DXUP BALITA
6:30-7:00 Umaga-Lunes-Sabado
Lenyrose Bajar
Newswriter & Newscaster
September 30, 2006
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BAGYONG MILENYO, NAG-IWAN NG MAHIGIT SA ISANG DAAN AT TATLUMPUT APAT NA MILYONG PISO PINSALA AYON SA OCD

MAHIGIT SA ISANG DAAN TATLUMPOT TATLO PUNTO SIYAMNAPUT ANIM NA MILYONG PISONG ANG SUMA TOTAL NA NAGING PINSALA NG BAGYONG MILENYO SA MGA INPRASTAKTURA, AGRICULTURA AYON SA OFFICE OF THE CIVIL DEFENSE O OCD. DALA NG BAGYO ANG PAGBAHA, MAHIGIT SA ANIM NAPU'T DALAWANG LIBONG PAMILYA SA ANIM NAPUNG MGA LUGAR ANG NAAPEKTUHAN. SAMANTALA MAS MALAKI NAMAN ANG TANTIYA NG PUBLIC WORKS AND HIGHWAYS CHAIRMAN HERMOGENES EBDANI AT METRO MANILA DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY CHAIRMAN BAYANI FERNANDO SA CONFERENCE SA MALAKANYANG. AYON KAY EBDANE, MAHIGIT SA ISANG DAANG MILYON ANG PINSALA SA SAMAR-LEYTE, SA EASTERN VISAYAS, SA REGION 4-A MAHIGIT SA SAMPUNG MILYON, LIMANG MILYON SA REGION 3, APAT PUNTO LIMANG MILYON SA REGION 6 AT ANIM NA MILYONG PISO SA REGION 5. AYON NAMAN KAY FERNANDO, ANG TANTIYANG PINSALA SA LAND SCAPING, AY ISANG DAANG MILYONG PISO AT MGA KAGAMITANG PANG TRAPIKO AY TATLUMPONG MILYONG PISO AT AABUTIN NG MAHIGIT SA ISANG LINGGO BAGO MALINIS ANG MGA KALYE SA METRO MANILA. ISANG DAAN AT LABING WALONG MILYON PUNTO SIYAM ANG PINSALA SA INPRASTAKTURA AYON PA SA OCD. SA FISHERIES NAMAN, MAHIGIT SA SAMPUNG MILYON. IPINAHAYAG NI EXECUTIVE SECRETARY EDUARDO ERMITA NA MAHIGIT SA DALAWANG DAAN AT APAT NA PUNG MILYON PISO ANG QUICK REACTION FUND NG GOBYERNO PARA SA MGA APEKTADONG LUGAR HABANG TATLUMPOT DALAWANG MILYON NAMAN ANG NAKALAAN PARA SA RELIEF OPERATION AYON SA SOCIAL WELFARE SECRETARY ESPERANZA CABRAL..SA KAUGNAY NA BALITA, MAHIGIT SA ISANG DAAN AT TATLONG ESKWELAHAN ANG NAKARANAS NG MINOR DAMAGE SA REGION 4-A AT METRO MANILA. WALA PANG NATATANGGAP NA REPORT MULA SA REGION 3, 5, 6 AT 8. DEKLARADO NA ANG STATE OF CALAMITY SA ILANG LUGAR NGUNIT ANG IILAN AY WALA PA. SINABI NAMAN NI ERMITA NA MAYROONG OTORIDAD ANG MGA ALKALDE NA MAGDEKLARA NITO.

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TATLONG DAAN AT DALAWAMPUT LIMANG MILYON. INAPRUBAHAN NG MANILA SA PINSALA NG BAGYONG MILENYO

