Malacanang (OPPAP) - In keeping with President Benigno Aquino III’s guideline to ensure that the voices of all stakeholders in the Mindanao peace process be heard, members of the government panel for talks with the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) have been conducting dialogues in different parts of the south in the last three months.
The consultations, which are part of the government’s thrust for a more inclusive, democratic and transparent process, were held in Lanao del Norte, Marawi, Iligan and Cotabato.
These were led by government panel chair Dean Marvic Leonen together with members prof. Miriam Coronel Ferrer and Upi Vice Mayor Ramon Piang.
In Iligan, Mayor Lawrence Cruz welcomed the consultations by presenting a symbolic key to Leonen
.
“We are all for peace. Iligan City supports all efforts for peace to come to this country,” he said.
The consultations were likewise welcomed in Kauswagan, Lanao del Norte wherein the all-women team of the Mindanao Peoples Caucus (MPS) Civilian Protection Component (CPC) was being launched on the same day.
Kauswagan was among the site of hostilities following the breakdown of talks on the Memorandum of Agreement on Ancestral Domain (MOA-AD) in 2008.
Lanao del Norte Gov. Mohammad Khalid Dimaporo expressed willingness to cooperate with the government.
“I have rallied the municipal mayors of Lanao del Norte to support the peace process. It is my vision for Lanao del Norte to experience peace and order that would surely be brought by the peace process,” he stated.
In Marawi, city officials conveyed their support for the peace process and their confidence in Presidential Adviser on the Peace Process Teresita Quintos-Deles.
They lauded Deles for her in-depth knowledge of the peace process, her sincerity for the attainment of peace, and her hard work through years of research and ground work.
The delegation also included Director Iona Jalijali, head of the panel secretariat; and members of the government panel legal team.
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