Mindanao Peaceweavers (MPW) » Press Releases

Zamboanga Rising: Our Fervent Hope and Calls

Mindanao Peaceweavers — Mon, 11 Nov 2013 02:10:57 +0000

We, the Mindanao PeaceWeavers (MPW), like much of the country, watched on and in rising horror as the beautiful southern city of Zamboanga was riddled by gunfire and shrouded by smoke during those twenty fateful days last September. We watched with hearts bleeding as guns rattled, fires raged and people fled their homes in abject fear. A jewel of the south, Zamboanga was left scarred by bullets, bombs and flames, with vast swaths left in ruins, its people left hurt and fearful, and at the core of it all, a multitude of us asking “Why?”

Peace Will Reign in the Aftermath

Mindanao Peaceweavers — Tue, 06 Aug 2013 23:43:42 +0000

We, members of the Mindanao PeaceWeavers (MPW), condemn in the strongest possible terms, the August 5 car-bombing along Sinsuat Avenue in Cotabato City. This despicable act of terror has thus far claimed nine lives including two innocent children. This craven act has further left scores wounded and scarred the collective psyche of the people of Cotabato, Mindanao and peace advocates around the world.

A Postscript to the Wealth Sharing Deal

Mindanao Civil Society Organizations — Sat, 20 Jul 2013 21:18:40 +0000

The health of a peace negotiations built on trust and consensus on the substantive agenda will always serve as basis of our “sense of urgency” battle cry which goes beyond the deadline issue. As you carry out agreeing on the remaining Annexes on Power-Sharing and Normalization and the final agreement, our two-pronged essential project now is making the Bangsamoro an imperative in the public and policy agenda and encouraging the public to own and extend support to this transformative process.

We, the Mindanao CSOs, guarantee our steadfast commitment in seeing through the process even beyond the final agreement to be reached by both Parties – until the full establishment of the Bangsamoro government.