From Terrorism to Peace: A Successful Case Study of the Muslims of Mindanao Submitted by: Sadaf Amjad Table of Contents From Terrorism to Peace: A Successful Case Study of the Muslims of Mindanao 1 Table of Contents 1 Introduction 3 Historical developments in Philippines 3 Deciphering the conflict in Philippines 3 Initiation of the conflict 5 MILITANT GROUPS 6 Moro National Liberation Front (MNLF) 6 Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) 6 International
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Basilan Country Philippines Region Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (ARMM) and Zamboanga Peninsula Region (Isabela City only) Class 4th Class Province Districts Lone District of Basilan Barangays 255 Official Languages Filipino‚ English Other Languages/Dialects in Basilan Zamboangueño (Chavacano)‚ Tausug‚ Yakan‚ Cebuano‚ Sama‚ Hiligaynon‚ Spanish‚ Tagalog‚ Chinese Chartered City (R.A.288) July 1‚ 1948 Province (P.D.356) December 27‚ 1973 Government - Type Province of the Philippines - Governor
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Iqbal‚ the chairman of the Bangsamoro Transition Commission‚ the Bangsamoro Basic Law will replace the current Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao. The BBL will provide a legal entity for the Bangsamoro people along with their right to self-governance. The law will also secure their political future for their descendants. But who are these Bangsamoro people? They consist of indigenous Muslims contributing 5.1% to the Philippines’ population. A lot of senators‚ lawmakers‚ and attorneys are having heated
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Iqbal‚ the chairman of the Bangsamoro Transition Commission‚ the Bangsamoro Basic Law will replace the current Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao. The BBL will provide a legal entity for the Bangsamoro people along with their right to self-governance. The law will also secure their political future for their descendants. But who are these Bangsamoro people? They consist of indigenous Muslims contributing 5.1% to the Philippines’ population. A lot of senators‚ lawmakers‚ and attorneys are having heated
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ARELLANO Trial Techniques and Logic A Position Paper on the Bangsamoro Basic Law (BBL) It’s been decades that most Muslim communities in Mindanao‚ if not all‚ have been involved in armed struggles to liberate and be known for their identity as Bangsamoro. Muslims in the Philippines‚ particularly in the Southern Philippines‚ were once a dominant group in the country. Mindanao is always known for its abundance in natural resources and its potential for growth and development. However‚ these are
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What is Bangsamoro Basic Law? The Bangsamoro Basic Law is a draft law intended to establish the Bangsamoro political entity in the Philippines and provide for its basic structure of government‚ which will replace the existing Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao.[1] The proposed law is based on the Comprehensive Agreement on the Bangsamoro‚ the peace agreement signed between theGovernment of the Philippines and the Moro Islamic Liberation Front.[1] The draft of the law was personally submitted
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------------------------------------------------- Cotabato City Cotabato City is one of the cities of the Philippines located in Mindanao. Cotabato City is an exclave of the SOCCSKSARGEN region found within the boundaries of Shariff Kabunsuan province‚ but is independent of that province. Cotabato City is distinct from and should not be confused with the province of Cotabato. Cotabato City is the regional center of the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao but the city is actually part of the SOCCSKSARGENregion. Cotabato’s population was about
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separatist forces in the Philippines have carried out over 40 major bombings against civilians and civilian property‚ mostly in the southern regions of the country around Mindanao‚ Basilan‚ Jolo and other nearby islands. Numerous bombings have also been carried out in and around Metro Manila‚ though several hundred kilometres from the conflict in the southern regions‚ due to its political importance. In the period from 2000 to 2007 attacks killed nearly 400 Filipino civilians and injured well over one
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The Moroland The Moroland (presently known as "Southern Philippines") is composed of Mindanao island (the second largest island of the Philippine islands) the Sulu archipelago‚ Palawan‚ Basilan and the neighbouring islands. The Moroland has the area of 116‚ 895 square kilometres (more than one third of the whole Philippine islands)‚ with the population of more than twenty million of which 12 million are Muslims. The rest are Highlanders (native inhabitants) and the Christian settlers from Luzon
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their rights and culture as a Muslim. Second‚ “The Land Ownership” legally as well as illegally‚ became rampant. Moro communities were demolished to construct a park and a hotel for tourists. Badjaos’ homes were demolished to make way for the expansion of
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