1987 constitution, constrain to peace deal?think again?

The GRP panel claims that any agreement between the MILF and the Government must be within the framework of the constitution, this caused the delay and almost a breakdown of the on-going peace talks. The MILF on the other hand, claims that this is a violation of a "Gentleman Agreement" between the two Negotiating panels, it has been set as a precondition before the resumption of the talks not to use this criteria, the position taken by the MILF can be attributed to the failure of the 1996 Final Peace Agreeement between the GRP-MNLF.

As a Law Student, we were taught that Constitution is "an experiment" this is according to Justice Holmes, for me the 1987 constitution Had already served it's purpose which is the removal of a Dictatorial treat in this country(martial law), that is why some of our political analysts blames the Constitution for the poor political and economic development of the philippines for the reason that it is not attuned to the need of the time. And now, the debate on the proposed revision of the constitution tops the agenda of both the Administration and Opposition they both agree that it is imperative to change the constitution for the interest and betterment of this country, they only disagree on the mechanism and timing this is indeed an acknowledgement of the defect. in view of this, i would like to ask this question, why use the constitution as barrier in achieving a lasting and all-encompassing solution to the century old mindanao conflict?

Second point, in An article written by Atty. Adel Tamano " he argues that one of the underemphasized objectives of a written constitution , which is by nature a document approved by the majority, is the protection of the rights of political minorities" he further argues that "In the language of Constitutional law, a constitution acts as an "auto-limitation" of what states can validly do". since the constitution is silent on secession there is no point in using the constituton as a criteria for a peaceful solution on mindanao.

Fr. Dr. Joaquin G. Bernas, S.J. in reaction to the Bangsamoro claim for right to self-determination and as one of the framers of the constitution wrote:

" In all of these, moreover, self-determination has never been limited to independence. The heart of the right is the freedom to choose. Thus, for instance while puerto rico has chosen to remain with the United States, East Timor, opted for independence.

"...Although there is no legal Authority for secession, there is no obligation on the part of the minorities to stay with states, which oppress them if they succeed in seceding and in establishing themselves as new state, international recognition will follow."

Another justification is the International obligation of the Philippines as founding member of the United Nations and enshrined in the constitution particularly;

ARTICLE II sec. 2 “The Philippines renounces war as an instrument of national policy, adopts the generally accepted principles of international law as part of the law of the land and adheres to the policy of peace, equality, justice, freedom, cooperation, and amity with all nations”.

In view of this, the involvement of other countries in the negotiations like Malaysia, Brunei, Libya and now Japan and pledges from other European and Muslim countries to support the peace process not to mention the insistence of the United States Of America to formally participate in the negotiation elevates the status of the negotiation to an International Agreement or TREATY that must be complied in good faith.

oh my gully!

OH my gully! i can't believe this is happening, the aftermath of the november 7 mid-term election in US, is a big blow to the BUSH WAR POLICY IN THE MIDEAST. wonder what he is thinking right now? is he now conceding to the fact that he cannot win the war in Afghan and Iraq better pack up and leave MIDEASTand C.ASIA , go home yankees!

I want to puke(oops..sorry for that word)..

Anyways, my point is that BUSH already lost the war and they are looking for a graceful retreat in IRAQ, few days ago BUSH ally BLAIR is suggesting an option to talk to IRAN and SYRIA and the NATIONAL SECURITY ADVISER of BUSH is lookin for a way to have an environment whereby IRAN and SYRIA will have a 180 degrees turn towrds them, meaning BUSH is now considering the diplomatic option, well its never too late..its just that damage has been inflicted, almost a millions lives has been wasted for such a stupid policy. it seems that every angle we will look into US never achieved thier goal..they thought it will increase thier revenue by controling the OIL in the ARAB states now it's working against them, they thought removing saddam they could install a puppet government in IRAQ not realizing that they simply hand it over to IRAN.

The AMerican people have spoken they dont like what thier government is doing in the MIDEAST.

