The Ministry of Public Order and Safety engaged 36 young Bangsamoro peace advocates from different tribes in the region on the importance of peace building at a young age through its 3-day Tri-People Summit held in Cotabato City.
The young peace advocates participated in different learning sessions on the Fundamentals of Peace, Conflict, and Violence; Promoting Religious Tolerance; History of Peace, and the Importance of Gender in Peace building, as part of the Ministry’s goal to further peace building in the BARMM.
“𝘔𝘢𝘳𝘢𝘮𝘪 𝘱𝘰 𝘴𝘢 𝘺𝘰𝘶𝘵𝘩 𝘯𝘨𝘢𝘺𝘰𝘯 𝘢𝘯𝘨 𝘥𝘪 𝘯𝘢𝘬𝘢𝘬𝘢𝘬𝘪𝘭𝘢𝘭𝘢 𝘴𝘢 𝘢𝘮𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘵𝘳𝘪𝘣𝘰, participant Hassy, a peace advocate from the Kagan tribe of the Davao region stated. “P𝘦𝘳𝘰 𝘥𝘢𝘩𝘪𝘭 𝘴𝘢 𝘴𝘶𝘮𝘮𝘪𝘵 𝘯𝘢 𝘪𝘵𝘰, 𝘯𝘢 𝘢-𝘢𝘸𝘢𝘳𝘦 𝘯𝘢 𝘱𝘰 𝘴𝘪𝘭𝘢 𝘴𝘢 𝘦𝘹𝘪𝘴𝘵𝘦𝘯𝘤𝘦 𝘯𝘨 𝘵𝘳𝘪𝘣𝘰𝘯𝘨 𝘒𝘢𝘨𝘢𝘯.”
The Mindanao People’s Peace Summit provided a safe and peaceful space for ;discourse and platform for solidarity and action in the pursuit of peace based on justice for the grassroots Moros, Lumads and Migrants. The Mindanao People’s Peace summit shows that peace and harmony is possible in Mindanao if the voices of the tri- peoples from the grassroots prevail.
The group’s main activity is facilitating the ‘Mindanao Grassroots Tri-People Women Conference’ which brings together women of different ethnic, religious, cultural, and social backgrounds together to discuss and share their perspectives and experiences and to co-create resolutions and initiative to advance women rights in Mindanao.
During the summit, all 36 participants were given the opportunity to share their experiences and advocacies from the breakout sessions and role-playing activities. Further, they were also introduced to the Tri-Justice System in BARMM and the different tools on how to make peace work.
According to Minister Hussein P Muñoz, “We chose you because we believe that you have a crucial part in peace building for the nation.” The summit concluded with a socialization night where the participants showcase their tribe’s culture through textiles and traditional dances.
