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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