From the Philippine News Agency (Oct 16): MILF recognizes role of media in
GPH-MILF peace process
The political affairs chief and spokesperson of the Moro Islamic Liberation
Front (MILF) on Tuesday cited the contribution of a Catholic-run-radio station
in the campaign for peace in southern Philippines.
Ghadzali Jaafar, an influential member of the MILF central committee and
himself a former radio journalist, said Radio Stations dxMS-AM Radyo Bida and
dxOL 92.7 Happy FM have been instrumental in helping generate support to
peaceful means of resolving the decades-old Mindanao problem.
Despite its being a Catholic owned media outfit, Jaafar said the two
stations, both owned and managed by the Oblates of Mary Immaculate, have been
helping educate people about the dividends of peace once it is achieved in
Mindanao.
“Its ‘Radio for Peace’ slogan was instrumental in explaining to the
grassroots the rationale of settling the problem through negotiated political
solution that will benefit everyone in the island, including non Muslims,”
Jaafar said.
He said Radio Stations dxMS and dxOL-FM, through its peace advocacy programs,
have helped extensively in disseminating the importance of the government-MILF
framework deal the Aquino administration and the MILF signed Monday in
Malacañang....
http://www.pna.gov.ph/index.php?idn=2&sid=&nid=2&rid=463152
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