INAPROBAHAN NG PAMAHALAANG LOKAL NG METRO MANILA ANG PAGPAPALABAS NG TATLONG DAAN AT DALAWAMPUT LIMANG MILYONG PISO PARA PINAKAMALAKAS NA BAGYONG MILENYO NA DUMAAN NG MAYNILA SA NAKALIPAS NA DEKADA NA NAG-IWAN NG MALAKING PINSALA. ANG PERA AY ILALAAN SA MAHIGIT WALONG DAANG PAMILYA SA DISTRITO. PINAKA APEKTADO ANG TONDO. INILAGAY NA SA STATE OF CALAMITY NI MANILA MAYOR LITO ATIENZA, ANG CAPITAL NG BANSA NOON PANG ARAW NG HUWEBES NA NAGDULOT NG PAGKASIRA NG MGA BAHAY, PAGKABUWAL NG MGA PUNO, PAGKA ANTALA NG MGA BIYAHE AT BROWN OUT. SA KABUTIHANG PALAD NAKABALIK NA ANG MGA NAGSILIKAS NA PAMILYA BUHAT SA KANILANG TAHANAN. ITO ANG PINAKAMALAKAS NA BAGYO MAKALIPAS ANG LABING ISANG TAON AT PANG SAMPU NGTUMAMA SA BANSA NGAYONG TAON.

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PANIBAGONG BAGYO, NAKAAMBANG DARATING

ISA NA NAMANG PANIBAGONG BAGYO ANG INAASAHANG PAPASOK SA AREA OF RESPONSIBILITY NG PILIPINAS. ITO ANG IPINAHAYAG NG SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY SECRETARY ESTRELLA ALBASTRO KAHAPON . ITO AY INAASAHANG DARATING SA ARAW NG LINGGO NA MAGDUDULOT NG MGA PAG-ULAN SA SUSUNOD SA LINGGO. DAGDAG PA NI ALABASTRO ANG ULO NG BAGYO AY PATUNGO PA RIN NG LUZON. IPINAHAYG NAMAN NI EXECUTIVE SECRETARY EDUARDO ERMITA, NA KAILANGAN NG HUMANDA ANG GOBYERNO PARA SA SUSUNOD NA BAGYO AT MAY SAPAT NA MAPAGKUKUNAN NG PAMAHALAAN PARA SA MGA GANITONG KAHALINTULAD NA SITWASYON.

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ANIM ANG NASAKTAN SA NORTH COTABATO SA ISANG PAGSABOG

NASAKTAN ANG ANIM KATAO SA ISANG PAGSABOG SA KABAKAN NORTH COTABATO NOONG ARAW NG HUWEBES SEPTYEMBRE DALAWAMPUT WALO TAONG KASALUKUYAN. AYON KAY SENIOR INSPECTOR ABELLO JUGGAYANG KABAKAN POLICE CHIEF ITO AY KINASASANGKUTAN NG LOCAL TERROR GROUPS NA UMANOY AKTIBO SA LUGAR. ANG PAGSABOG AY MAHIGIT DALAWANG DAANG KILOMETRO ANG LAYO BUHAT SA MAY LIMANG LIBONG ESTUDYANTE NA NANONOOD NG KONSIYERTO SA GRAND STAND NG UNIVERSITY NG SOUTHERN MINDANAO O USM. AYON SA MGA NAKASAKSI ISANG LALAKI ANG NAG-IWAN NG GRANADA DAKONG ALAS DIYES NG UMAGA NOONG ARAW NG HUWEBES. AYON KAY JUNGGAYA ANG MGA ITO AY NANANAKOT LAMANG SA MGA MANONOOD NG CONCERT AT WALANG INTENSION NA GUMAWA NG MARAMING PINSALA DAHIL KUNG HINDI AY HINAGIS NITO ANG GRANADA SA MANONOOD. HANGGANG NGAYON AY PATULOY PA RIN ANG PAG-IIMBESTIGA NG KAPULISAN. MATATANDAAN NA NOONG ARAW NG LINGGO, NATAGPUAN DIN NG ISA SA MGA SECURITY GUARDS ANG ISANG GRANADA SA PAGBUBUKAS NG INTRA-COLLEGIATE INTRAMURALS.

