“We will not support any candidate officially during the May 13 Philippine national elections. However, we appeal to our people and members who wish to participate to vote for candidates who are genuinely pro-people and pro-peace process and reject those who are corrupt, oppressive, and violent.”
This was the statement of Muhammad Ameen, chair of the MILF secretariat, after emerging from the meeting of the MILF central committee last May 2 which MILF Chairman Al Haj Murad Ebrahim personally presided, after a long absence.
Murad only returned last April 28 after visiting several countries in Asia and the Middle East. He rushed home just in time for the launching of the FASTRAC (Facility for Advisory Support for Transition Capacities) in Darapanan, Sultan Kudarat, Maguindanao last April 29.
In partnership with the MILF, the United Nations and World Bank launched the FASTRAC, which is a three-year program that would provide on-demand technical assistance in the run-up to the establishment of the Bangsamoro, the new autonomous political entity that would replace the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao by June 30, 2016.
“FASTRAC will provide on-demand advisory services and access to the most relevant national and international expertise to contribute and help move forward with the peace process especially in the drafting of the Basic Law that will reflect the Bangsamoro people’s aspirations for genuine autonomy while establishing the basis for efficient and accountable government,” UN Resident Director Luiza Carvalho said in her message during the launching.
This is the nth time that the MILF reiterated this long-standing “hands-off policy” on Philippine elections to maintain its integrity as an apolitical organization, one that truly represents and articulates the aspirations of the Bangsamoro people for their right to exercise right to self-determination.
“The MILF is beyond partisan politics and considers everyone as part of its constituency,” Ameen added.
Ameen also explained that the MILF is a revolutionary Islamic organization, borrowing the words of the late MILF Chairman Salamat Hashim, which strives for changes within the ambit of Islam.
He said that the MILF conserves all the fundamentals of Islam and those principles derived therefrom but it is progressive in as far as approaches, methodologies, tactics are concerned.
http://www.luwaran.com/index.php/welcome/item/336-milf-reeterates-hands-off-policy-for-nth-time-in-may-13-polls
Murad only returned last April 28 after visiting several countries in Asia and the Middle East. He rushed home just in time for the launching of the FASTRAC (Facility for Advisory Support for Transition Capacities) in Darapanan, Sultan Kudarat, Maguindanao last April 29.
In partnership with the MILF, the United Nations and World Bank launched the FASTRAC, which is a three-year program that would provide on-demand technical assistance in the run-up to the establishment of the Bangsamoro, the new autonomous political entity that would replace the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao by June 30, 2016.
“FASTRAC will provide on-demand advisory services and access to the most relevant national and international expertise to contribute and help move forward with the peace process especially in the drafting of the Basic Law that will reflect the Bangsamoro people’s aspirations for genuine autonomy while establishing the basis for efficient and accountable government,” UN Resident Director Luiza Carvalho said in her message during the launching.
This is the nth time that the MILF reiterated this long-standing “hands-off policy” on Philippine elections to maintain its integrity as an apolitical organization, one that truly represents and articulates the aspirations of the Bangsamoro people for their right to exercise right to self-determination.
“The MILF is beyond partisan politics and considers everyone as part of its constituency,” Ameen added.
Ameen also explained that the MILF is a revolutionary Islamic organization, borrowing the words of the late MILF Chairman Salamat Hashim, which strives for changes within the ambit of Islam.
He said that the MILF conserves all the fundamentals of Islam and those principles derived therefrom but it is progressive in as far as approaches, methodologies, tactics are concerned.
http://www.luwaran.com/index.php/welcome/item/336-milf-reeterates-hands-off-policy-for-nth-time-in-may-13-polls
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