I think BUSH should realize that they are no longer the LONE superpower.

FOOL US ONCE, SHAME ON YOU! FOOL US AGAIN,SHAME ON US!

Im trying to understand , what kind of leaders this colonialist government has? they still think they can fool the Moro's again, after what they did to MNLF, they still think they can bullshit us again?no way! we are not that primitive, not to know what thier real plans are. these past three years of building confidence between the MILF and GRP, they have achieved significant changes in terms of cooperation in combating lawless elements and introduction of development in the conflict affected areas in the Bangsamoro Homeland, all that will be put to nothing if the GRP should fail to meet the demands of the MILF which they have already agreed.

What is blocking thier way? GRP declared that any solution must be based within constitutional frame work?? what constitution? is this the constitution that this administration is trying to change? this constittution failed the filipinos well thats according to many filipino analyst, why make it a barrier in achieving peace in Mindanao? if there is going to be another large scale war in mindanao, it is this government who will pay the greater price.

LET US ALL BESEECH ALLAH (s.w.t.) FOR THE VICTORY OF THE FREEDOM FIGHTERS! ALLAHU AKHBAR!

Poor Filipinos!

Earlier this month, my mentor told me that china plans to invade PH, i just laugh at it, China?? why? all this years i was led to believe that Uncle Sam (USA) is the one dictating over the affair of this country, but upon hearing that from a respected political scientist-it triggered my curiosity as usual, i did a lot of research and dig deeper, whoa! i was surpprised to know that china practically controls the economy of this poor country, come to think of it who are the top billionaires in the Phillipines? Lucio Tan, Henry Sy etc.- In china law all chinese where ever they are; are citizen of thier country. Surprisingly, this administration tried to move heaven and earth to pass the Mining act law, do you know who got the most contracts? chinese firms! Uncle sam should be mad, but they are not, ofcourse, Mining is not their interest (only the Oil in Mindanao) and besides US is the number one Trading partner of China.Am wondering is this administration trying to sell this country to the chinese? it is now topping the headlines that china will invest more investment to PH, china's largest power firm will bid for transco (part of privatization of NPC). PGMA is now in china she signed numerous Bilateral agreements, that includes joint exploration of spratlys island (what happen to the territorial integrity?) and just recently they introduced a new idea to include Phillipines in the "Golden Triangle" that would boast economic cooperation between Fujian Province(china) ,Taiwan (claimed by china as one of thier province) and Philippines (new province??).

Spain sold the Philippines to the yankees, Filipino leaders in the pre-inpendence sold these country to the americans to gain thier so-called independence( parity rights), don't be surprised if again this administration would do the same. let me share to you a secret do you know that it is China who is backing the anti-insurgency campaign against CPP-NPA a communist group,an irony right? and who is behind this group? Uncle Sam of course, thats why nowadays you hear many plots to oust gma, to pressure GMA to leave mindanao for the Americans. why do i care? i am a Moro, i only care for Mindanao! but i just realized that my heart not only bleed for the BM people but for the filipinos as well.

LEGACY..we must win..

" If this freedom cannot be achieved during my lifetime, I can assure you and i can assure everybody, that I have already planted the seeds of jihad, I have already planted the idea of fighting for freedom in the hearts of my people---the Bangsamoro people." Ash-Shaykh, Ash-Shaheed SALAMAT HASHIM

VISIT to BRO.NUR MISUARI

I almost burst into tears, when BRO. MISUARI emerged from his room..he looks older and humble now compared to our previous engagement in 2000, when we had a hated disagreement but, nwez, past is past i embraced him and did the tradtional kissing of muslims i had to hide my emotions i dont want to be noticed by the securities watching us..he invited us to a round table and made a short introduction, what struck me most is when he said that we should not be worried about him being jailed but rather reflect and be optimistic,"i'm just a symbol, i may be in a house arrest but actually the whole MORO nation is in a house arrest." our right to self-determination has been consistently denied by the phillipine colonialist government. he antcipates some of the questions that we might ask..he preempted the discussion, i snoop in attentively to every thing that he said..i can sense the frustration on his part, what happen to us (MNLF) is an accident but we have to be optimistic this is what god has willed there must be a reason out of this that might benifit the MORO nation..nwez i cannot write everything that he had discussed to us ,it might offend other people..TO BE CONTINUED..