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NURSING RE-TAKE SAGOT NG GOBYERNO

ISASAGAWA ANG RE-TAKE SA NURSING LICENSURE EXAMINATION BAGO MAG-DISYEMBRE AT ITO AY ISA-SUBSIDIZE O SASAGUTIN NG GOBYERNO ANG GASTOS SA NATURANG RE-EXAMINATION. ITO ANG PERSONAL NA TINIYAK KAHAPON NI PANGULONG GLORIA MACAPAGAL-ARROYO NANG BIGLAANG KAUSAPIN NG MGA NURSING STUDENTS SA PAG-IIKOT NITO SA BISINIDAD NG MALACAÑANG KAHAPON. NAPAG-ALAMAN NA HABANG UMIIKOT ANG PANGULO SA COMPOUND NG MALACAÑANG DAKONG ALAS-5:30 NG HAPON AY NILAPITAN ITO NG TATLONG NURSING STUDENTS NG LYCEUM OF THE PHILIPPINES-PANGASINAN SA HARAPAN NG ST. JUDE CHURCH UPANG PAKIUSAPANG HUWAG NANG ITULOY ANG RE-TAKE. NGUNIT AGAD ITONG SINAGOT NG PANGULO NA ANG ULITAN SA NATURANG PAGSUSULIT ANG PINAKAMAGANDANG OPSYON UPANG TULUYANG MABURA ANG LAMAT NA INIWAN NG KONTROBERSYAL NA LEAKAGE SA KREDIBILIDAD AT KAPASIDAD NG MGA NAKAPASANG NURSES.

BAGO ITO AY TINIYAK NA RIN NI PRESS SEC. IGNACIO BUNYE NA PINAL NA ANG NASABING DESISYON NG PANGULO AT HINIHILING NILA ANG KOOPERASYON NG LAHAT NG SEKTOR NA NASASANGKOT. PINABORAN NAMAN NI BAYAN MUNA PARTYLIST REP. TEDDY CASIÑO ANG DESISYON, HINDI NAMAN SINANG-AYUNAN NI LINGAYEN-DAGUPAN ARCHBISHOP OSCAR CRUZ ANG DESISYON. NAHILING NITONG SANA AY HININTAY NA MUNA ANG BUONG RESULTA NG IMBESTIGASYON NG NATIONAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION (NBI) SA BOARD EXAM LEAKAGE NOONG HUNYO. "UNFAIR" UMANO ITO PARA SA MGA HINDI NANDAYA SA NATURANG PAGSUSULIT. SA PANIG NI SENATE MINORITY LEADER AQUILINO PIMENTEL JR., HINAMON NITO SI ARROYO NA IPAKITA ANG SINSERIDAD SA PAGTATAGUYOD NG KATAPATAN SA PAMAMAGITAN NG PAGBABA SA PUWESTO.

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DALAWANG MAMBABATAS SA MINDANAO NAGBIGAY NG PAHAYAG UKOL SA APILA NG MILF !

PINANIGAN NG DALAWANG CONGRESSMAN NG MINDANAO SA POSISYON NG GOBYERNONG TUMATANGGI SA HILING NG MORO ISLAMIC LIBERATION FRONT O MILF SA USAPING PAGPAPALAWAK NG TERITORYO NITO. SA ISANG STATEMENT NINA REPRESENTATIVES ANTONIO CERILLES NG ZAMBOANGA DEL SUR AT VINCENT GARCIA NG DAVAO CITY, SINABI NG MGA ITO NA ANUMANG DI NAKASAAD SA PAGPAPALAWAK NG AUTONOMOUS REGION SA HILAGA AY HINDI NEGOTIABLE., AT LAHAT NG APEKTADONG SECTOR AY DAPAT KONSULTAHIN TULAD NG NAKASAAD SA KONSTITUSWYON. HINILING NAMAN NG DALAWANG MAMABABATAS SA DALAWANG PANIG NA IPAGPATULOY ANG NASIMULANG NEGOSASYON AT ALAMIN ANG IBA PANG POSIBLING MGA SOLUSYON AT ANG USAPING ANCESTRAL DOMAIN. NAKASAAD SA ARTICLE 10, SECTON 8 NG KONSTITUSYON NA ANG PAGBUO NG AUTONOMOUS REGION AY EPEKTIBO KAPAG ITO AY APROBADO NG KARAMIHAN NG MGA BOTO NG MGA MAMAMAYAN SA ISANG PLEBISITO. SAMANTALLA, IPINAHAYAG KAMAKAILAN NI EXECUTIVE SECRETARY EDUARDO ERMITA NA MALABONG MAPAGBIGYAN NG GOBYERNO ANG HILING NG MILF PARA SA KARAGDAGANG TERITORYO BILANG ANCESTRAL DOMAIN. ANG ISYU NG ANCESTRAL DOMAIN NAGING ALARMA PARA SA PANGANIB NG USAPANG PANGKAPAYAPAAN. TIWALA NAMAN SI CERILLES AT GARCIA NA MANUNUMBALIK ANG PAG-UUSAP MULI NG DALAWANG PANIG AT ANG PAGKABALAM NITO AY ISA LAMANG SA MGA HAMON.

