Maguindanao del Sur, a region historically marked by intricate communal dynamics, took a significant step forward in its pursuit of sustainable peace and harmony with a focused training initiative entitled โ๐พ๐๐ฅ๐๐๐๐ฉ๐ฎ ๐ฟ๐๐ซ๐๐ก๐ค๐ฅ๐ข๐๐ฃ๐ฉ ๐๐ค๐ง ๐๐ค๐๐๐ก ๐๐๐๐๐๐ฉ๐ค๐ง๐จ ๐ค๐ ๐๐๐๐ช๐๐ฃ๐๐๐ฃ๐๐ค ๐๐๐ก ๐๐ช๐งโorganized by the Ministry of Public Order and Safety (MPOS)-BARMM. The training aimed to fortify the capabilities of local mediators in navigating the complexities of community conflict resolution. The activity was held from 29 April to 1 May, 2024, at the Greenleaf Hotel in General Santos City.
A cohort comprising 40 dedicated local mediators from various municipalities and communities within Maguindanao del Sur converged for this transformative endeavor. The participants were composed of officials and representatives from renowned local mediator organizations in Maguindanao del Sur, namely: Bangsamoro United Forces Mediator Authority (BUFMA), Magungaya Organization for Peace and Development (MOPAD), MILF Political Committee- Damakling Province, MILF Political Committee- Buayan Province, Rajahbuayan Dimasangkay Development Foundation Inc., and Nagkakaisang Kumunidad (Datu Montawal and Pagalungan, MDS).
“๐๐ด๐ข ๐ด๐ข ๐ฎ๐จ๐ข ๐ฎ๐ข๐ญ๐ข๐ฌ๐ช๐ฏ๐จ ๐ด๐ข๐ฌ๐ช๐ต ๐ฏ๐จ ๐ข๐ต๐ช๐ฏ๐จ ๐ญ๐ถ๐จ๐ข๐ณ ๐ข๐ฏ๐จ ๐ฉ๐ช๐ฏ๐ฅ๐ช ๐ฑ๐ข๐จ๐ฌ๐ข๐ฌ๐ข๐ด๐ถ๐ฏ๐ฅ๐ฐ, ๐ฎ๐ข๐ญ๐ข๐ฌ๐ช ๐ข๐ฏ๐จ ๐ต๐ถ๐ญ๐ฐ๐ฏ๐จ ๐ฏ๐จ ๐ฑ๐ณ๐ฐ๐จ๐ณ๐ข๐ฎ๐ข๐ฏ๐จ ๐ช๐ต๐ฐ ๐ฅ๐ข๐ฉ๐ช๐ญ ๐ข๐ฏ๐จ ๐ฏ๐ข๐ฑ๐ข๐จ-๐ถ๐ถ๐ด๐ข๐ฑ๐ข๐ฏ ๐ฏ๐ข๐ต๐ช๐ฏ ๐ฅ๐ช๐ต๐ฐ ๐ข๐บ ๐ข๐ฏ๐จ ๐ฌ๐ข๐ฑ๐ข๐บ๐ข๐ฑ๐ข๐ข๐ฏ. ๐๐ข๐ฏ๐ฅ๐ข๐ข๐ฏ ๐ฏ๐ข๐ต๐ช๐ฏ ๐ฏ๐ข ๐ธ๐ข๐ญ๐ข๐ฏ๐จ ๐ฅ๐ฆ๐ท๐ฆ๐ญ๐ฐ๐ฑ๐ฎ๐ฆ๐ฏ๐ต ๐ข๐ฏ๐จ ๐ช๐ด๐ข๐ฏ๐จ ๐ญ๐ถ๐จ๐ข๐ณ ๐ฌ๐ถ๐ฏ๐จ ๐ธ๐ข๐ญ๐ข๐ฏ๐จ ๐ฌ๐ข๐ฑ๐ข๐บ๐ข๐ฑ๐ข๐ข๐ฏ. ๐๐ฏ๐จ ๐ฎ๐จ๐ข ๐ฏ๐ข๐ต๐ถ๐ต๐ถ๐ฏ๐ข๐ฏ ๐ฏ๐ข๐ฎ๐ช๐ฏ ๐ฅ๐ช๐ต๐ฐ ๐ข๐บ ๐ฎ๐ข๐ช-๐ข๐ฑ๐ฑ๐ญ๐บ ๐ฏ๐ข๐ฎ๐ช๐ฏ ๐ด๐ข ๐ข๐ฎ๐ช๐ฏ๐จ ๐ฌ๐ฐ๐ฎ๐ถ๐ฏ๐ช๐ฅ๐ข๐ฅ.โ Mr. Chiongbian Ali Succor-Abdullah representative from Rajahbuayan Dimasangkay Development Foundation Inc. of Maguindanao del Sur.
