Peace organizations frustrated by the ongoing conflict in the southern Philippine island of Mindanao have tabled their own proposals to help end the insurgency.
The proposals include the formation of a peace commission and the drafting of a national peace policy.
Mindanao peace organizations have listed 15 proposals under a so-called Mindanao People’s Peace Agenda to achieve a lasting peace in the region, said Claretian Father Angel Calvo of Peace Advocates-Zamboanga.
DAVAO CITY, Philippines—Peace advocates in Mindanao are urging incoming President Benigno Aquino III to create a national peace commission and a national peace policy to address the recurring problem of peace and order on the island. Father Angel Calvo, lead convenor of the Mindanao PeaceWeavers, said the creation of a peace commission and the drafting [...]
Davao City (25 June) — After a year-long consultation with various concerned sectors in Mindanao, the Mindanao Peaceweavers is set to launch the Mindanao People’s Peace Agenda on Friday (June 25). It is the product of discussion, consultation, and sharing amongst different groups to come up with a Mindanao peace agenda that is owned by [...]
FOREIGN Affairs Undersecretary for Special Concerns Rafael Seguis expressed his support to the Mindanao Peoples’ Peace Agenda (MPPA), emphasizing that the right to self-determination is the cornerstone theme of MPPA. Seguis, who is also the chair of the Government of the Republic of the Philippines (GRP) negotiating panel, in his speech read by peace advocate [...]
