“After all, the members of the church are also citizens that must act on these issues to change them for the better,” said Yanez.
The proposed facility for US troops in Cotabato City would be seen as an intrusion into the Bangsamoro homeland and would be regarded as “direct US intervention in Mindanao”, a militant Moro group said.
Filipino media and human rights groups described as arrogant the remarks of President Benigno Aquino before a Belgian audience on the state of the country’s human rights in the course of the government counterinsurgency campaign.
Sampag said “they do not know what they are doing and must be convinced to stop serving the military.”
The draft law was submitted to Congress by panels from the government and Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) last week.
Hanimay Suazo, Karapatan Regional Secretary General, said that it is not surprising when Palparan sought to be transferred to AFP’s custody.
“NPA will immediately declare its own suspension of offensive operations with the same duration and scope as soon as the GPH declares its SOMO and SOPO.”
“All the more, the budget for the AFP is susceptible or most likely will just end up in the pockets of corrupt generals.”
“The only way to attain peace in Mindanao and perhaps throughout the land is to go federal. This problem of Muslim insurgency in Mindanao needs a federal type of solution,” Duterte said.
“I was not banned or deported from Bangladesh earlier this year as falsely reported. I entered the country and left on my own will.”
