The Mindanao Conflict
Our focus on politics should not blind us to the continuing conflict in Mindanao which, according to reports, is now causing more displaced persons in the Philippines than anywhere else in the world. The government should concentrate on resolving the conflict with the Moro Islamic Liberation Front in order to stop the long-lasting human tragedy in that island of promise.
We should not depend solely on the good offices of our country’s neighbors like Malaysia and Indonesia to end the war. The government must itself initiate the resumption of peace talks with the MILF in order to convince our neighbors that it is sincere in achieving peace. Without sincerity on both sides, the Organization of Islamic Conference, and Islamic countries like Malaysia and Indonesia, might think it futile to help in the negotiations.
LOREN LEGARDA
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