Manifesting highest support could no better than the massive congregation of the Bangsamoro people during the peace advocacy drives of the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) on the GPH – MILF Framework Agreement on the Bangsamoro in Datu Paglas, Maguindanao and Maasim, Saranggani. Close to 14,000 Bangsamoro flocked in Dtau Paglas and almost 3,000 Maguindanaon, Biwangen and Bla’an converged in Maasim to graced the MILF advocacy to rally adequate understanding and strong support to the historic Government of the Philippines (GPH) – MILF Framework Agreement on the Bangsamoro signed at Malacanang Palace last October 15, 2012.
MILF leaders in the political and military organs, Chief Executives of the local government units, leaders of the Moro National Liberation Front (MNLF), various Bangsamoro tribes both Islamized and non-Islamized, youth and women sectors, and grass roots communities assembled with the same motivation the faithful and successful implementation of the Framework Agreement on the Bangsamoro (FAB). Sharing conviction that the successful implementation of FAB will result to peace, prosperity, justice and unity, and thereby ushering the resolution of the age-old armed conflict down south of Philippines and the Bangsamoro struggle for its legitimate aspiration for identity, homeland and self-governance, however, failure in the implementation will emboldened radicalization and options to support purely armed and violent means that would imperil the chances of achieving peace and security.
Participants, particularly those representing the MNLF, recalled what they called as “betrayals and blunders in the highest level committed by the government” with its deliberate failures to fulfill its commitment in the 1976 Tripoli Agreement, Jeddah Accord and 1996 Final Peace Agreement with the MNLF.
Utto Salem Cutan, a top brass of the MNLF who belong to the Batch 300 and currently the Vice Mayor of Maasim, committed its full support to the Framework Agreement, saying “I personally believe that the Framework Agreement is indeed worth supporting and investing because when faithfully implemented peace, development and justice will be realized with prejudice to none.”
Mayor Datu Tong Paglas of Datu Paglas said the Bangsamoro had been wrecked by the wars imposed upon them and with this peace agreement between the government and MILF, the prospects of socio-economic development especially for the Bansgamoro people will be very high.
Mayor Paglas appealed to donor countries and foreign investors to pour in more investments for peace and development in the Bangsamoro homeland. “I believe that the Bangsamoro are very hardworking and resilient and they can be very good productive workers in normal lives,” he said.
The Moro civil society and civilian expressed their gratitude to the Government of Malaysia for the successful facilitation of the peace talks leading to the forging of Framework Agreement, even as they asked the government and MILF to enhance the mandate of the Malaysian – led International Monitoring Team (IMT) in relation to the implementation of the FAB.
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