Monday, November 3, 2008

COMMENTARY: Another Rejoinder to "The Philippines: The Impact of Exclusion on the Moro Peace Process"

By Amay Muamar

The best persons to explain why the Indigenous Peoples (IPs) are "shortchanged" in the MILF-GRP consensus points (MOA-AD) are no other than Ms. Paraguya and also Mr. Saliling. Did these two IP leaders read the MOA-AD? Did they have the feeling that the IPs will eventually lose 1 million hectares of their ancestral lands? Did the two IP leaders sell the rights of the IPs to the BJE? If yes, why did they not oppose it? I know Mr. Saliling will fight to the last drop of his holy blood to defend the rights of the IPs. And Ms. Paraguya, a very intelligent and articulate IP-woman leader will not also allow the IPs to lose their rights.

There may be something being brewed by "pro-IP" people to sow malicious intrigue between the Moro and IPs. The Moro had not taken the lands of the IPs. It is the other people who had and will continue to...

Lest you don't know, the Moro and the IPs are the victims and the other people will just be too happy to see the Moro (Abdul) and IPs (Saliling) fighting against each other. After all, ”Divide and Occupy” is still the best strategy ....

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