Rappler Special: MILF’S Iqbal on peace

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Rappler's Chay Hofileña, Glenda Gloria and Angela Casauay have roundtable discussion on peace with the MILF Peace Panel Chair, Mohagher Iqbal.

(Editor’s Note: This story was originally published on April 03, 2013. We are reposting the story below in light of the peace talks.)

MANILA, Philippines – In a Rappler Special, Chay Hofileña, Glenda Gloria and Angela Casauay sits down with Moro Islamic Liberation Front’s (MILF) Peace Panel Chair, Mohagher Iqbal.

On October 15, 2012, the Philippine government and the Moro Islamic Liberation Front signed a historic preliminary peace agreement. The Framework Agreement on the Bangsamoro centers on the establishment of the new autonomous political entity, Bangsamoro, that will replace the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (ARMM). The signing comes after 15 years of negotiation between the two groups, and 40 years of conflict in Mindanao that has killed thousands of Filipinos.

In a consultation with civil society organizations held October 30, 2012, Iqbal said that “The Framework Agreement offers optimism, but we also have to manage expectations and frustrations.”

The latest round of peace talks between the government and the Moro Islamic Liberation Front will resume next week, after it was postponed on March 25, 2013. Iqbal told Rappler, the postponement was “not related to Sabah, but the government is not ready to discuss annexes.”

Watch the roundtable discussion below.

– Rappler.com

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