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OSAMA BIN LADIN, BUHAY PA RIN

LONDON --- BUHAY AT NAGTATAGO SA AFGHANISTAN SI AL-QAEDA LEADER OSAMA BIN LADEN NA NAUNANG INIULAT NOONG NAKARAANG LINGGO NA NAMATAY DAHIL SA TYPHOID FEVER. SA NAILATHALANG PANAYAM NG PAHAYAGANG THE TIMES KAY PAKISTANI PRESIDENT PERVEZ MUSHARRAF KAHAPON, SINABI NITONG HINDI SIMPLENG KUTOB LAMANG ANG PAHAYAG NIYA NA BUHAY SI BIN LADEN. AYON PA KAY MUSHARAF MAY UGNAYAN SI BIN LADEN SA AFGHAN WARLORD PRIME MINISTER NA SI GULBUDINHEKMATYAR NA NAG-OOPERATE SA KUNAR.

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LOKAL NA BALITA

13TH UMEC ANNIVERSARY, MATAGUMPAY
Ulat ni Noralyn Laguey Bilual

Nuro, Upi- Ipinagdiwang kahapon, 29 ng Setyembre 2006 ang ika-labingtatlong pag-kakatatag ng Upi Montessori Educational Center, isang pribadong eskuwelahan sa Upi. Ang selebrasyon ay pinangunahan ng UMEC principal na si Mr. Petronilo Cristobal Sr. Ang tema ay "UMEC Partneship & Child Unfonlding After 13 Years". Pinasimulan and selebrasyon sa pamamagitan ng parada paikot sa Nuro, Upi, sa ganap na alas siyete y media, pagkatapos nito sinimulan agad ang programa sa UMEC ground.

Dumalo ang mga studyanteat guro ng kalapit na pribadong eskuwelahan, ang Notre Dame High School pag-aari ng Catholic at Saint Francis High School na pag-aari naman ng Episcopalian.

Dumalo rin ang principal ng mga pampublikong eskuwelan sa Nuro Elementary School ay si Mr. Rumulo Cristobal Jr., at sa Upi Agricultural School ay si Gng. Josefina B. Cristobal.

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Corn hush Making ng Kababaihan sa Upi
Iniulat ni Lolita Daingan Savariz

Nuro, Upi- Tuloy-tuloy ang pag-gawa ng bulaklak, bag at tsinelas na gawa sa balat ng mais, ito ang nakalap na balita mula sa chairman ng Kababaihan sa Upi na si Gng. Amelita Piang. Ang nasabing proyekto ay isa sa pinakamatagumpay na proyektong isinusulong ng Womens Federation ng Upi.

Ang pinakalayunin ng proyekto ay kong paano matuto at magkaroon ng kabuhayan ang mga kababaihan sa Upi, na ang gagamitin na materyales ay mula sa indegeonous materials.

Ang corn hush project na ito ay sinimulan ilan taon ang nakakaraan at sinusuportahan ito ng alkalde Ramon A. Piang Sr.

T'duray, Lambangian Summit in Upi
Kaka Ali

Three days summit for the Teduray and Lambangian, a non-Islamized ethno-linguistic tribes mainly found in Maguindanao and Sultan Kudarat provinces, held starting September 25 - 28, 2006 in San Isidro Formation Center, a Catholic Church center, in Nuro, Upi, Maguindanao.

