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 [...]
Thoughts On The Gaza Crisis and The Mindanao Conflict
January 11, 2009 By 25 Comments
The continued hostilities in the Palestinian-occupied territory known as the Gaza Strip in the Middle East is yet another telling demonstration of how difficult it is to achieve peace. To put the matter in perspective, it may be recalled that this troubled land was held by the victorious Israelis following the defeat of the Arab [...]
Impeachment and the MoA-AD
November 12, 2008 By 42 Comments
It is both symbolic and purposeful with mainstream media personalities, bloggers, a former defense secretary and ordinary taxpayers seeking to underline how the grossly mishandled negotiations and draft Bangsamoro Juridical Entity embodied acts of the chief executive, acts which constituent violation of her oath of office. Given the numerical superiority of administration lawmakers, the fate [...]
Erasing A Stigma, Assaulting The Supreme Court
November 7, 2008 By 11 Comments
Solicitor General Agnes Devanadera is wrapping up her stint as top government barrister with a bang. Tipped to ‘ascend’ to the Suopreme Court, Devanadera delivered a sharp twit to the high tribunal for allegedly violating the separation of powers in declaring the Bangsamoro Juridical Entity ancestral domain agreement unconstitutional. Devanadera’s broadside reads like a preview [...]
Ameril Umbra Kato – O RLY? SRSLY?
October 5, 2008 By 90 Comments
Mindanao, and Jester, Wait For Peace
September 13, 2008 By 4 Comments
My colleague, Jester (If I may be permitted to use this term), is in pain over Mindanao and the seemingly interminable conflict in the Philippines’ “region of promise.” We are, too, Jester. And like you, I am impatient, nay, distraught over how the people of Mindanao are caught in this war which threatens to be [...]
Yo, Jester!
September 12, 2008 By 38 Comments
The Terms of The Jester-in-Exile
September 12, 2008 By 5 Comments
(I write this post hoping that my brazenness will be forgiven by Nick, Dean, Benign0, Abe, Grace, Juned, Ding, Rom, and the rest of the Filipino Voices crew supportive of peace in the South.) (I write this post keeping in mind the members of my family who are based in Mindanao, and I write this [...]
The Suffering Ultimately Goes To The Bangsamoro People
September 12, 2008 By 12 Comments
Caught in the power struggle between the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) and The Government of The Philippines (GRP), is the Bangsamoro people. Whether we agree with their assertion that they deserve a separate entity from the rest of The Philippines, one thing is glaringly obvious, that these Bangsamoro civilians are taking the brunt of [...]
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