The Madrasatul Anwarudin Al Islamie held its commencement exercises on June 15, 2014 at Sitio Ganasi, Barangay Nunguan, Pikit North Cotabato.
The graduation ceremony was attended by parents, residents, local government officials and community leaders. Also in attendance were the Chairs of the MILF-Ligawasan Provincial and Municipal Committee on Information.
Cotabato Provincial Board member Hon. Dulia D. Sultan delivered an inspirational message and stressed the importance of unity and residents’ support to the envisioned Bangsamoro Government.
“As local government official, I strongly support the proposed Bangsamoro Government. Unity and Understanding between and among all people of North Cotabato are very important, that any negative perception on the GPH-MILF peace process and the Bangsamoro Basic law (BBL) is unhelpful” she said.
The peace efforts must be nurtured and the general welfare of Bangsamoro must prevail at all times”, Board member Sultan further said.
The BLMI Extension and Research Units team were among the invited resource speakers.
Board Member Sultan revealed to this writer their plan of action on holding advocacies that will be finalized this June 21, 2014. The peace building measure is dubbed as “Cotabato Peace Advocate Group (CPAG) that will be spearheaded by North Cotabato local government unit. Community leaders, religious sectors and the academe shall be tapped as part of the core group.
She will also launch massive registration of voters in North Cotabato remote areas and find legal ways on how to ease the requirements imposed by COMELEC considering most Moros residing in remote villages do not have birth certificates that hamper them in the COMELEC’s biometric registration.
Sheikh Sam Alabat and this writer gave inspirational messages to the graduating students and updated them on the GPH-MILF Peace process” They appealed to the audience to support and safeguard the gains of the peace process saying the outcome and fruits of the agreements will redound to the general welfare of Mindanaons and the entire country.
Community and religious leaders made similar appeal to the villagers and urged them to rally behind the peace process as every Bangsamoro or Filipino has the obligation to nurture and nourish it for common good.
Nunguan is remote a barangay of Pikit and its residents are predominantly Moros and their major source of livelihood is farming.
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