EcoWEB, Inc., represented by its Executive Director, Ms. Regina Antequisa and Peace Program Coordinator, Ms. Presciosa Derro, together with some 60 participants recently attended an event entitled MILF Peace Panel Dialogue with Non-Moro Civil Society Leaders. The Peace Panel of the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF), led by its Chair Mohagher Iqbal, seeks to engage leaders of non-Moro civil society organizations (CSOs), churches, businesses, international organizations, and academic institutions in order to discuss with them the MILF’s draft Peace Agreement. He was joined by Atty. Datu Michael Mastura, Bobby Alonto, and Datu Antonio Kinoc. Some of the questions asked during the dialogue were related to the territory of the future Bangsamoro state, the lands of the migrants and indigenous peoples. The dialogue dealt with issues such as religious freedom, Shariah Law, Abu Sayyaf, and kidnapping. The Mindanao Peoples Caucus (MPC) has been facilitating a series of consultations, which started on March 6 in Cotabato City, with non-Moro civil society leaders from Davao and Cotabato. They met with Christian religious leaders and Non-Moro CSO leaders on March 9 and March 14, 2011 respectively in Maradeca Office, Marantao, Lanao del Sur.
The MILF peace panel deems these open and mutual dialogues with the stakeholders in Mindanao indispensable in order to elicit their views, ideas, and questions with regards to MILF’s proposals and position in the peace talks. MPC considers this a unique opportunity for Mindanaoans to take part in shaping viable and sustainable political options to resolve the root causes of the armed conflict in Mindanao. After the dialogue, an action planning co-facilitated by Ms. Antequisa was held where several activities were identified as concrete steps to support the GPH-MILF Peace process.
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