It would seem from the following excerpt from the CPNN bulletin of September 2018 that peace is possible in Mindanao:
On July 27, Philippine President Duterte signed into law the Bangsamoro Basic Law (BOL) which aims to complete the peace agreement between the government and the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) in the Southern Philippines. The agreement gives the Moro people greater autonomy in ruling their homeland in Mindanao.
Following the ratification of both the Senate and the House of Representatives. Senator Juan Miguel “Migz” Zubiri, who chairs the Senate subcommittee on the BOL said “It’s a new dawn for Bangsamoro in Mindanao.” “The MILF and the MNLF (Moro National Liberation Front) are ready to work with the Philippine Government especially in the conduct of the plebiscite that will be held around November.”
Four years of lobbying for the inclusion of peace education in the BOL was crowned with success. Under Article IX, the Education provision of the BOL, second paragraph says: “The Bangsamoro government shall institutionalize peace education in all levels of education” Some 6,000 new teachers are deployed in five southern provinces and they are now actively helping propagate interfaith solidarity among schoolchildren in support of the government’s Mindanao peace efforts.
Putting the new law into practice, in an historic solidarity event, the Philippine military and the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) gathered together to celebrate the muslim holiday of Eid Al-Adha.
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A ‘new dawn’ for Mindanao’s Bangsamoro
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The Mindanao-Sulu Peace and History Education Project (Philippines)
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Philippines: Mindanao mayors back Bangsamoro Basic Law
Interfaith dialogue vs. ‘spoilers’ of Mindanao peace set in Cotabato
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Philippines: Schools of Peace: Antidote to culture of war, violence
Philippines: Bangsamoro peace pact a major contribution to country, world
Nonviolent Peaceforce Statement On Framework Agreement On The Bangsamoro (FAB) Signing (Philippines)
One Step Closer to Peace in the Philippines
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