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| A Separate Peace for April’s Fools? |
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| Tuesday, 01 April 2008 | |
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By Yolanda Ortega Stern A Separate Peace for April’s Fools? How many “Peace Agreements” can the Philippine Government sign before it has to implement one of them seriously? And how long can the co-signers wait before it can reduce the burden that comes with the new pact? In pre-marital counseling, a psychological and emotional evaluation comes first. Each side is allowed to assume the other’s shoes and given the chance to think as the assumed character. A compatibility chart is drawn and every area assumed incorrectly by the other side, is laid on the table and discussed. Then future expectations are thrown into the hat and the fantasies are sorted from the reality. Thus, a couple contemplating marriage knows what he/she is getting into while still engaged. The Organization of Islamic Conference and Tripoli have acted as peace brokers in the Philippines for sometime now. In fact, Tripoli has done more than just brokering peace in the country. It suggests that the government and representatives of the “Mindanao Factor” are not capable of open discussion, therefore, the external broker. No one can recall the NPA and other “left-leaning” organizations needing a foreign broker for peace. But then it has been very helpful for the Moslems of the Philippines. It has given them a modicum of security, and a small claim that someone is listening and watching out for their interests. So far, they cannot claim the same about the Philippine Government. There was the GRP MNLF Tripoli Agreement of 1976, followed by the implementing agenda called the 1996 Peace Agreement. Depending on which side you are on, much has happened or nothing has happened since the signing. The OIC is once again facilitating the review of the 1996 agreement and has called on the Philippine government and the MNLF (Moro National Liberation Front) to work towards a mutually beneficial conclusion. At the same time, it has also called for the MNLF and the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) to unite. And to add media confusion for the masses, it is also brokering a peace agreement between the Philippine government and the MILF to the consternation of the MNLF, the Lumads and the Christians. Afterall, they all populate this island called Mindanao today, and driving a few of them out of there by force is without question not an easy alternative. |
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447 Sutter St. Philippine Consulate Bldg. Suites 700-701 San Francisco, California 94108-0000 Tel/Fax 415-398-3043 USA The U.S. Federation of Philippine American Chambers of Commerce, Inc., is a not for profit corporation incorporated under the not for profit laws of California. It has 42 chapter members from all over the United States mainland to include Hawaii. Incorporated in 1997, it bridges US Philippines trade and commerce, promotes goodwill and mutually beneficial projects between the two countries. It holds an annual conference in the US and one trade mission a year to the Philippines. It currently has several major Memorandums of Agreement with major Public and Private sector departments of the Philippines, including a major one with the US-SBA. |