POLICY

NEGOTIATED POLITICAL SETTLEMENT: ONLY SOLUTION TO THE BANGSA MORO PROBLEM
RATIONALE
The Philippine government must open up to the idea that they cannot subdue the Moro resistance militarily and that their previous approaches toward the peace process will never work. The Mindanao conflict has drained the resources of the Government costing billions of money in their Anti-Insurgency campaign in the last three decades but it only strengthen the aspiration of the Bangsamoro people for self-rule and it has drawn attention from the international community.
The Bangsamoro a people is no longer asking for the whole of
Mindanao, because of circumstances have superseded some facts of the history. They just want a parcel of it, where Moro’s are predominant. This will enable the generations after them to enjoy peace and prosperity, as Islam enjoins all Muslims.
The Filipino people must also open up to the idea that Philippines is not a mono-nation state but rather a poly ethnic state with different cultures and that it is impossible to integrate or even assimilate into one culture. But the Moro people must also understand that the Philippine government cannot compromise their Territorial integrity as a matter of fact Moro’s and Filipinos are inseparable in the history of this country but defining territories does not mean that we have to separate, after all, it is better to be neighbors and live in peace and harmony than stay in one roof with miserable life.
Thus, it is imperative that a negotiated political solution be arrived at before things got out of control or a new wave of war occurs. Constitutional infirmities should not be a constraint to finally resolve the
Mindanaoconflict.
OBJECTIVES
THIS PAPER AIMS TO UNDERLINE THE CONSENSUS THAT THE GOVERNMENT AND THE MORO PEOPLE COULD AGREE
IT WILL ALSO DISCUSS THE FEASIBLE GAINS SHOULD THE GRP AND THE MORO PEOPLE CONCLUDE AN AGREEMENT
IT WILL ALSO ENVISION ECONOMIC COOPERATION BETWEEN THE GRP AND MORO PEOPLE AND SHARING OF RESOURCES BASED ON MUTUAL UNDERSTANDING AND RESPECT
IT WILL ALSO PROVIDE OPTIONS AND ALTERNATIVE FOR BOTH PARTIES TO CONSIDER
POLICY PAPER PROPOSAL
MR. DRIEZA A. LININDING

I HOPE..

as conflict intensifies in the Middle-east, it is drawin near at home; Malaysia and Indonesia pledged to send Muslim peace Keeping force in southern Leabanon to end the hostilities in that part of this world, this is seen as a Major step taken by this two Muslim countries..But in the other part of this world U.S. and the so-called world body UN and their friends in EU is Discussing the plan to send a multi-national force to end the hostilities..i doubt it..according to many analysts they want to send troops to disarm Hizbullah, is this tantamount to re-enfoforcing ISRAEL? yes..we must not forget that it is the same world body the passed a resolution that drives away the Syrian Army and left lebanon defenseless as we are witnessing now.
One might wonder how it is possible that the world is doing nothing to immediately end the aggression. personally, i am not surprised we are warned by our Creator in the HOLY QUR'AN that JEWS,CHRISTIANS and PAGANS will unite against us Muslims..but the question is will the muslims unite against our enemies that remains to be seen, many of us are skeptical to condemn the aggression in Lebanon because HIZBULLAH is a Shii'te group and sunnis are not suppose to help them this kind of mentality bring us back to early centuries where this two groups kills each other, i think the muslim ummah have already passed that stage, Shia's and sunni's have learnt to live in tolerance,i hope so.. it is our enemies trying to capitalize our indifference through thier media outlets..we must be very vigilant we cannot afford to be divided in this times of great challenges that the Muslim ummah is facing.thanks to the HOLY-QURAN i am in high spirit now i have some of the answers that is playing in my mind, a friend told me that pessimsm should not be the outlook of a muslim, he is right, our creator will never allow ISLAM to be defeated...let me relate a story in the early centuries the fiercest people ever fought by the muslims are the mongols/tatar.in fact it is rarely mentioned in Islamic History books to avoid embarassments..they conquered many muslim countries but in the end Islam defeated them, majority of them embraced Islam..with that, it came to my mind that if we cannot defeat them because we are not that worth; U.S.A. someday will be changed to I.S.A. Islamic States of America, its a funny guess, but it is possible with the growing number of muslim converts in U.S. but what concerns me most is me,what have i done to my religion?if we cannot defeat our enemies now, do you think we are pleasing our creator i think you know the answer. a muslim scholar once said that "it is the nature of Islam to dominate and not to be dominated and to impose it's will to the world"...lets all march towards the VICTORY of ISLAM!

