Two (2) prominent families foster reconciliation through the signing of a mutually beneficial agreement during the rido peace settlement at the Municipality of Matanog, Maguindanao Del Norte, BARMM, on July 26, 2023.
The long-standing dispute involving two families was resolved through the collaborative effort and intervention of the Bangsamoro Government through the Ministry of Public Order and Safety (MPOS), and the concerted endeavors of the Local Government Units from Barira, Buldon, Matanog, Sultan Mastura, and Parang, collectively known as Bangsa-Iranun, contributed to the resolution. Additionally, the Philippine National Police (PNP), the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP), Iranun Reconciliation Council (IRC), and various other concerned individuals, organizations, and groups played a vital role in enabling the successful rido settlement.
“𝘒𝘢𝘺𝘢 𝘯𝘢-𝘩𝘦𝘭𝘥 𝘥𝘪𝘵𝘰 𝘢𝘯𝘨 𝘳𝘪𝘥𝘰 𝘴𝘦𝘵𝘵𝘭𝘦𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵 𝘯𝘢 𝘪𝘵𝘰 𝘬𝘢𝘴𝘪 𝘪𝘴𝘢 𝘪𝘵𝘰 𝘴𝘢 𝘴𝘪𝘮𝘣𝘰𝘭𝘰 𝘯𝘨 𝘱𝘢𝘨𝘬𝘢𝘬𝘢𝘪𝘴𝘢 𝘯𝘨 𝘭𝘪𝘮𝘢𝘯𝘨 𝘔𝘶𝘯𝘪𝘤𝘪𝘱𝘢𝘭𝘪𝘵𝘺 𝘯𝘢 𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘢𝘵𝘢𝘸𝘢𝘨 𝘯𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘖𝘯𝘦𝘉𝘢𝘯𝘨𝘴𝘢𝘐𝘳𝘢𝘯𝘶𝘯. 𝘛𝘢𝘺𝘰 𝘢𝘺 𝘵𝘢𝘭𝘢𝘨𝘢𝘯𝘨 𝘴𝘶𝘮𝘶𝘴𝘶𝘭𝘰𝘯𝘨 𝘱𝘢𝘳𝘢 𝘴𝘢 𝘬𝘢𝘱𝘢𝘺𝘢𝘱𝘢𝘢𝘯 𝘢𝘵 𝘬𝘢𝘶𝘯𝘭𝘢𝘳𝘢𝘯 𝘯𝘨 𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘣𝘢𝘺𝘢𝘯,” said the Vice Mayor of Buldon, Hon. Abolais A. Manalao during the settlement ceremony.
Along with the Vice Mayor, the settlement was also attended by the Mayor of Matanog, Hon. Zohria S. Bansil-Guro; Vice Mayor of Matanog, Hon. Sanaira I. Ali-Imam; Mayor of Buldon, Hon. Pahmia A. Manalao-Mastura; Vice Mayor of Buldon, Hon. Abolais A. Manalao; Mayor of Parang, Hon. Cahar P. Ibay, Mayor of Barira, Hon. Abdulraof D. Tomawis; Vice Mayor of Barira, Bahrain M. Dagalangit; Former Mayor of Barira, Abdulradzak D. Tomawis; Mayor of Sultan Mastura, Hon. Zulficar Ali H. Panda; Commanding Officer, LTCOL John A Dela Cruz PN (M) (GSC) MBLT-2; Commander, 1st Marine Brigade, BGEN Eric A. Macaambac PN (M); IRC Chairman, Mr. Aleem Yusop S. Palawan; MACRU Chairman, ADRT Chairman, and Community Affairs Mr. Maner Angcog; Local Officials; and other rido mitigation-focused organizations and groups.