The 3 summit tackled the sentiment and position of the Indigenous Peoples (IPs) on Ancestral Domain Claim

At 1:00 pm September 25, the opening and at day 2 a lecture on: “Update on how the T’duray and Lambangian Tribes participate in the going peace negotiation between the Philippine government and different evolutionary forces”. The resource speaker was Timuay Melanio U. Ulama, chairperson of OTLAC.


Timuay Abubacar Campong, Commissioner for Non-Muslim IPs, discussed “Tribal policy advocates strategy in interfacing the Indigenous Peoples Knowledge and System Practices”.

Timuay Alim Bandara, chairperson for TLADMADC, presented b\y power point the “Updates on the status of Ancestral Domains Processing, Titling and Delineating within the area of TLADMADC”.

On the day 3, Hon Fatima Kanakan, Deputy Governor for IP’s ARMM, presented the proposed bill to be sponsored by Assemblyman Jackson Bandila of RLA, and recieved by his representative Mr. Ding Karon, senior staff.

The MILF Peace Panel was invitedand sent two members of its Technical Committee namely, Atty. Faisal Abdul and Dr. Ben Dumato.

Members of the International Monitoring Team (IMT) headed by Malaysian B Gen Abdulrahman Zainal, said: "...the IMT shall remain committed to monitor the peace in Mindanao... Insha Allah.."

Major Julieto Ando PA, representiong the 6ID, delivered the the message of the Division.

The position paper was presented by Timuay Melanio Ulama to the visitors and a copy was for the media.

TÉDURAY, LAMBANGIAN AT DULANGAN-MANUBO SUMMIT
Para sa KAPAYAPAAN ng Mindanao

D E K L A R A S Y O N

Kami, mula sa Tribo ng Téduray, Lambangian at Dulangan- Manubo na dumalo sa katatapos na Summit na ginanap sa San Isidro Parish Formation Center, Nuro, Upi, Maguindanao nitong nakaraang ika-25 hanggang 28 ng Setyembre 2006 upang pag-usapan ang lumalalang sitwasyon ng hidwaan at hindi pagkakaunawaan ng ibat-ibang hanay/tribu sa Mindanao kung saan kami’y naging biktima ng digmaan samantala di namin kagagawan.

Ang pagtitipong ito ay kauna-unahan sa kasaysayan ng Tribo at dito tinalakay ang mahahalagang hakbang upang makamit ang ganap na kapayapaan, hustisya at pagkakaunawaan ng bawat Tribo sa Mindanao lalo’t higit dito sa loob ng Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (ARMM).

Matapos ang tatlong (3) araw ng pag-uusap, ay naging malinaw, na ang katutubong pamayanan ay biktima ng kahirapan, kawalan ng hustisya at nagiging internally displaced persons (IDPs) sa loob ng aming Lupaing Ninuno dahil sa tunggalian sa pagitan ng Armed Forces of the Philippines at Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF).

Kung kaya, kami ay malayang magpapahayag ng aming pinagkaisahang deklarasyon upang lalo pang mapangalagaan ang mga kabutihang nakamit sa usaping pangkapayapaan para sa pananatili ng unti-unting kaayusan ng Mindanao.

Hinihiling namin sa BAWAT PANIG (GRP–MILF) na palawakin pa ang palugit ng kanilang kakayahan, pag-uunawa sa sitwasyon, pagiging malikhain at matatag, kapaki-pakinabang at katanggap-tanggap na pamaraan upang IPAGPAPATULOY ANG USAPING PANGKAPAYAPAAN tungo sa minimithing kapayapaan at likas na kaunlaran ng Mindanao.


(This Document was presented to the MILF Peace Panel, International Monitoring Team (IMT) GRP peace Panel, OPAPP by the T'duray and Lambangian Summit September 28, 2006, held in San Isidro Parish Formation Center, Nuro, Upi, Maguindanao.)

