Full implementation of peace agreement is only hope for Mindanao.(Opinion/Editorial)

From: Manila Bulletin | Date: December 9, 2001| Author: | Copyright information

(Editor's note: This is the writer's jihad, and gift to his Muslim brothers in the month of RAMADAN.)

"THEY promised to fill our stomachs and those of our wives and children. They promised our integration into the Philippine Government's armed forces.

"They did not keep their promises. After so many years, we do not enjoy the benefits of other non-Muslim Filipinos. And we are still hungry. And our integration has only been partial.

"So we might as well continue our fight for a better life."

This is how many Muslim rebels, who had laid down their arms after the ...

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