At the heart of the training lay an in-depth exploration of Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) legal frameworks. Through comprehensive discussions on the ADR Act of 2004, alongside insights into the Rules of Court on Mediation and the Rules of Procedure for Small Claims (A.M.No. 08-8-7 SC) informatively discussed by Atty. Sapphira Dimalotang, Attorney IV of MPOS-BARMM. The mediators gained a nuanced understanding of the legal underpinnings essential for facilitating fair and just resolutions.
Moreover, the training delved into multifaceted dimensions crucial for adept mediation. It was discussed by Mr. Mohamad Masukat Kuday, LPT, MAPD. His lecture underscored the paramount importance of cultural competency in mediation endeavors. By delving into the intricacies of cultural differences and their impact on conflicts and mediation processesโbe it linguistic nuances or divergent social norms and valuesโmediators emerged equipped with the cultural acumen necessary for fostering mutual understanding and reconciliation.
“๐๐ข ๐ฎ๐จ๐ข ๐ญ๐ฐ๐ค๐ข๐ญ ๐ฎ๐ฆ๐ฅ๐ช๐ข๐ต๐ฐ๐ณ ๐ด๐ข๐ฏ๐ข ๐ฑ๐ข๐ต๐ถ๐ญ๐ฐ๐บ ๐ฑ๐ข ๐ด๐ช๐ญ๐ข๐ฏ๐จ ๐ฎ๐ข๐ฌ๐ข๐ฉ๐ข๐ฏ๐ข๐ฑ ๐ฏ๐จ ๐ฑ๐ข๐ณ๐ข๐ข๐ฏ ๐ถ๐ฑ๐ข๐ฏ๐จ ๐ฎ๐ข-๐ฎ๐ฐ๐ต๐ช๐ท๐ข๐ต๐ฆ ๐ฑ๐ข ๐ฏ๐ช๐ญ๐ข ๐ข๐ฏ๐จ ๐ฌ๐ข๐ฏ๐ช๐ญ๐ข๐ฏ๐จ ๐ด๐ข๐ณ๐ช๐ญ๐ช ๐ข๐ต ๐ฎ๐ข-๐ช๐ฏ๐ด๐ฑ๐ช๐ณ๐ฆ ๐ฑ๐ข ๐ฏ๐ช๐ญ๐ข๐ฏ๐จ ๐ฎ๐ข๐ช๐ฑ๐ข๐จ๐ฑ๐ข๐ต๐ถ๐ญ๐ฐ๐บ ๐ข๐ฏ๐จ ๐ฌ๐ข๐ฏ๐ช๐ญ๐ข๐ฏ๐จ ๐จ๐ช๐ฏ๐ข๐จ๐ข๐ธ๐ข๐ฏ๐จ ๐ต๐ถ๐ญ๐ฐ๐ฏ๐จ. ๐๐ข๐ด๐ข๐ด๐ข๐ฃ๐ช ๐ฌ๐ถ๐ฏ๐จ ๐ฎ๐ข๐ญ๐ข๐ฌ๐ช๐ฏ๐จ ๐ต๐ถ๐ญ๐ฐ๐ฏ๐จ ๐ช๐ต๐ฐ ๐ด๐ข ๐ฌ๐ข๐ฏ๐ช๐ญ๐ข๐ฏ๐จ ๐ฌ๐ฐ๐ฎ๐ถ๐ฏ๐ช๐ฅ๐ข๐ฅ ๐ด๐ข ๐ฌ๐ข๐ฅ๐ข๐ฉ๐ช๐ญ๐ข๐ฏ๐ข๐ฏ๐จ ๐ฉ๐ช๐ฏ๐ฅ๐ช ๐ด๐ช๐ญ๐ข ๐ด๐ช๐ฏ๐ถ-๐ด๐ธ๐ฆ๐ญ๐ฅ๐ฐ๐ฉ๐ข๐ฏ. ๐๐ข๐ณ๐ข ๐ด๐ข ๐ข๐ฌ๐ช๐ฏ, ๐ข๐ฏ๐จ ๐ฌ๐ข๐ฏ๐ช๐ญ๐ข๐ฏ๐จ ๐จ๐ช๐ฏ๐ข๐จ๐ข๐ธ๐ข (๐ญ๐ฐ๐ค๐ข๐ญ ๐ฎ๐ฆ๐ฅ๐ช๐ข๐ต๐ฐ๐ณ) ๐ต๐ข๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ข ๐ข๐บ ๐ช๐ด๐ข๐ฏ๐จ ๐จ๐ข๐ธ๐ข๐ช๐ฏ ๐ฏ๐จ ๐ฌ๐ข๐ฃ๐ข๐บ๐ข๐ฏ๐ช๐ฉ๐ข๐ฏ. ๐๐ข๐ฏ๐ข ๐ฑ๐ข๐ต๐ถ๐ญ๐ฐ๐บ ๐ฑ๐ข ๐ด๐ช๐ญ๐ข๐ฏ๐จ ๐ฎ๐ข๐จ๐ด๐ถ๐ฎ๐ช๐ฌ๐ข๐ฑ ๐ข๐ต ๐ฎ๐ข๐ฌ๐ข๐ฉ๐ข๐ฏ๐ข๐ฑ ๐ฏ๐จ ๐ช๐ฏ๐ด๐ฑ๐ช๐ณ๐ข๐ด๐บ๐ฐ๐ฏ ๐ฑ๐ข๐ณ๐ข ๐ฎ๐ข๐ฌ๐ข๐ต๐ถ๐ญ๐ฐ๐ฏ๐จ.” Mr. Kuday expressed his optimism towards the significant role of local mediators in the community.
