By Muhammad Musa

December 8, 2011: Almost 200 orphans benefited from the ‘feeding program’ of the Bangsamoro Center for Just Peace in the Philippines Inc. (BCJP) on December 5, 2011 in Barangay Gang, Sultan Kudarat, Maguindanao.

Dacember 7, 2011 - A lowly-schooled maiden, who chose to stay with her people and teach them about the rudiments of life, suffered continuous harassments, courtesy of soldiers belonging to the 73rd Infantry Battalion of the Philippine Army.

December 6, 2011 – The Forum on the Mindanao Week of Peace two days ago at the Provincial Capitol in Marawi City with participants reaching to more than 400 strongly called on the peace negotiating panels of the Government of the Philippines (GPH) and the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (GPH) to forge a comprehensive and enduring negotiated peace settlement to the age-old conflict on Mindanao.

December 5, 2011 – Governor Rommel Jalosjos of the Province of Zamboanga Sibugay gave no signal for the conduct of the verification and assessment mission of the International Monitoring Team (IMT) in the province.

December 5, 2011: Probably for the first time, the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) has supported Zamboanga City Mayor Celso Lobregat, this time, for his campaign to fight terrorism in his own turf.

December 4, 2011 - The Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) has considered seriously sending one woman with its peace delegation to the forthcoming 23rd GPH-MILF Exploratory Talks in the Malaysian capital of Kuala Lumpur.

By Muhammad Musa

December 3, 2011: In coordination with the United Youth for Peace and Development (UnYPAD)- Coastal Ranao chapter, the Mindanao Dynamic Culture of Peace (MiDCOP) launched its general orientation on ‘Peace Advocacy’ held at Barangay Ramitan, Picong, Lanao del Sur on November 26, 2011. More than 300 participants came and attended the forum.

December 2, 2011: The turn-over of community learning center to the people’s organization (PO) to Barangay Taluya, Glan, Sarangani is a testimony of the empowerment of the residents therein.

This was the statement of Dr. Saffrullah Dipatuan, Chairman of the Bangsamoro Development Agency (BDA) during the turn-over ceremony in the said barangay on November 24, 2011.