A three-day marathon advocacy campaign on the Bangsamoro Basic Law (BBL) was held in Davao region organized by the United Youth for Peace and Development (UNYPAD) with the help of community-based organizations in the area on June 3, 4 and 5, 2015.
The UNYPAD National Secretary on Campaign and Advocacy Jordan L. Talusob disclosed that the first Community Peace Symposium on BBL was held at the Ampong Beach, Barangay Pindasan, Mabini, Compostela Valley participated in by the youths from Compostela Valley and other Moro communities in Davao del Norte.
“The first advocacy on BBL was conducted on June 3, the second activity was held at the covered court of Mati City beside the City hall on June 4 and on June 5, it was held at Barangay Pindasan, Lupon, Davao Oriental,” Talusob said.
UNYPAD-ComVal OIC Provincial Chairman Habib Ranain has thanked the Bangsamoro Transition Commission under the Socio-Economic Office by providing lecturers on the peace symposium.
“We’re happy upon knowing that the BTC will go here in our area to explain the BBL. The lecture of Professor Alih Aiyub is a big help for us to understand the content of BBL,” Ranain said.
“All the delegates from other area will support the BBL,” he added.
In the City of Mati, there are at least 200 participants from various sectors attended the gathering together with the local government unit officials headed by City Administrator Engineer Joel A. Capalit along with Mati City Councillors Bobong Alcantara and Noli Baloso.
Capalit said "We are for peace and development in Mindanao, so we support the BBL".
Professor Alih S. Aiyub was asked on why to continue the BBL advocacy when it is most likely be revised by Congress and or may not be passed and ratified during President Aquino's term.
"We continue telling our people of its (BBL) content and spirit as a political solution, a product of 17 years peace negotiations, to ending the war in Mindanao and to addressing their aspiration for sustainable peace and development. Once grassroots people own it and believing that its implementation would change their lives and communities, they will have informed decisions whatever happens," Aiyub replied.
A young woman in her message during the program said “Huwag po nating isipin na may mga taong maapakan kung maisabatas na itong BBL bagkus isipin po natin ang positibong hatid nito.”
The UNYPAD-Davao Oriental Provincial Chairman Jake Sabello told luwaran.com that the BBL symposium in Lupon municipality has earned mass support. “The Vice Mayor of Lupon himself had asked on how their municipality could be included in the proposed territory of the Bangsamoro areas,” said Sabello.
"We strongly support the passage of the BBL, and expressing our willingness to join and asking on how we will become part of the Bangsamoro government since our place is not part of the core territories?" expressed by the community people through their multi-sectoral representatives and their LGU official headed by the Lupon municipality Vice Mayor Hadji Bunso Barabag.
Barabag is in favour to include their municipality in the Bangsamoro government.
Sabello said that BTC Commissioner Hussein Muňoz has imparted an updates on the BBL in the afternoon program in Lupon.
Gabriel C. Palma, UNYPAD Regional Coordinator for Davao region said that other sectors who participated in the affairs were coming from Indigenous Peoples/Tribal Leaders, Farmers Sector, Fisher folks, Students, Academe, Transport Group, Cooperatives, Religious leaders both from Muslims and Christians, Medical and Rescue group like the Philippine Red Cross, and Radio Communications groups.
Palma also said that the community are hopeful that agreed version of BBL will be passed on June 11 so that just-peace and genuine development will reign in the Bangsamoro communities.
This writer discussed the Role of Youth in Nation Building and shared inputs on the status of the BTC-Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) partnership program called Comprehensive Capacity Development Project for the Bangsamoro (CCDP-B) by which Compostela Valley and Davao Oriental provinces are recipients of multi-purpose building in the CCDP-B Quick Impact Projects.
