Wednesday, March 30, 2016

UNA VP bet meets with MILF Central Committee; vows to path of peace under Binay administration

From the Philippine News Agency (Mar 30): UNA VP bet meets with MILF Central Committee; vows to path of peace under Binay administration

United Nationalist Alliance (UNA) vice presidential bet and Senator Gregorio “Gringo” Honasan II has said that if elected in the May 9 polls, the administration of UNA standard-bearer and Vice President Jejomar C. Binay would focus on solving poverty and injustice in Mindanao in order to bring forth lasting peace.

Honasan assured Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) chairman Al Haj Murad Ebrahim and peace panel chief Mohagher Iqbal during a meeting at Camp Darapanan in Sultan Kudarat, Maguindanao on Tuesday that a Binay presidency would be committed to bringing peace to strife-torn Mindanao.

Also present during the meeting were MILF’s military affairs chief of staff Sammy Al-Mansoor and vice chairman Ghadzali Jaafar.

“We are committed to a path of peace for Mindanao. A Binay administration will address the concerns of our Muslim brothers and sisters with the goal of bringing peace and security to Mindanao, with or without a BBL (Bangsamoro Basis Law). We believe that by focusing on poverty and injustice, we will be able to break the decades-long unrest in the region,” Honasan told the MILF Central Committee on behalf of Vice President Binay.

“The government must treat this simply as a matter of obligation to the people it serves. It is the government’s obligation to solve the peace and poverty issues that have delayed progress for Mindanao. This does not need to be tied to the Bangsamoro law or any other legislation,” he explained.

Vice President Binay had earlier revealed his plan to put up a “Malacañang of Mindanao” in order to personally see to the immediate resolution of issues in the region.

Honasan, who would become the Binay administration’s anti-crime czar, said that once the roots of unrest have been eliminated, they could focus on bringing progress to Mindanao.

“Once there is peace in Mindanao, then we can encourage investors to come in, pursue reforms and provide support for infrastructure development in the region. By then, we can also start working towards providing better access to basic services such as education, healthcare, and housing,” Honasan said.

“Ngunit lahat po nito, mag-uumpisa sa commitment ng gobyerno na matigil na ang kaguluhan sa Mindanao. Ito po ay prayoridad ng pamahalaan sa ilalim ng pamumuno ni VP Binay, parte po ng pagsisilbi natin sa ating mga kababayan, na magkaroon na ng kapayapaan sa Mindanao,” he added.

http://www.pna.gov.ph/index.php?idn=1&sid=&nid=1&rid=871367

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