Philippine Gov’t, Islamic rebels fail to reach peace deal

Posted by: JWP | 05/06/2010

Philippine Gov’t, Islamic rebels fail to reach peace deal

Gov’t, rebels fail to reach peace deal

BussinessWorld online May 06, 2010

ZAMBOANGA CITY — Peace negotiators from the government and the Moro rebels have failed anew to forge an agreement that would commit the next administration to proceed from where the current peace talks would end.

Both sides meeting in Kuala Lumpur disagreed on some items in the so-called interim agreement targeted to be signed before the Arroyo administration exits on June 30.

In a statement, the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) said talks on Wednesday “bogged down” on the issue of self-governance.

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Peace in Mindanao

Women’s Roles in Peacebuilding: The Power of Women Leading Peace in Mindanao - The Asia Foundation - In Asia
RECONSTRUCTING MASCULINITIES: Gender dynamics after conflict in Aceh, Maluku and Bangsamoro Mindanao - US-India Strategic Partnership Forum (USISPF)
The Philippines: Keeping the Bangsamoro Peace Process on Track - Crisis Group
MNLF members, leaders renew commitment to Mindanao peace process - Philstar.com
The Philippines' Bangsamoro Peace Process Is Not Yet Complete - World Politics Review
The Islamic State's High Stakes War in the Philippines - The Diplomat
Indonesia's crucial role in continuing the Mindanao peace process - Academia - The Jakarta Post
News Releases - PM Luxon reiterates NZ's support for Mindanao peace process - Presidential Communications Office
Philippine government, communist rebels to revive peace talks - Al Jazeera English
The Long Road to Peace in the Southern Philippines - United States Institute of Peace

Statement on Ampatuan's ill gotten wealth, election fraud

In recent days, military raids in Maguindanao have revealed much more
than high-caliber firearms; the raids have made public 16 homes in
Davao City and 14 mansions in Maguindanao, all belonging to the
Ampatuans.
While the Ampatuans wallow in splendor and grandeur, their
constituents suffer the hardship of squalor and poverty that is
prevalent in the third poorest province in the country.

The question is, where did all this wealth come from? Gov. Andal
Ampatuan's Statement of Assets and Liabilities (SALN) for 2002 shows
only a net worth of P11 million. As public servants, Gov. Ampatuan and
the rest of his family must answer to the people for amassing a
suspicious amount of wealth while in power.

More importantly, the discovery of thousands of voter's identification
cards and other election materials in the home of Shariff Aguak Mayor
Anwar Ampatuan is a tell-tale sign of the source of their wealth, and
is further evidence of the long-standing rumors that the powerful
Ampatuan clan was involved in rigging the 2004 and 2007 elections.

It is no secret that the Ampatuans count themselves as the staunch
allies of President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo, and that the province
where the Ampatuans have wielded their iron grip for more than a
decade is a known bulwark of the administration. The tragedy in
Maguindanao has now shed light into the ghost of electoral fraud that
has continued to haunt GMA's presidency.

We have had enough. We call on the Office of the Ombudsman and the
Department of Justice to conduct an immediate and impartial
investigation into the apparent ill-gotten wealth that is a stark
example of the corruption that has eroded our democracy, and the
fruits of this administration's efforts to deceive our people of its
legitimacy.

ATTY. EDWIN LACIERDA
Spokesperson (0917-6293416)
Presidential Campaign of Benigno S. Aquino III

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