Additionally, the training emphasized the necessity of trauma-informed mediationโa holistic approach that acknowledges the profound impact of trauma on conflict resolution processes. By integrating trauma-informed approaches into their practice, mediators are equipped to navigate sensitive issues with empathy and sensitivity, thereby facilitating healing and resolution. Furthermore, equipped mediators with tools to manage emotions effectively. By fostering the ability to recognize and regulate emotions, both their own and those of others, mediators can prevent escalations and guide deliberations towards rational and constructive outcomes.
“๐๐ถ๐ฃ๐ฐ๐ด ๐ข๐ฌ๐ฐ๐ฏ๐จ ๐ฏ๐ข๐จ ๐ฑ๐ข๐ด๐ข๐ด๐ข๐ญ๐ข๐ฎ๐ข๐ต ๐ด๐ข ๐ญ๐ข๐ฉ๐ข๐ต ๐ฏ๐จ ๐ฏ๐ข๐ช๐ต๐ถ๐ณ๐ฐ, ๐๐ช๐ฏ๐ฅ๐ช ๐ฎ๐ข๐ฏ ๐ข๐ฌ๐ฐ ๐ฏ๐ข๐จ ๐ด๐ข๐ญ๐ช๐ต๐ข ๐ฑ๐ฆ๐ณ๐ฐ ๐ญ๐ข๐ฉ๐ข๐ต ๐ฏ๐จ ๐ฏ๐ข๐ช๐ต๐ถ๐ณ๐ฐ ๐ข๐บ ๐ฏ๐ข๐ฌ๐ข๐ต๐ข๐ต๐ข๐ฌ ๐ด๐ข ๐ถ๐ต๐ข๐ฌ ๐ฌ๐ฐ ๐ฎ๐ข๐ด ๐ญ๐ข๐ญ๐ฐ๐ฏ๐จ ๐ฏ๐ข๐ฅ๐ข๐จ๐ฅ๐ข๐จ๐ข๐ฏ ๐ข๐ฏ๐จ ๐ข๐ฌ๐ช๐ฏ๐จ ๐ฌ๐ข๐ข๐ญ๐ข๐ฎ๐ข๐ฏ ๐ข๐ต ๐ฏ๐ข๐จ๐ช๐ฏ๐จ ๐ฎ๐ข๐ต๐ช๐ฃ๐ข๐บ ๐ด๐ข ๐ฑ๐ข๐จ ๐ฅ๐ข๐ญ๐ข ๐ด๐ข ๐ญ๐ข๐ฉ๐ข๐ต.” Mr. Kia Mabang from MILF Political Committee Buayan Province, one of the participants shared during the session.
In summary, the capacity development initiative illustrated a significant stride towards empowering local mediators as catalysts for positive change within Maguindanao del Sur’s communities. Armed with enhanced skills and knowledge, these mediators are poised to navigate the intricate terrain of conflict with finesse and efficacy, thereby fostering a climate of peace and stability within the region.
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