Hundreds participated in the Walk for Peace in
Mindanao, 13 March 2014
MANILA – Hundreds of employees of the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao on
Thursday participated in the Walk for Peace event as part of the Bangsamoro Week
of Peace, which will also remember the Moros who were killed in the Jabidah
Massacre on 18 March 1968.
The Jabidah Massacre is believed to have been one of the triggers for the
beginning of the campaign for Bangsamoro independence in Mindanao and the
creation of the Moro National Liberation Front in 1969.
ARMM Governor Mujiv Hataman and Vice Governor Haroun Al Rashid Lucman led the
parade.
The weeklong celebration includes an Islamic symposium, Hataw sa Kapayaan,
and Peace Concert, said regional Bureau of Cultural Heritage Director Ardan
Sali. Bangsamoro athletes who brought honor to the region will also be
recognized.
Governor Hataman hopes that peace will eventually reign in Mindanao so that
the island may experience some progress.
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