Among other organizations that supported the event are the Local Government Units of Mati City and municipality of Lupon all in Davao Oriental province, Bangsamoro Development Agency, United Youth of the Philippines, United Associations of Datus and Imam in Mati City, Bangsamoro Radio Assistance on Communication and Emergency Services, Bangsamoro Organization of Davao Oriental, Concerned Bangsamoro Youth, and Muslim Students Organizations-Davao State College of Science and Technology.
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“The first advocacy on BBL was conducted on June 3, the second activity was held at the covered court of Mati City beside the City hall on June 4 and on June 5, it was held at Barangay Pindasan, Lupon, Davao Oriental,” Talusob said.
UNYPAD-ComVal OIC Provincial Chairman Habib Ranain has thanked the Bangsamoro Transition Commission under the Socio-Economic Office by providing lecturers on the peace symposium.
“We’re happy upon knowing that the BTC will go here in our area to explain the BBL. The lecture of Professor Alih Aiyub is a big help for us to understand the content of BBL,” Ranain said.
“All the delegates from other area will support the BBL,” he added.
In the City of Mati, there are at least 200 participants from various sectors attended the gathering together with the local government unit officials headed by City Administrator Engineer Joel A. Capalit along with Mati City Councillors Bobong Alcantara and Noli Baloso.
Capalit said "We are for peace and development in Mindanao, so we support the BBL".
Professor Alih S. Aiyub was asked on why to continue the BBL advocacy when it is most likely be revised by Congress and or may not be passed and ratified during President Aquino's term.
"We continue telling our people of its (BBL) content and spirit as a political solution, a product of 17 years peace negotiations, to ending the war in Mindanao and to addressing their aspiration for sustainable peace and development. Once grassroots people own it and believing that its implementation would change their lives and communities, they will have informed decisions whatever happens," Aiyub replied.
A young woman in her message during the program said “Huwag po nating isipin na may mga taong maapakan kung maisabatas na itong BBL bagkus isipin po natin ang positibong hatid nito.”
The UNYPAD-Davao Oriental Provincial Chairman Jake Sabello told luwaran.com that the BBL symposium in Lupon municipality has earned mass support. “The Vice Mayor of Lupon himself had asked on how their municipality could be included in the proposed territory of the Bangsamoro areas,” said Sabello.
"We strongly support the passage of the BBL, and expressing our willingness to join and asking on how we will become part of the Bangsamoro government since our place is not part of the core territories?" expressed by the community people through their multi-sectoral representatives and their LGU official headed by the Lupon municipality Vice Mayor Hadji Bunso Barabag.
Barabag is in favour to include their municipality in the Bangsamoro government.
Sabello said that BTC Commissioner Hussein Muňoz has imparted an updates on the BBL in the afternoon program in Lupon.
Gabriel C. Palma, UNYPAD Regional Coordinator for Davao region said that other sectors who participated in the affairs were coming from Indigenous Peoples/Tribal Leaders, Farmers Sector, Fisher folks, Students, Academe, Transport Group, Cooperatives, Religious leaders both from Muslims and Christians, Medical and Rescue group like the Philippine Red Cross, and Radio Communications groups.
Palma also said that the community are hopeful that agreed version of BBL will be passed on June 11 so that just-peace and genuine development will reign in the Bangsamoro communities.
This writer discussed the Role of Youth in Nation Building and shared inputs on the status of the BTC-Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) partnership program called Comprehensive Capacity Development Project for the Bangsamoro (CCDP-B) by which Compostela Valley and Davao Oriental provinces are recipients of multi-purpose building in the CCDP-B Quick Impact Projects.
Among other organizations that supported the event are the Local Government Units of Mati City and municipality of Lupon all in Davao Oriental province, Bangsamoro Development Agency, United Youth of the Philippines, United Associations of Datus and Imam in Mati City, Bangsamoro Radio Assistance on Communication and Emergency Services, Bangsamoro Organization of Davao Oriental, Concerned Bangsamoro Youth, and Muslim Students Organizations-Davao State College of Science and Technology.
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