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Abs Damahan

Is Basilan road to peace?

Chances for longer and permanent peaceful solution to the Province it depend how the sincerity of leaders in handling the complexity problems over four decades of internal conflicts hounding of many lost of lives since the declaration of Martial Law in 1971 up-to the present Aquino administration.

The untamed paradox solution to peace is undeniable without wholehearted efforts to resolve by the Basilenos themselves, for a common ground base to attain cohesively by all stakeholders of the province with the supports of the National government. This is not denying facts Mindanao conflicts eaten much more of our National resources in term of war campaigns to eliminate the so called ‘The Armed-Resistance of the state’ whether  the Moro National Liberation Front (MNLF), Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF), the Abu Sayyaf Group or whatever group based in Southern Philippines.

This pockets of resistance can hamper peaceful co-existence in golas living side-by-side, unless the National and Local government seriously enough to address the issue of Mindanao for a genuine and honest intent. These conflicts should have final conclusion and have definite ending for this trouble provinces of Mindanao.

The real country economic growth and progress if all of its citizenry enjoy the benefits of the nation’s interest from social and economic benefits. The equally shared values for common goods of all is the measurement of genuine economic growth, minority rights under UN Charters is a sacred and privilege rights cannot be denied by the majority of the society elsewhere of the global community. This is unconditional rights for the minority should be addressed by the leader of state in authority.

There are semblances of attempts from the previous administration since the Marcos era to PGMA is considered unworthy peace-efforts all of them are failed because of their attitudes of insincerity from GRP-Armed-Resistance Group some alleged gain from the war funds because of huge resources allocated for the purposed.

This time under P.Noy administration we are hoping for the best would change the atmosphere towards peace and development for the entire Philippines archipelago. Setting government an inclusive to all with-out borderlines minority rights should have fair shares of pie in his six years administration.

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