Bangsamoro youth leaders converge for a forum

From the Philippine Information Agency (Aug 28): Bangsamoro youth leaders converge for a forum

Around 200 Moro young leaders from the provinces of the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (ARMM) gathered recently for a conference on peace, security, and development in the light of the Bangsamoro Organic Law (BOL) and the movement on federalism.

The activity was spearheaded by the Office of the Regional Governor-ARMM together with the Regional DarulIfta’ (RDI) –ARMM, ARMM Development Academy (ADA), Office of the Bangsamoro Youth Affairs (OBYA), and the Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) –ARMM

“This activity aims to provide young Moro leaders, ulama, and professionals a space for interaction, planning, and working together to address the concerns of the youth sector on peace, security, and development with the emerging Bangsamoro government and federal environment,” RDI-ARMM Executive Director Sheikh Abdulmuhmin Mujahid said.

The event also included workshop aimed to help the participants prepare action plans on strengthening the foundation of the youth network to counteract the challenges on peace, security, and development.

Meanwhile, Cesar Yano, Undersecretary for Defense Operations of the Department of National Defense (DND) discussed how the youth can help in preventing and countering violent extremism.

“Youth must participate in the development of local communities as leaders in government, business, academe, religious sector, and civil society,” he said.

The youth, he added, must use their talents for the development of local communities in order to create peaceful, fair, and prosperous Bangsamoro.

http://pia.gov.ph/news/articles/1011971