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Peace, not weapons, in the 2025 polls

09 October 2024 Philippine Daily Inquirer Ed Quitoriano

"A total of 11,672 people were killed in 16,288 violent incidents due to other causes involving illegal guns. On average, three persons die each day from gun-related violence. In the Bangsamoro, most shooting incidents occurred in Maguindanao. This conflict picture foreshadows the violence that could happen in the Bangsamoro region in the 2025 political battle."

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Has Sulu found peace?

04 October 2024 Philippine Daily Inquirer DEANNE LOUISE CAPIRAL, MAUREEN ANTHEA LACUESTA, Phoebe Dominique Adorable

The recent Conflict Alert report “Appeasing Violence, Conjuring Peace,” highlights the steady decline in instances of violence in Sulu, a province farthest from the reach of the state. Interestingly, while conflict has surged in Maguindanao, the seat of the new Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM) government, Sulu and Tawi-Tawi have seen fewer incidents and deaths. This is reinforced by an environment where cooperation between local governments and the security forces has been robust in addressing violent extremism, particularly by the ASG...The story of Sulu offers valuable insight for the rest of the Bangsamoro region, demonstrating how local leadership, autonomy, and resilience can break cycles of violence.

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Sulu’s exit shakes up Bangsamoro: 5 scenarios for the 2025 polls

02 October 2024 Philippine Center for Investigative Journalism Guinevere Latoza

Will the Bangsamoro people finally have the chance to choose their leaders? Here are five scenarios for the 2025 polls, according to stakeholders and experts interviewed by the Philippine Center for Investigative Journalism.

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Respect law, address and honor sentiments of Tausugs, NGO leader says

16 September 2024 The Mindanao Cross The Mindanao Cross

The goal should be to respect the rule of law while also addressing and honoring the sentiments of the people of Sulu, said an official of Climate Conflict Action.

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Conflict monitoring group says SC decision could weaken Bangsamoro Grand Coalition

11 September 2024 The Daily Manila Shimbun Jaspearl Tan/DMS

Conflict Climate Action, a conflict monitoring group, told The Daily Manila Shimbun that the Supreme Court decision upholding the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao but excluding Sulu could “significantly weaken” the Bangsamoro Grand Coalition.

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Dangerous ‘political tremors’ feared after SC excludes Sulu from BARMM

10 September 2024 Rappler Lian Buan

Muslim authorities have expressed fears of “far-reaching consequences” after the Supreme Court (SC) decided to exclude Sulu from the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM), with one lawmaker describing the impact as “political tremors that endanger the very foundation of a unified Bangsamoro.”

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BARMM leaders lament SC ruling on Sulu

10 September 2024 Mindanews Ferdinandh Cabrera

The Supreme Court decision declaring Sulu not a part of the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM) was greeted with dismay here and has apparently brought the region in quandary, as the area is set to hold its historic parliamentary elections in May 2025.

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Investing in peace

09 September 2024 The Manila Bulletin Jaime Aristotle Alip, PhD

Last Aug. 22, I had the privilege of attending the launching of the “Conflict Alert Triennial 2021-2023 Report” by the Council for Climate and Conflict Action Asia (CCAA), an independent local NGO dedicated to promoting sustainable and lasting peace by addressing the inter-connected challenges of climate and conflict.

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Peace of the dead

27 August 2024 Daily Tribune Macabangkit B. Lanto

This postulate could add to CCAA theory about a shadow economy, land disputes, etc. I am a member of Muslim Futures Progressives, a social media chat group of Moro professionals. The title defines its raison d’etre — a market where ideas are exchanged, dissected and vetted for a better future. I suppose the members’ doctrinal orientation is “progressive.”