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Written by Sinab D. Cabugatan
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Wednesday, 14 May 2008 |
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Once upon a time there came a man with a GOLDEN COMPASS He arrived in a place which to him his home. He sat under a shade of the place which instills his trust and confidence. He starts knocking at their doors for many times but no one was there. He glances at his Golden Compass and wonder whether he was really on the right direction. He noticed the compass to be directing him to the East, but he was in East. He knocked again until he was mistaken to be a beggar, doors were closed. Wondering of nowhere, he diverted his compass to the North. The people were astonished by his direction, but he was welcome. The man with the golden compass started to settle down, although he disorganizes the people with his anonymity.
The people of the East learned that he was not a beggar but a man with a golden compass. The people of this place think of best mode in entrapping him. He was caught and was brought back to the original direction of the compass. When he was there, keeping his compass in hands, naughty boys came to play with his compass. They thought it is a toy. He cannot avoid the boys, and think rationally of depending his compass. He must find a place that can understand the best of this golden compass.
Alas! The man said. I must redirect my compass again. He retuned back in North and he was given the same treatment before. They knew that he was not a beggar nor a peddler, but a man who bring with him a compass that directs the well- being of the people and the community. He was provided with a place that can be regarded as sanctuary for a golden compass and all individuals who believed on the MAGIC OF THE GOLDEN COMPASS. The man live happily ever after with his golden Compass.....THE END!
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Written by Jalani M. Pamlian
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Sunday, 11 May 2008 |
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PROPOSAL TO ALL CONCERNED MARANAOS OF LANAO DEL SUR
PROPOSAL TO ALL CONCERNED MARANAOS OF LANAO DEL SUR
By: Jalani M. Pamlian
I. Situationer
Corruption and violence were the core problems that hinder peace and development of
Lanao
Province. Our home place remains to be one of the underdeveloped provinces
in the country today. If you take a glance on surveys, ARMM specially
Lanao
Province stays below the national average of
development indicator when in fact besides from the Annual LDS Internal Revenue
Allotment which is nearly 700 million pesos there are many approved Development Projects for the province.
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Written by Arabaw News & Maranao Online RIYADH
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Sunday, 11 May 2008 |
By Arab News & Maranao Online RIYADH (06-May-2008) Prince Al-Waleed bin Talal, chairman of Kingdom Holding Company (KHC), was awarded an honorary doctorate in business administration during a conferment ceremony here on Saturday at Kingdom Resort.
The award was conferred by the Commission on higher Education, Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (CHED-ARMM) and Wisdom International School for Higher Education Studies (WISHES) and coordinated by Integrated Mindanao Economic Forum (IMEF).
The ceremony was attended by a CHED-ARMM/WISHES delegation from the Philippines that included Dr. Norma M. Sharief, CHED-ARMM regional chairman & managing commissioner and Omar Mababaya, board chairman & WISHES president.
The honorary doctorate was awarded in recognition of Prince Alwaleeds efforts on many fronts, including his investments through KHC locally, regionally and internationally and his philanthropic contributions on a global scale.
Prince Alwaleed, in his acceptance speech, said:
Saudi Arabia and the Philippines have enjoyed very close ties, stretching back for decades
I would like to express my sincere gratitude for this honor and recognition that you have bestowed upon me on this memorable occasion.
The ten (10) delegates from the Philippines were the following:
1.Dr. Norma Sharief, Chairperson and Managing Commissioner, Commission on Higher Education (CHED), Autonomous Region for Muslim Mindanao (ARMM)
2. Dr. Ahmad D.E. Alonto, Jr., Professor Emeritus (and former President) of Mindanao State University System, Marawi City, Philippines
3. Dr. Camar A. Umpa, University Professor (and Former President) of Mindanao State University System, Marawi City, Philippines
4. Dr. Ali Panda, Professor, King Faisal Center for Islamic, Arabic & Asian Studies, Mindanao State University, Marawi City, Philippines
5. Prof. Hassan Cana, Professor and former Dean, King Faisal Center for Islamic, Arabic & Asian Studies, Mindanao State University, Marawi City, Philippines.
6. Dr. Sophia M. Sharief
7. Dr. Noralyn Sharief, Executive Assistant V of Commission on Higher Education (CHED), Autonomous Region for Muslim Mindanao (ARMM), Cotabato City, Philippines.
