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“I am for peace, the peace that God grants to people of goodwill. I am for the peace that Godgives through the collaborative work of men and women who work conscientiously for the goodof the whole country. By focusing on the good of a Bangsamoro minority in the “peripheries”who have suffered social injustices for centuries, they are working for the common good of allFilipinos. They are healing historic wounds that have caused great suffering to all Filipinos.ORLANDO CARDINAL QUEVEDO, Archdiocese of CotabatoJustice is served when we give peace.Peace is the ultimate justice we can get.GEN. EMMANUEL BAUTISTARetired AFP Chief of StaffAt a critical juncture in ourhistory, we have a goldenopportunity to preserve ourgains and use them as aplatform to put the country onan irreversible path towardsinclusive development andpolitical maturity. We cannotafford to squander 56 monthsof institutionalizing reforms,weeding out corruption, andsolidifying our economic andsocial foundations.Joint statement ofCAGAYAN DE ORO CHAMBEROF COMMERCE AND INDUSTRYFOUNDATION, INC., EMPLOYERSCONFEDERATION OF THEPHILIPPINES, FINANCIALEXECUTIVES INSTITUTE OFTHE PHILIPPINES, MAKATIBUSINESS CLUB, MANAGEMENTASSOCIATION OF THEPHILIPPINES, MINDANAOBUSINESS COUNCIL,PHILIPPINE BUSINESS FORSOCIAL PROGRESSWe don’t want to repeat history. Going back to war with theMILF is quite absurd. It’s illogical. It’s unlawful, maybe… Hereare people asking for peace and then all of a sudden you tellthem, ‘No, let’s just go to war to finish all these things.’… It’seasy to call for war… If they want war, they should be the firstones to volunteer to be in the front lines. Maybe they’ll knowwhat kind of war they’re talking about.GEN. GREGORIO PIO CATAPANG JR.Chief of Staff, Armed Forces of the PhilippinesIt is going to be a very difficult one but wecannot abandon the search for peace. Wecannot drop the Bangsamoro Basic Law. I amscared of the possibility of the collapse of thepeace process… I am scared of war.REP. RODOLFO BIAZONRetired General and former AFP Chief of StaffLet me declare at the outset that I support the creation of a Bangsamoro Autonomous Region.Its establishment is certainly allowed by the 1987 Constitution… Indeed, in many ways, thePhilippines as a whole will benefit from the experience of the Bangsamoro.TONY LA VIÑA, Dean, Ateneo School of Government18 KABABAIHANatKAPAYAPAAN March 2015
[The BBL] is not a cure-all to all the problems in Mindanao but itwill create the conditions, the prospects of peace and prosperity ifwe have a representative and inclusive BBL.SEN. SONNY ANGARAAny responsible government that aspires to somelegitimacy would do everything to exhaust allpossibilities of strengthening that fragile peacethrough mutual agreement before it threatens waragainst its enemies. But, how thoughtlessly we talkabout war! We who were lucky to be born in the postwarera have only an abstract idea of what war means.Unless we have lived in Mindanao, we really do nothave any appreciation of the value of peace, or of whatit means to be able to raise a family and pursue a lifewithout being hounded by continual fear.RANDY DAVIDDecades of war and neglect havemade this part of the country theworst in almost all available indices.And for them to catch up, the BBLwill be providing the Bangsamoroa means for infrastructuredevelopment and socio-economicprograms coupled with soundpolitical mechanisms and securityarrangements.SEC. YASMIN BUSRAN-LAONational Commission for Muslim FilipinosTheir [Deles, Coronel-Ferrer, and Iqbal’s] diligent efforts, with countless othersalong the path of peace, have moved the nation closer to realizing the aspirations ofour Bangsamoro brothers and sisters for meaningful self-determination to live theirreligious convictions and shared culture in peace and prosperity.FR. ROBERTO C. YAP, President of Xavier UniversityWe believe that the true path to nationalunity lies not in retribution and vengeance,rather in the greater understanding thatwe are raising a future generation that willgrow up in an environment of peace andinclusive development. We urge our leadersespecially in government – from across allbranches – to continue to strengthen thepeace process.March 2015PROFESSORS FOR PEACEThink that the peace process was aboutbringing about a situation where evenideological difference might be overcomein peace and prosperity, or at least solvedcivilly. Think that with the peace processbeing wantonly scuttled, the legislators aredelivering us back to this madness. Thelegislators. Because the ball is now in theirhands. If they fumble, the game is lost.FR. JOEL TABORA, S.J.“KABABAIHANatKAPAYAPAAN19
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Page 9 and 10: Deles, Ferrer, Sema and Hataman: St
Page 11 and 12: Gender in the Peace ProcessBy SOCOR
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Page 29 and 30: REFLECTIONThe bigotry of powerBy JE
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