Meanwhile, BGEN Eric Macaambac PN (M) continues to extend their unwavering support to the Ministry and its efforts to champion peacebuilding, reconciliation, and unification in the BARMM region. “𝘚𝘪𝘯𝘶𝘴𝘶𝘱𝘰𝘳𝘵𝘢𝘩𝘢𝘯 𝘱𝘰 𝘯𝘢𝘮𝘪𝘯 𝘴𝘢 𝘈𝘳𝘮𝘦𝘥 𝘍𝘰𝘳𝘤𝘦𝘴 𝘢𝘯𝘨 𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘨𝘳𝘢𝘮𝘢 𝘯𝘨 𝘔𝘗𝘖𝘚 𝘱𝘢𝘳𝘢 𝘮𝘢𝘨𝘬𝘢𝘳𝘰𝘰𝘯 𝘬𝘢𝘺𝘰 𝘯𝘨 𝘴𝘶𝘴𝘵𝘢𝘪𝘯𝘢𝘣𝘭𝘦 𝘱𝘦𝘢𝘤𝘦 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘥𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘭𝘰𝘱𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵 𝘥𝘪𝘵𝘰 𝘴𝘢 𝘭𝘶𝘨𝘢𝘳 𝘯𝘪𝘯𝘺𝘰. 𝘚𝘢𝘯𝘢 𝘢𝘺 𝘵𝘶𝘭𝘰𝘺-𝘵𝘶𝘭𝘰𝘺 𝘯𝘢 𝘢𝘯𝘨 𝘬𝘢𝘵𝘢𝘩𝘪𝘮𝘪𝘬𝘢𝘯 𝘴𝘢 𝘉𝘢𝘯𝘨𝘴𝘢𝘐𝘳𝘢𝘯𝘰𝘯,” he remarked.
The settlement proceeded by reading the comprehensive agreement headed by Mr. Lininding Alim, Secretary of the Iranun Reconciliation Council (IRC) and Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) Team-Matanog. This was followed by the swearing of the Qur’an, which was led by IRC and ADRT Matanog personnel and attested to by individuals in attendance. Furthermore, to mark the unification and resolution of the conflict, the disputing families signed the agreement and exchanged ceremonial handshakes, symbolizing the newly formed union and peace in the community.
“𝘔𝘢𝘨𝘵𝘶𝘭𝘶𝘯𝘨𝘢𝘯 𝘵𝘢𝘺𝘰 𝘶𝘱𝘢𝘯𝘨 𝘮𝘢𝘨𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘮𝘢𝘨𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘮𝘢𝘴 𝘮𝘢𝘨𝘢𝘯𝘥𝘢 𝘢𝘯𝘨 𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘭𝘶𝘨𝘢𝘳. 𝘓𝘪𝘮𝘢 𝘯𝘢 𝘬𝘢𝘮𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘮𝘢𝘺𝘰𝘳 𝘯𝘢 𝘯𝘢𝘨𝘵𝘶𝘵𝘶𝘭𝘶𝘯𝘨𝘢𝘯, 𝘢𝘭𝘢𝘮 𝘯𝘢𝘮𝘪𝘯 𝘯𝘢 𝘬𝘢𝘱𝘢𝘨 mas 𝘮𝘢𝘥𝘢𝘮𝘪 𝘵𝘢𝘺𝘰𝘯𝘨 𝘯𝘢𝘨𝘬𝘢𝘬𝘢𝘴𝘶𝘯𝘥𝘰 𝘮𝘢𝘴 𝘮𝘢𝘭𝘢𝘬𝘢𝘴 𝘢𝘯𝘨 𝘱𝘢𝘨𝘬𝘢𝘬𝘢𝘪𝘴𝘢 𝘯𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘯 𝘱𝘢𝘵𝘶𝘯𝘨𝘬𝘰 𝘴𝘢 𝘮𝘢𝘴 𝘮𝘢𝘱𝘢𝘺𝘢𝘱𝘢𝘯𝘨 𝘭𝘶𝘯𝘨𝘴𝘰𝘥,” stated by the Mayor of Parang, Hon. Cahar P. Ibay encourages residents to participate in achieving peace in their community.
Rido Settlement is one of the flagship programs under the Ministry’s Alternative Dispute Resolution Program (ADRP) that aims to ensure a safe, secure, and peaceful Bangsamoro region. The successful closure of the conflict demonstrates the effectiveness of joint efforts between governmental bodies, community leaders, and various stakeholders in safeguarding peace and order in the region.
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