Response Message of the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) to the Position Paper of the T'duray and Lambangian Summit

(Delivered by Atty. Faisal Abdul, member of the MILF Panel Technical Working Group, during closing program of the Teduray-Lambangian Summit held in September 25-28, 2006 at San Isidro Parish Formation Center, Nuro, Upi, Maguindanao)

It is my desire and pleasure to meet you and learn about the important work you do on behalf of your communities, how you can protect and preserve the culture and traditions of the T’duray and Lambangian indigenous peoples or the native inhabitants of Mindanao, and your ancestral domain and ancestral land in the Bangsamoro Homeland and ancestral territory.

All of us here are very much privileged to have been invited and wish all of you very well in the future effort to promote human rights and fundamental freedom of indigenous peoples.

I am glad because of some previously confirmed activities, which, I could not possibly come. However, I decided to send representatives, who could share his knowledge on the subject matter.

Now, on behalf of the MILF Peace Panel Chairman Dr. Mohaqher Iqbal, let me share you an update on the current GRP-MILF Peace Talks as the Parties are moving progressively forward on the discussion of the Ancestral Domain Aspect of the Tripoli Agreement on Peace of 2001.

The Parties commit to discuss the Agenda on Ancestral Domain in order to address the humanitarian and economic needs, protect and preserve our social and cultural heritage, and resolve the inherent rights of the Bangsamoro people over their ancestral domain.

To protect and preserve out culture and traditions, out ancestral domain and ancestral land in our historic homeland and ancestral territory, which embraces the Sulu Archipelago, Mindanao, and Palawan, have formed out territorial possession at the time of conquest and colonization to the present.

Our ANCESTRAL DOMAIN encompasses Ancestral land, Communal, Customary land, Maritime, and alluvial domain, as well as all Natural resources therein, and the bodies of water, seas and the atmospheric Zone.

ANCESTRAL DOMAIN AND ANCESTRAL LAND have been defined as those held under claim of ownership, occupied, or possessed by themselves or thru out Ancestors, Communally, or individually since time immemorial continuously to the present, except when prevented by war, civil disturbance, force majeure, or the other form of possible usurpation or displacement by force, deceit or any other as a consequence of Government Project or any other dealings entered into the Government and Private Individuals, Corporate entities or Institutions.

Along this conception, generally, there are two groups of Bangsamoro people, who are indigenous inhabitants of Mindanao and are entitled to Ancestral Domain rights in the Bangsamoro Homeland, namely the Islamized Bangsamoro and the non-Islamized Bangsamoro that co-existed at the times of conquest and colonization. In Najeeb Saleeby records (1904), the following indigenous peoples inhabit Mindanao:

“the inhabitants of Slangan, Magindanao, Katitwan, and those of the other settlements of the valleys were pagans and were very similar to the present Tidurays in language and worship. Those who adopted the new religion remained in the rich lowlands of the valley, but those who refused fled to the mountains and have stayed away ever since. Those who wavered in accepting the new terms of submission and who were later suffered to stay in the neighboring hills were called Tirurays. Those who refused to submit, fled to more distant places, and kept their enmity and opposition were called Menuvu (Manobos). The pagans who are those spoken of as related to the Moros of Mindanao in origin, besides the above, are the Bilaans, the Tagabilis and the Subanons.”


Both the Islamized and the un-Islamized indigenous inhabitant is, by birthright, the “First Nation” in Mindanao and the Sulu Archipelago and its adjacent islands. In times, they constitute the designation Bangsa Moro (Moro Nation) in the context of the struggle of the Bangsamoro people for the freedom and self-determination.

The un-Islamized Bangsamoro are as indigenous to Mindanao as the Islamized Bangsamoro. It has been defined as a group of people or homogenous societies identified by self-ascription and ascription by other, who have continuously lived as organized community on communally bounded and defined territory, and who, under claims of ownership since time immemorial, occupied, possessed and utilized such territories, sharing common bonds of languages, customs, traditions and other distinctive cultural traits, or who have, through resistance to political, social and cultural inroads of colonization, non-indigenous religions and cultures, become historically differentiated from the majority of the Filipinos.

It also include those who are considered indigenous on account of descent from population, which inhabited the country at the time of conquest or colonization or cultural religious inroads but who retain some or all of their social, economic, cultural and political institutions, but who may have been displaced from their traditional domains or who may have resettled outside of their ancestral domains.

