Sadness comes to mind for those who are frequently caught in the heated battles between rebels and government forces. While there are many in Mindanao who work towards peace and an understanding between great divides in ideological positions, there are as many who work towards the opposite goal. We may blame politicians, key leaders, and [...]
CENPEG: MoA on Ancestral Domain: It’s Not Over, Yet
August 24, 2008 By 1 Comment
By the Policy Study, Publication, and Advocacy Center for People Empowerment in Governance (CenPEG) August 5, 2008 The Memorandum of Agreement (MoA) on Ancestral Domain between the Philippine government and the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) does not automatically bind the Arroyo government to honor the territorial claim of the Bangsamoro people in Mindanao, Palawan, [...]
Just A Piece of Paper
August 21, 2008 By 1 Comment
When the MOA-AD first came to light, Father Joaquin Bernas, S.J., assured everyone that it was “just a piece of paper.” That was mighty big of Fr. Bernas, although I wonder if the Palace actually showed him the MOA-AD’s opening line: “In the Name of God, the Beneficent, the Merciful…” ; which might’ve tipped him [...]
Ancestral Domains, Indigenous Peoples and Other Juridical Fictions
August 17, 2008 By 6 Comments
ISAGANI A. CRUZ (PDI Columnist and former Justice of the Supreme Court) recalls how he once assailed the Constitutionality of the Indigenous People’s Rights Act of 1997 in his capacity as a taxpayer — but failed in a 7-to-7 tie decision in Cruz and Europa v. DENR-NCIP (6 Dec 2000). Considering it’s pertinence to the [...]
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