JOLO ISLAND (Mindanao Examiner / 14 Jun) – Peace advocates are expected to flock to the southern Filipino island of Jolo in the Sulu Archipelago to attend a one-day forum by the Mindanao Peace and Development Council.
Yahyah Hayudini of the Mindanao Peace and Development Council said the forum will be held at the Sulu State College gymnasium on Saturday.
Representatives from the Philippine government and the Moro Islamic Liberation Front, the country’s largest Muslim rebel group, and the Malaysia-led International Monitoring Team, are also expected to attend the forum and speak on the progress of the peace talks.
The MILF is currently negotiating peace with Manila.
Religious leaders, civil workers and the academe and professionals have been invited to join the forum, which is open to public.
The MILF said it is supporting the forum and that its local provincial committees and those from Zamboanga City and other nearby areas have been working closely with their counterparts from the government peace panel to ensure the success of the public meeting.
“The people of Sulu are very much thankful to the Mindanao Peace and Development council for sponsoring this forum. To them, this is a historic event considering that there are representatives coming from the government of Malaysia, the Philippine government and the Moro Islamic Liberation Front,” a local Muslim leader said. (Hassan Hatab)
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