Mindanao is irrefutably the home of at least 31 Bangsamoro people’s ethic groups, of which, according to the listing of the Commission on National Integration (CNI), 13 ethno-linguistic groups belonged to the Islamized Bangsamoro and at least 18 tribal groups belonged to the un-Islamized Bangsamoro. But, recent un-official list showed there are 23 un-Islamized Bangsamoro including its sub-tribes. Thus making it to a total of 36 ethnic groups, which comprised the Bangsamoro people.

Like their Islamized Bangsamoro brothers, with whom they share a common historical affinity, the un-Islamized Bangsamoro of Mindanao had lived on the island since time immemorial. Their coming had even antedated the advent of the Muslim missionaries in the 13th century and the establishment of the Moro Sultanate Governments, and the arrival of the Spanish conquistadors and colonizers in 1565.

There is no doubt that the Islamized Bangsamoro and the un-Islamized Bangsamoro are both indigenous to Mindanao, being the Native Original Inhabitant of Mindanao, Sulu, and Palawan region, at the time of conquest and colonization. As such, they have rights that are vested in them as a People, Community, and Nation.

The inclusion of non-Muslim professing Tribes of Mindanao, Sulu, and Palawan regions, in the Bangsamoro political construct is being well-rooted on Ancestral Territoriality, both by bllod and compact entered into by our common Ancestors of the Moros and the Timuay (Chief) of the indigenous Tribes and also by maternal blood link of the latter with the Ancestors of the early Moro Datu or Rules. This has been well documented in the Moro-Chonicles (riwayat), or Sejarah, and the Maguindanao Salsila, (Genealogy), as well as the traditions of both peoples.

Significantly, the Parties achieved significant progress in their recent exploratory talks in defining the concept, sharing the resources and establishing governance in the BJE. The Bangsamoro people shall have also power and authority over their ancestral domain within the Bangsamoro Juridical Entity without, in anyway, jeopardizing the proprietary rights of other inhabitants in Mindanao.

During the 13th Exploratory Peace Talks held on September 6-7, 2006 at Kuala Lumpur, the government peace negotiators proposed the area of the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (ARMM) as the core of the area of the Bangsamoro Juridical Entity (BJE). It also proposed some contiguous Muslim majority areas outside ARMM to be included in the proposed territory of the BJE but subject to certain conditions, particularly constitutional processes/legislations.

The MILF could not accept the GRP proposal, which is it deemed as an “old style” despite its commitment to open up “new formulas” for a peaceful resolution of the conflict pursuant to the provision of the Tripoli Agreement on Peace of 2001. So there was an impasse/deadlock in the peace talks without concluding a consensus/agreement in their last negotiation.

Contrary to wrong perception, the MILF has since boiled down its position from “Independence” to the establishment of a Bangsamoro Juridical Entity within the Central Government. It is indeed a welcome development in the peace process. The MILF has settled down for a just small portion of its original ancestral territory as an option for peace in Mindanao.

By the way, lately the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) has hailed the United Nation for passing of the Universal Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous peoples around the world and gives real meaning and values to their long and hard struggle for freedom and self-determination.

The struggle of the Bangsamoro people would also be greatly bolstered and be given due attention in the International arena with the adoption of this declaration by the UNITED NATIONS. It also recognizes and protects the rights of Indigenous Peoples to self-determination and, by virtue of those rights; they may freely determine their political status and pursue their economic, social and cultural developments as a people.

There is no reason why the Islamized and the non-Islamized Bangsamoros would be separated as a people, as one people, or Bangsamoro People. In fact, this had been attested to in their traditional covenants or compacts (diyandi, tempura te balagun, pakang, ect).

May a Sapa (divine’s or nature curse) behalf to those who violate those covenants!

Thank you and Wassalam!

PAGLAGDA NG MEMORANDUM OF AGREEMENT O MOA SA PAGITAN NG LOCAL GOVERNMENT UNIT OF UPI, COFFEE CENTRAL NURSERY AT BARANGAY BORONGOTAN, PINANGUNAHAN NI UPI MAYOR RAMON PIANG SR.

