Straight from the Heart

Abs Damahan

The elected Executive Officers of Golden Crescent Peace Center

Group of professionals who are advocating for peace are formally elected into office last Saturday, August 7, 2010 at around 3:00PM at the Peace Advocates Office, SLSI Building, San Jose Street, Zamboanga City.

The elected founding and Executive Officers will hold office from 2010 to 2012 are the followings: Chairman- Professor Ali T. Yacub, Al-Hj., Vice Chairman (Internal)- Prof. Eddie M. Ladja, Vice Chairman (external)- Hja. Rahma Sakaluran-Mohammad, Secretary General- Habib Alkhaulan Hashim, Asst. Sec. Gen- Mr. Aldrin Abdurahim, Treasurer Dr. Lea U. Laput, and Auditor- Engr. Yashier Ibba.

Straight from the heart Columnist- Abduljaman ‘Abs’ A. Damahan elected Director for Public Relation and Media Affairs and the rest officers will be elected in the next session after the month of Ramadan and will be published the same in my column.

Golden Crescent Peace Center member of consortium civil society in the sector of an Interreligious Solidarity Movement for Peace contributing more on research and development (R & D) focus on peace builders for Mindanao area, as well supporting the national government agenda of PEACE AND DEVELOPMENT.

This new professional’s organized group can be partners and tapped by the National Government and new Commission for technical works and writings of their various programs- The National Commission on Muslim Filipinos (NCMF) in some selected departments namely: 1. Muslim Economic Affairs, 2. Muslim Cultural Affairs, 3. Muslim Settlement, and 4. Peace and Conflict Resolution.

Compromising the peace with a serious intent, I don’t think so, we cannot succeed in the quest for Mindanaoan to achieve the genuine and lasting peace of all the regions of Mindanao affected in the long overdue internal conflicts- The Moro conflicts.

The perceptions of Mindanaoan on the stalled peace process- The reasons behind the failures are the insincerity of both parties GRP and Moro resistance group.

We are committed to supports in all legal and acceptable parameters on the on-going peaceful agreements between the government and the Moro resistance group.

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Straight from the Heart

Abs Damahan

Zamboanga International Airport Blast

Zamboanga City experienced horrible trauma when bomb exploded at 6:20 PM Thursday, August 5, 2010, at the passenger arrival area of Zamboanga International Airport two confirm dead and more than 20 wounded including Jolo Sulu Governor Abdulsakur Tan are now confined in different hospitals of the city. The SOCO Team found two IDs: 1. SSS ID Card and Zamcelco ID with the bearing name Reynaldo Apilado resided at Bragy. Maasin, Zamboanga City. According to the investigators team fixed ID picture in the ID card is matched to the de-capacitated body found in the ground of bombing site which the alleged one of the suspect to this kind of horrendous dastardly and cowardly act to victimized the innocence civilians of Zamboanga City and adjacent provinces of Western Mindanao.

In the latest update Sulu Governor Tan insisted the bomb is intended for his life and this is for second attempt, first was at Provincial Capitol of Jolo on May 2009 in a planted Motorcycle Bomb. Governor said, he is lucky enough to escape from an instant death which the Governor is only one meter away from the impact of the blast.

If this bomb is intended for the Governor what benefits are we going to achieve? From the point of view, we gain nothing; this is unacceptable cowardly act of political cultures of violence and dead-wrong activities of dastardly kind of politics. Re-thinks the dark behind the motives,this is a condemnable acts a negative impact for the whole interest of Mindanaoan. I think for those who are not delighted to be enlightened ,this is start of a wake-up calls for all Mindanaoan to protect our leaders if still has the same motive to eliminate our elected leaders from power. stop the atrocities in our homeland preserve the value and dignity that we inherited from our fore-fathers.

For the benefits who follow this column, I was touched when I attended the lectures conducted by the Philippines Council for Islam and Democracy (PCID) at the Western Mindanao State University (WMSU) College of Law Auditorium yesterday August 2, 1010. The presentor is no less than Ms. Amina Rasul. In her clippings presentation.  ‘The factors that led to decline the resources of the Moro Provinces during Martial Law’, and to include present practices of the National policy planners, triggered Causes: 1. Destruction of Infrastructures, 2. Capital flights, and 3. Brain drain.

In simple analysis this is a true fact why ARMM provinces are so poor Local Government Units (LGUs).  While Mindanao is one economic hub of our republic, as a whole is number 5 in GDP, but in the actual data funds releases actually a big pie are focus to CARAGA provinces and cities and include Zamboanga City for Mindanao.  For the ARMM provinces and cities is with a limited shares of funds. So therefore, ‘there would be an imbalance of an economic discrepancy of our democracy in one republic for the minority rights’.

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Abs Damahan

Controversial Bill proposal of Congresswoman GMA and son Congressman Dado Arroyo for the expansion of ARMM coverage area.

I am now the subject of controversy when recently posted to my facebook account quote ‘Rep-GMA and Rep Dato Arroyo I was one hardcore opposition to your administration, now, ‘I will declare to support your Bills on this very laudable proposal to expand more ARMM provinces and Cities. As I even propose to re-write the ARMM Organic Act to resolve genuinely and peacefully the Moro problems. A high notes of this proposal for the 15th new set-up Congress’...

For public discourse I was one staunched hard-hitting opposition to the public policy of former President GMA from the start of her presidency until she exit from power. they way she ran the ship of our republic. It made public in some of my strong worded opinion thread and posted comments in fb account focus of the alleged controversial messed in the Palace. To make known to the public my articles and bloggers remain an independent taught direct from the heart. Whoever individual and group did the right works for the whole an inclusive for all human dignity and general welfare of the people will surely get the honorable praised from this column. And the same token whoever individual and group did mistake or malpractices in his/her leadership and career will surely get a strong words of criticism and condemnation from this column.

In the case of Representative GMA in her proposed bill for the expansion of ARMM coverage area to City of Zamboanga and Saranggani Province I think, this one of very laudable proposal in her representation for the Moro problems of over 40 years internal conflicts. That why, I praised her ‘she is now the part of solution not a part of the problem’. Let us give her chance to defend the proposed bill in the house of congress on her view in the affirmative side and the rest critiquing the bill on the negative side. We are in the process of lively debates and healthy democratic process majority opinions are superb rather over the minority opinion in a free market of idea.

For the past wrong doing of former President in her 9 years inside the Palace, if proven by the ‘Truth Commission’, Legal Court proceeding and Judiciary system of our republic , ‘she should answerable to the mess she has done wrong during her term if any, on the basis of due process of law’.

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Abs Damahan

Zamboanga City Water District is inefficient serving consumer public.

Since the El-Nino season up to now rainy season Zamboanga  City Water District still inefficient serving the household imagine for almost a year since the summer season my home has not provided enough water supply. What happen to the management of Zamboanga City Water District? Are they capable to run the operation of water concessioners? Or in the midst of mismanagement crisis like the fate of ZAMCELCO in the past months almost felt the same in a financial melt-down.

From this column I calls upon you we need sufficient power and water supplies reach every household within the perimeter homes and including the residence inside post-subdivision area. Light and water are those parts of basic necessities for human lives needs really to be upgraded and improved the quality of service by ZAMCELCO and Water District Concessioners.

Light and water is really the negative disturbing factors for the daily activities and routines of every-one of us living the urban city without the two basic necessities we are not so comport to deal and transact with friends, acquaintances and our contacts.

Pouring of enough resources to Cooperative and the water concessioners would means improving the quality of service for consumers’ public.  At least Zamboangenos are not hesitant to pay their bills on due date time.

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