“Her removal stripped off the much-needed representation of women in the transition government during the most crucial part of the transition period.”
By BENJIE OLIVEROS Bulatlat perspective The headlines of major dailies trumpeted the symbolic decommissioning of 145 fighters of the Moro Islamic Liberation Front and the turning over of 75 high-powered firearms. It is supposed to be a positive step toward peace....
“Those who would reject it will continue the struggle. The tragedy here is we are repeating history.”
Many Moro heroes in Philippine history have been ignored and forgotten because of a legacy from the colonizers: the alienation between Christians and Muslims.
By LUIS V. TEODORO Vantage Point | BusinessWorld If truth is the first casualty of the Mamasapano incident, the peace agreement between the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) and the Philippine government is fast emerging as the second. Thanks to the likes of JV...
"Instead of querying in order to sift the truth out of this whole mess of an operation, Senator Alan Cayetano only stated his own conclusions in the matter, biases and chauvinism in tow."
At the Senate investigation, MILF chief peace negotiator Mohagher Iqbal enumerated some of the injustices wrought against Moros throughout history.
"We share the pain of the widows of the 44 slain elements of SAF."
Progressive groups lambasted President Aquino, who, in a nationally-televised message, passed the blame to the head of the elite police commando unit for the deadly Mamasapano clash.
"We do not know what made the review team look at the Moro Question as a purely legal matter.” – Moro Islamic Liberation Front
With the fresh government offensive, Muslim rebels branded the Philippine Army “terrorists” and the “true spoilers” of peace negotiations.
Peace advocates in Mindanao worry that only one of the four annexes contained in the Framework Agreement on the Bangsamoro was signed by the GPH and the MILF panels.
By Satur C. Ocampo At Ground Level | The Philippine Star The P-Noy government has vowed to resolve the Bangsamoro issue in Mindanao within its six-year-term ending in June 2016, and the presidential adviser on the peace process has assured that the government...
By MARYA SALAMAT
Bayan regards this double standard in handling the Sabah and Spratlys/Panatag Shoal issues as a demonstration of the Aquino government’s “deceitful and sham patriotism.”
Sidebar: Don’t use OFWs to mask double standards in Sabah dispute, Aquino told
By DANILDA L. FUSILERO
“Genuine peace must address the roots of Moro problems. The agreement should be reflective of the real condition of Moro people and should address the roots of the problem” -- Bai Ali Indayla, spokesperson of Kawagib, a Moro human rights group
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By MARYA SALAMAT
While both panels are moving toward signing a framework agreement, the MILF said, there are still a lot of contentious issues, after which, there are still the compact and exit agreements to discuss.
By MARYA SALAMAT
“What is important to us is that we should have a (Bangsamoro) substate which we ourselves are governing.” – MILF
By MARYA SALAMAT
So far, the most bitterly criticized euphemism for military solution in the name of Oplan Bayanihan against the Bangsamoro people was the ad-inspired “all-out justice” launched last October. Based on a fact-finding report, it is, in reality, an all-out war.
By LUIS V. TEODORO Vantage Point | BusinessWorld The Philippines has a former advertising executive for tourism secretary in Ramon Jimenez. In his TV and other media appearances, Jimenez exudes confidence from every pore as he carries on in his American-accented...
By Carol Pagaduan-Araullo Streetwise | BusinessWorld President Benigno Aquino’s “all-out justice” slogan, coined by his tourism secretary (an advertising man before joining government), seems to be catching on. As a tagline, it aims to capture the administration’s...
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