REALITY BITES!

i nid 2 tame myself...
yeah i gues i nid 2 reconfigure,and now s d tym..so frustratin but i must allow my creator 2 dcide on my own fate..people arwnd me olwez wonder and some even prays that ill give up sumday..i have proven my self but not enaf, ofcorz.
atleast wen the tym of reckoning comes,il stnd up and proudly face my Creator; i did my best..im not the best, but i did my part.
the true meaning of lyf is not dfined by success but by pleasing our Creator..are we pleasing HIM now? 8 may be frustratin not 2 see the fruits of ol my endeavor but wen the tym cmes..i cant blame myself..only history can judge us ol of us wil leave a mark..I'll be back just nid tym 2 refuel.Allahu akhbar!

GO BACK TO RIGHTEOUSNESS!

GO Back 2 ISLAM!
The prophet said: "And certainly ALLAH will remove from the hhearts of your enemies the fear from you' and surely allah will throw WAHN in your hearts which is to love this world and to hate(fear) death.
This is happening to us now the muslim ummah, because majority of us desserted JIHAD(fighting in the way of ALLAH) and even ask protection and help from the enemies and disbelievers..
LETs condemn the ZIONIST ISRAEL in its barbaric ,disproportionate attacks against the our muslim brothers in palestine and Lebanon...LET your hearts beat with HIZBULLAH(PARTY OF ALLAH),LET your thoughts flow with hamas, Let your words speak for Palestine and Lebanon and let your prayers beseech ALLAH for the VICTORY OF ISLAM!

WHEN WILL IT END

we must end...
A PALESTINIAN FAMILY HIT BY ISRAELI MISSILE IN GAZA..
An IRAQI WOMAN RAPED BY U.S. TROOPS IN IRAQ...
HOLY QUR'AN BURNED IN AFGHAN BY THE ALLIED TROOPS..
WESTERN POWERS PRESSURING SOMALIA FOR A DEMOCRATIC SHIFT..
WHEN WILL THIS END?
I WUD RATHER HAVE DIED AND RETURNED TO ALLAH (SWT) THAN LIVE TO SEE THE SUFFERING OF THE MUSLIM UMMAH....

WE WILL SURVIVE!

we survived the SPANIARDS...
we survived the AMERICANS..
we survived the JAPANESE...we survived the MARSHALL LAW..we survived the ALL OUT WAR...with ALLAH (s.w.t.)"s grace we will be rewarded here and in the here after...

FREE THE BANGSAMORO

MOROISM: is a modern political movement for the re-establishment of a separate bangsamoro sultanate state in the southern phillipines.
FREE THE BANGSAMORO MOVEMENT--both a lobby and political front to advance the interest of the bangsamoro people in the southern phillipines.this group believes that the bangsamoro struggle is elevated to a status of belligerency, and that it must be recognized and accorded with all the applicable laws under the international law for a belligerent state