8. HRH Sultan Nasroden B. Ador,Sultan of the Royal House of Butig, Lanao del Sur, President, Mindanao Institute of Healthcare Professionals, Marawi City & Vice Chairman, Presidential Lanao Advisory Council Be the first to comment this article | Add as favourites (9) | Quote this article on your website | Views: 48 | E-mail | Read more... |
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Written by Julkipli Wadi
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Tuesday, 06 May 2008 |
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The analogy seems incongruent. But like any another metaphor whose object it is to describe a phenomenon vividly - characterising the Philippine governments handling of the peace process with two major separatist movements, namely the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) and the Moro Islamic Nationalist Front (MNLF), as akin to riding in a carriage pulled by two horses, simplifies the rather complex picture of the peace process in Mindanao.
Whether the MILF and MNLF like it or not, the government has been in the saddle, manipulating the pace of the peace process over the last few years. At times the government has pulled at the seemingly separate but inter-connected reins, while at other times, managed each horse with varying intensity, sometimes with a slight tug or a harsh whip, depending on the desired direction and purpose of the occupants of the carriage.
Rarely have both horses have run in step without having to suffer from the weight of carriage behind them, notwithstanding their unique ideological, ethnic, revolutionary and personal persuasions. As both horses are not privy to the determination of the government, mainly because of how they are positioned vis-à-vis the peace process, the former is in a privileged position to decide which horse to favour; and by extension, which horse is to be whipped and made responsible for the mess in Mindanao.
Because of their blinkers, neither horse is in a position to engage in any serious protestations. Whenever one is being handsomely groomed by Malacanang to pull the carriage, the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) is very often found whipping the other to near death, a situation that reverses every so often. The most recent manifestation of this strategy was evidenced by the MNLFs silence during President Estradas all-out war in 2000, and the MILF passive poise during various military encounters in Sulu between the MNLF and the Armed Forces of the Philippines since the arrest of long time, MNLF leader, Nur Misuari.
A review of the Mindanao peace process since the 1980s reveals the relative accuracy of this metaphor, even more so when juxtaposed against the impending pull out by the International Monitoring Team (IMT) from Mindanao next month. It is no wonder that the news of pull-out was simply received by a shrug-of-the-shoulders by the Philippine government, despite the likely negative consequences for the peace process and the imminent danger of another round of protracted conflict.
Apparently, the IMT, headed by Malaysia decided to withdraw after registering their impatience over the Philippine governments lackadaisical response to the peace process with the MILF. In the minds of the IMT, the latter should have been taken seriously as a peace process partner, especially since the fall out between the government and the MNLF was triggered by the failed rebellion of Nur Misuari in 2001.
After having been stationed in Mindanao for around four years, the IMT contingent must have observed how the Philippine government used the peace process to simply neutralise and tame the MILF, while propping up the Philippines international image as a genuine peace partner. In reality, it was busier attracting economic assistance and investment to Mindanao from donor countries and international agencies, rather than inking the Memorandum of Agreement on Ancestral Domain with the MILF to herald a genuine partnership towards peace.While admitting difficulty in agreeing to the 19 Consensus Points on Ancestral Domain already agreed upon with the MILF because of possible trigger for the Opposition to question its constitutionality, the overarching reality is that Malacanang has never displayed any sense of urgency to sign a substantive agreement with the MILF. There are a number of reasons for this.
First, there is not enough pressure from the MILF to allow the government to sign a peace agreement, even a less substantive one covering ancestral domain. Second, the government has no comprehensive peace framework to rationalise any agreement with the MILF. Third, it lacks political will to pursue the peace process and to back up any agreement attendant to it. Fourth, the government is continuously harassed with no let up by more urgent national issues such corruption and scandals, and most recently, the rice crisis.
After hitting a snag in December last year, the government-MILF peace talks have been put on hold despite the MILFs rallies, assemblies and other posturing towards peaceful resolution. This change of tact was not wholly unexpected - the government must have already seen the opportunity to place its bets on the MNLF horse after the relative success of the tripartite review of the 1996 Peace Agreement between the Philippine government, the MNLF and the Organisation of Islamic Conference in Jeddah last year, and Istanbul early this year. A third round is scheduled for in Manila in May this year. This gambit, defined by a back and forth process between the MILF and the MNLF can only point to a singular strategy in Manila - to delay with a view to deny any significant headway viz. the peace process.
As it is, it is not incidental that the granting by the government of the right to post bail to MNLF leader Nur Misuari comes at the heel of the impending IMT pull out from Mindanao - a sure a sign the MNLF horse is ready to be taken for another joy ride.
Julkipli Wadi is an Associate Professor of Islamic Studies at the University of the Philippines.
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