COTABATO CITY (MindaNews / 02 Sept) — At the outset, this reflection piece suggests to readers “The Introduction of Muslim Law into the Philippines Legal System” published in Solidarity, vol. X, no. 6 (July-August, 1975}. Advocacy writing was formatted in
(Presented by Datu Michael O. Mastura, lawyer and delegate to the 1971 Constitutional Convenion, and a former representative of Maguindanao, at the Learning Sessions on Charter Change and Federalism in the House of Representatives on May 16, 2018 and the
COTABATO CITY (MindaNews / 17 March) — Fifty years after the Jabidah Massacre, the struggle for self-determination under organized Moro Fronts endures. Is there a way to single out one particular item for its impact on policy today? Congress made
COTABATO CITY (MindaNews / 12 April) — Where is written in parchment that bloodcurdling politicians are supposed to be on God’s side of public spiritedness? President Aquino III was well-advised “to pray for haters during quiet time” according to the
COTABATO CITY (MindaNews/17 March) — Contemporary treaty law and practice bind the Government of the Philippines not only to respect and to fulfill any obligation arising from prior agreements, but also on the law of peace pacts. Ask what is the storyline here? There
COTABATO CITY (MindaNews / 05 March) — The euphoria for the GPH-MILF (Government-Moro Islamic Liberation Front) agreements (Framework Agreement on the Bangsamoro and Comprehensive Agreement on the Bangsamoro) was a short-lived advantage to get a chance to pass the Bangsamoro
COTABATO CITY (MindaNews / 5 March) – The euphoria for the GPH-MILF (Government-Moro Islamic Liberation Front) agreements (Framework Agreement on the Bangsamoro and Comprehensive Agreement on the Bangsamoro) was a short-lived advantage to get a chance to pass the Bangsamoro
COTABATO CITY (MindaNews/18 Feb) — Government policy on “the primacy of the peace process” cannot be run down or its continuity turned around without addressing the root causes of violence. A criminalization-pronged policy means to class Moro Islamic Liberation Front
COTABATO CITY (MindaNews/02 Dec) — Can we reach a negotiated transition through successive consultations? The MOA-AD (Memorandum of Agreement on Ancestral Domain) was struck down as unconstitutional for “lack of consultation” rather than to settle the issue of final status
