers are our strength, our forefathers were one in fighting against colonizers”, Untungan said.
Meanwhile, a reliable source said that a unification and reconciliation program will be held soon in the province.
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