In an encouraging development, five conflicting families resulting from the May 2022 election in Mangudadatu Municipality, Maguindanao del Sur have successfully resolved their differences through peaceful reconciliation. The settlement ceremony took place at Brgy. Paitan, Mangudadatu, Maguindanao del Sur, BARMM, this Saturday on June 17, 2023. This commendable achievement was made possible through the collective efforts of the Bangsamoro Government and various stakeholders.
In a momentous ceremonial settlement, the parties involved in the conflict have formalized their reconciliation by signing a comprehensive settlement agreement. By affixing their signatures to the document, the parties displayed their sincerity and commitment to uphold the terms of the agreement, providing assurance to all stakeholders that no further conflicts or acts of violence will arise from the concerned parties. With the agreement now in writing, there is a tangible framework in place to guide future interactions and ensure the continuation of a peaceful environment.
Mayor Freddie G. “Ogie” Mangudadatu expressed his optimism, saying, “𝘈𝘯𝘨 𝘱𝘢𝘨𝘬𝘢𝘬𝘢𝘪𝘴𝘢 𝘢𝘵 𝘱𝘢𝘨𝘵𝘶𝘵𝘶𝘭𝘶𝘯𝘨𝘢𝘯 𝘯𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘯 𝘢𝘺 𝘪𝘴𝘢 𝘴𝘢 𝘮𝘨𝘢 𝘥𝘢𝘢𝘯 𝘱𝘢𝘵𝘶𝘯𝘨𝘰 𝘴𝘢 𝘬𝘢𝘱𝘢𝘺𝘢𝘱𝘢𝘢𝘯 𝘢𝘵 𝘥𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘭𝘰𝘱𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵 𝘯𝘢𝘯𝘨 𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘯 𝘣𝘢𝘺𝘢𝘯. 𝘒𝘶𝘯𝘨 𝘮𝘢𝘺 𝘮𝘨𝘢 𝘨𝘶𝘭𝘰 𝘴𝘢 𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘣𝘢𝘺𝘢𝘯, 𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘥𝘪 𝘵𝘢𝘺𝘰 𝘮𝘢𝘬𝘢𝘬𝘢𝘴𝘢𝘣𝘢𝘺 𝘴𝘢 𝘮𝘨𝘢 𝘬𝘢𝘳𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘨-𝘣𝘢𝘺𝘢𝘯 𝘯𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘯 𝘯𝘢 𝘶𝘮𝘶𝘶𝘯𝘭𝘢𝘥 𝘢𝘵 𝘶𝘮𝘢𝘢𝘴𝘦𝘯𝘴𝘰. 𝘐𝘵𝘰 𝘢𝘺 𝘮𝘢𝘵𝘢𝘵𝘢𝘮𝘢𝘴𝘢 𝘯𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘯 𝘴𝘢 𝘱𝘢𝘨𝘵𝘶𝘵𝘶𝘭𝘶𝘯𝘨𝘢𝘯 𝘯𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘯 𝘮𝘶𝘭𝘢 𝘴𝘢 𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘱𝘢𝘮𝘪𝘭𝘺𝘢, 𝘬𝘰𝘮𝘶𝘯𝘪𝘥𝘢𝘥, 𝘢𝘵 𝘪𝘣𝘢’𝘵-𝘪𝘣𝘢𝘯𝘨 𝘰𝘱𝘪𝘴𝘪𝘯𝘢 𝘬𝘢𝘵𝘶𝘭𝘢𝘥 𝘯𝘢𝘯𝘨 𝘔𝘗𝘖𝘚 𝘯𝘢 𝘯𝘢𝘯𝘥𝘪𝘵𝘰 𝘯𝘨𝘢𝘺𝘰𝘯 𝘯𝘢 𝘯𝘢𝘨𝘣𝘪𝘨𝘢𝘺 𝘯𝘢𝘯𝘨 𝘴𝘶𝘱𝘰𝘳𝘵𝘢 𝘴𝘢 𝘶𝘴𝘢𝘱𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘱𝘢𝘯𝘨𝘬𝘢𝘱𝘢𝘺𝘢𝘢𝘯 𝘯𝘢 𝘪𝘵𝘰. 𝘛𝘢𝘺𝘰 𝘢𝘺 𝘮𝘢𝘨𝘵𝘶𝘭𝘶𝘯𝘨𝘢𝘯 𝘢𝘵 𝘮𝘢𝘨𝘬𝘢𝘪𝘴𝘢 𝘱𝘢𝘳𝘢 𝘴𝘢 𝘬𝘢𝘱𝘢𝘺𝘢𝘱𝘢𝘢𝘯 𝘢𝘵 𝘬𝘢𝘶𝘯𝘭𝘢𝘳𝘢𝘯 𝘯𝘢𝘯𝘨 𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘉𝘢𝘺𝘢𝘯 𝘢𝘵 𝘮𝘢𝘩𝘢𝘭 𝘯𝘢 𝘣𝘢𝘺𝘢𝘯𝘨 𝘯𝘨 𝘉𝘢𝘯𝘨𝘴𝘢𝘮𝘰𝘳𝘰.”
