Peace Process

Gov’t, MILF urged: Extend life of ceasefire body

Without the intervention by the AHJAG -- which investigates incidents of violence or disturbance that, on many occasions in the past, complicated the negotiations -- elements from the military and the MILF could easily engage in confrontation, given the often unknown or unclear origins of violent conflicts, particularly in the MILF areas in Central Mindanao. Criminal syndicates operate in that area and their activities have often been blamed on the MILF, thus complicating the peace process and the implementation of the ceasefire agreement.

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Philippines’s Arroyo makes strong pitch for interfaith dialogue

WELLINGTON, New Zealand (Via PLDT) ? President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo on Monday made a strong pitch for the promotion of interfaith dialogue to bring about lasting peace, political stability and economic growth in Asia.

In a statement, the President asserted that far from being an abstract theory, interfaith dialogue is a “major contributor to peace and stability in the historically-troubled South Mindanao region.”
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Philippines hails Japan, Malaysia role in search for peace in Mindanao

MANILA, Philippines — President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo paid tribute to Japan and Malaysia for their invaluable contribution to the Philippines? quest for lasting peace in Mindanao during her recent trip to Japan to attend the 13th Nikkei Conference, Press Secretary and Presidential Spokesperson Ignacio R. Bunye said.
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Philippines Peace Advocates Decry ‘Humanitarian Quagmire’ in Sulu

SPARE RELIEF OPERATIONS FROM ELECTION INTERESTS, CEASEFIRE NOW!

?From war zone, to economic zone? is the official slogan of the Province
of Sulu.

But it is ?back to war zone again?– that is how civil society describes
the situation in Sulu today. In this tiny, but perennially embattled
island, what is abnormal has become normal. Community life is permeated
with insecurity, suspicions and violence. And with over fifty thousand
evacuees now rendered homeless because of the renewed fighting between the
military and the Moro National Liberation Front, Sulu is embroiled in a
humanitarian quagmire.
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