The Unfortunate Divide
August 26, 2008The Temporary Restraining Order issued by the Supreme Court against the singing of MOA on Ancestral Domain could possibly be the one thing that ignited the current tensions in Central Mindanao. So much have been written about this and i would not want to saturate the diverse perspectives and intellectual calisthenics among the stakeholders. My concern really for now is the effect of all this on the ground. People are actually dying on the ground. The fighting between the government and some MILF factions have escalated to a point that some people fear this would practically take us back to square one. With the growing animosity between Moro and Christian settlers in the affected communities, the unfortunate divide will likely happen.
We can still prevent this though, PEACE is still the answer! There is no such thing as a bad peace and a good war.
Give Peace a Chance…
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Find time to watch the short film below. The title of this film is OFFSIDE, a film by Erez Tadmor & Guy Nattiv regarding the Israeli Palestinian conflict. This short film was shot in Israel, during September 2005, at the security zone that separates between Israel and the Palestine Authority. I do hope that we could learn a valuable lesson from this film. In war, no one wins…
let us not put the blame on the Supreme Court for issuing the TRO against the signing of MOA-AD. The Supreme Court is just doing the right thing for legal purpose.
the MILF are the one who ignited the current tensions in Central Mindanao. This is the best strategy of the MILF to win the the sentiments of non-Moro Muslims using the Ancestral Domain issue at the battle cry.
You know Moro nationalism will no longer become relevant if Muslim and Christian are united.. this is the reason why some leaders of the Moro separatist create divisive sentiments among Muslim and Christians…
Salam!
Nash