Moreover, the settlement has been facilitated by the MILF Political Committee (PolCom), in collaboration with MLGU Mangudadatu, BLGU Paitan, Philippine National Police (PNP), and the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) MILF PolCom, religious and traditional leaders. The mediation efforts by MILF-PolCom were a direct outcome of the Ministry’s capacity development intervention for local mediators in Maguindanao province.
As one of the key actors in achieving this settlement, MILF-POLCom Chairman Sandatu D. Kamid remarked, “𝘐𝘵𝘰 𝘯𝘢 𝘢𝘯𝘨 𝘪𝘴𝘢 𝘴𝘢 𝘮𝘨𝘢 𝘣𝘶𝘯𝘨𝘢 𝘯𝘢𝘯𝘨 𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘮𝘨𝘢 𝘱𝘪𝘯𝘢𝘨-𝘢𝘳𝘢𝘭𝘢𝘯 𝘢𝘵 𝘤𝘢𝘱𝘢𝘤𝘪𝘵𝘺 𝘵𝘳𝘢𝘪𝘯𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘯𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘯 𝘯𝘰𝘰𝘯𝘨 𝘔𝘢𝘳𝘤𝘩 𝘴𝘢 𝘊𝘰𝘵𝘢𝘣𝘢𝘵𝘰 𝘊𝘪𝘵𝘺 𝘮𝘶𝘭𝘢 𝘴𝘢 𝘔𝘪𝘯𝘪𝘴𝘵𝘳𝘺 𝘰𝘧 𝘗𝘶𝘣𝘭𝘪𝘤 𝘖𝘳𝘥𝘦𝘳 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘚𝘢𝘧𝘦𝘵𝘺. 𝘕𝘢𝘱𝘢𝘬𝘢𝘭𝘢𝘬𝘪 𝘯𝘢𝘯𝘨 𝘵𝘶𝘭𝘰𝘯𝘨 𝘯𝘢𝘯𝘨 𝘤𝘢𝘱𝘢𝘤𝘪𝘵𝘺 𝘥𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘭𝘰𝘱𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵 𝘯𝘢 𝘪𝘺𝘰𝘯 𝘥𝘢𝘩𝘪𝘭 𝘯𝘢𝘣𝘪𝘨𝘺𝘢𝘯 𝘬𝘢𝘮𝘪 𝘯𝘢𝘯𝘨 𝘴𝘶𝘴𝘪 𝘢𝘵 𝘣𝘢𝘴𝘣𝘢𝘴 𝘮𝘶𝘭𝘢 𝘴𝘢 𝘔𝘗𝘖𝘚 𝘯𝘢 𝘬𝘢𝘮𝘪 𝘢𝘯𝘨 𝘮𝘢𝘨𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘥𝘢𝘢𝘯 𝘱𝘢𝘳𝘢 𝘪𝘴𝘢𝘢𝘺𝘰𝘴 𝘢𝘯𝘨 𝘮𝘨𝘢 𝘬𝘢𝘴𝘢𝘭𝘶𝘬𝘶𝘺𝘢𝘯𝘨 𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘧𝘭𝘪𝘤𝘵 𝘴𝘢 𝘢𝘮𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘭𝘶𝘨𝘢𝘳.”
As the Ministry continues to champion the cause of sustainable peace, its Alternative Dispute Resolution Program remains at the forefront, actively working towards transforming conflicts into opportunities for dialogue, reconciliation, and harmonious coexistence. The program’s impact reverberates across the Bangsamoro region, offering hope and a pathway towards a more peaceful and prosperous future.
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