SINULAT NI:LENYROSE BAJAR

ISA SA MGA PROYEKTO NG LOKAL NA PAMAHALALAAN NG UPI MAGUINDANAO ANG COFFEE SEEDLING LOAN PARA SA MGA INDIBIDWAL, GRUPO O ASOSASYON AT BARANGGAY, KAYA NAMAN ISINAGAWA KAHAPON SEPTYEMBRE DALAWAMPUT ANIM TAONG KASALUKUYAN ANG PAGLAGDA SA MEMORANDUM OF AGREEMENT SA PAGITAN NG LOKAL NA PAMAHALAAN, COFEE CENTRAL NURSERY AT BARANGGAY BORONGOTAN ANG UNANG RECIPIENT NG PROGRAMA.NILAGDAAN GANAP NA IKA SAMPU AT KALAHATI NG UMAGA SA HARAP NG MUNICIPAL BUILDING, NA PINANGUNAHAN NI UPI MAYOR RAMON A. PIANG SR, VICE MAYOR ABDULLAH SALIK JR. COMMUNITY ENTERPRISE DEVELOPMENT TEAM FOCAL PERSON FELICIDAD DE GUZMAN, AT BARANGGAY BORONGOTAN CHAIRWOMAN MYRNA LOU DE VERA. NAKAPALOOB SA MEMORANDUM OF AGREEMENT ANG PAGPAPAUTANG NG MAHIGIT SA TATLONG LIBONG COFEE SEEDLINGS, SA PRESYONG WALONG PISO BAWAT ISA , ORGANIKONG PATABA, SA TATLONG DAANG PISO BAWAT SAKO , KAAKIBAT ANG LIMANG PORSYENTONG PATUBO NA BABAYARAN MAKALIPAS ANG DALAWANG TAON.NAKASAAD DIN SA MOA ANG PAG-SASAILALIM SA TRAINING NG MGA RECIPIENTS SA MGA AGRICULTURE TECHNICIAN BAGO ANG PAGRERELEASE NG LOAN NA BINASA NG EXECUTIVE SECRETARY RAUL GARDOSE.

SAMANTALA AYON KAY UPI MAYOR PIANG, BAWAT ISANG RECIPIENT AY BIBIGYAN NG ISANG DAANG SEELINGS NG KAPE, KUNG SAAN KAKAYANING E-MINTINA NG MGA ITO NA IPINALIWANAG PA SA WIKANG TEDURAY.. DAGDAG PA NG ALKALDE, LAHAT NG BARANGAY NA SAKOP NG UPI MAGUINDANAO AY BIBIGYAN NG NASABING PROYEKTO. LAYUNIN NG COFEE SEEDLING LOAN AY UPANG MATULUNGAN ANG MGA MAMAMAYAN NG UPI MAGUINDANAO NA MAI-ANGAT ANG KABUHAYAN AT MATUGUNAN ANG MGA PANGUNAHING PANGANGAILANGAN HALIMBAWA NA LAMANG ANG PAGPAPAGAMOT.ANG PAGLAGDA AY SINAKSIHAN NG MGA MUNICIPAL KAGAWAD, KABILANG SINA HON, ROMEO MAYO, HON. BONIFACIO PARAGAS, HON. GUIAMEL ABUTAZIL, HON. SERGIO BELING. HON. BENJAMIN SUENAN, ABC PRESIDENT DATU MICHAEL SINSUAT DE FIRST, COMMUNITY ASSES AFFAIRS 1 DEONATO MOKUDEF, MGA BARANGGAY KAGAWAD NG BARANGGAY BORONGOTAN AT MGA RECIPIENTS NG NATURANG PROGRAMA.

On October 16, 2006, Stand Up and Be Counted.

STAND UP AGAINST POVERTY!

The Pledge

We will spare no effort to free our fellow men, women and children from the abject and dehumanizing conditions of extreme poverty, to which more than a billion of them are currently subjected. We are committed to making the right to development a reality for everyone and to freeing the entire human race from want. We resolve, therefore, to create an environment – at the national and global levels alike- which is conducive to development and to the elimination of poverty.