CSOs Community-Based Peace Consultation through OS

Iligan City - Mr. Abel Moya, Program Manager of Pakigdait, Incorporated, gave synthesis of the whole day Open Space (OS) workshop with a theme, "Safe and secure communities". The event was participated by the community leaders from the Moro, Lumad and Settlers communities, especially coming from the conflict affected areas in Iligan City and Lanao del Norte. The workshop was held on January 27, 2011, at Boy Scout Building function hall, Iligan City. The activity was conducted through the partnership of the Non-violent Peaceforce, CSO-FP and CSOLN-PPD. By Jun Enriquez

MILF PRESS CONFERENCE, Feb. 5, 2011 (Ans. 3)

CampDarapanan, Sultan Kudarat, Maguindanao - MILF Chairman Al Haj Murad explained regarding the Sub-state concept as a new benchmark of the GPH-MILF peace talks. By Jun Enriquez

MILF PRESS CONFERENCE, Feb. 5, 2011 (Question 3)

Camp Darapanan, Sultan Kudarat, Maguindanao - An Inquiry about the Sub-state as a center of attraction as a new possible issue in the GPH-MILF resumption of peace talks in lieu of MOA-AD which was declared unconstitutional by the Supreme Court of the Republic of the Philippines. By Jun Enriquez

MILF PRESS CONFERENCE, Feb. 5, 2011 (Ans. 2)

Camp Darapanan, Sultan Kudarat, Maguindanao - Chairman Al haj Murad explained the mechanisms of the MILF court to addressed the Human Rights violations committed by their own ranks.. By Jun Enriquez

MILF PRESS CONFERENCE, Feb. 5, 2011 (Question 2)

Camp Darapanan, Sultan Kudarat, Maguindanao - An inquiry to MILF Chairman Al Haj Murad about the mechanisms of MILF court of a possibility to file cases of Human Rights Violations. 

MILF PRESS CONFERENCE, Feb. 5, 2011 (Ans. 1)

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MILF PRESS CONFERENCE, Feb. 5, 2011 (Question 1)

Camp Darapanan, Sultan Kudarat, Maguindanao - A press conference was called by the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) on February 5, 2011 in one of their big camps in Camp Darapanan, Sultan Kudarat, Maguindanao. There are hundreds of Journalists form local, National and International media organizations. There were some NGOs also attended during the event. War and peace journalist can be determined the manner how they raised the questions. The Guest Speaker during the event was the MILF Chairman Al Haj Murad. The presscon lasted for 3 hours started from 9:00 a.m. and ended up at 12:00 noon. An ambush interview of MILF peace panel Chairman Mohagher Iqbal was held and lasted for another 30 minutes after the closing of the press conference.Reports by Jun Enriquez

ERC PUBLIC HEARING IN ILIGAN CITY, JAN. 13, 2011 (Segment 2)

ERC PUBLIC HEARING IN ILIGAN CITY, JAN. 13, 2011 (Segment 1)

Iligan City - The Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC) conducted a public hearing on power rate increase on January 13, 2011, at the HRM Building, St. Michael's College, this city. The public hearing was presided by ERC Commissioner Rauf Tan. The Iligan Light and Power, Inc. (ILPI) of Iligan City, has petitioned for another round of power rate increase for the year 2012 at 39.99 centavos per kwh exclusive on generating and transmission costs. The Lanao Power Consumers' Federation (LAPOCOF), chaired by its President, Dr. Melchie Ambalong and theEnergy Committee of the Sangguniang Panglunsod of Iligan City, chaired by Councilor Moises Dalisay, Jr., were the interveners in opposition to the petitioner. Engr. Bert Oller, the Senior Technical expert of LAPOCOF in his argument stated that the ILPI petition should conform and to follow completely the procedures set by the ERC. Oller said that ILPI in their petition did not complied procedures set by the ERC. He said the ILPI should follow the maximum average price annual adjustment (MAPAA) based on the actual data on the utilization of total power used and the corresponding revenue generated. However, series of meetings and dialogues held between the LAPOCOF and ILPI to discuss the ERC compliance, but still the ILPI keep mum to follow the ERC procedures on power rate increase petition, the basic reason why until this time the petition still undecided by the ERC.

RADIO TALK SHOW, "KALINAW UG DEMOKRASYA"

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A Radio Talk Show, " Kalinaw ug Demokrasya"', a 15-minute Radio program, Monday to Friday, 12:45-1:00 p.m., at the DXLS FM, LOVE RADIO 107.1, Iligan City. The topic of this program is about the issue on Divorce in real situation but the characters were changed to protect the identity of the persons and institutions. The importance of taking up this issue is to learned how the case was handled by a lawyer acted as mediator the settle the problem of support and property sharing of the couple amicably. Later on the mediator became the prosecutor of his own client. However, Divorce was never been institutionalized in the Philippines.

Radio Program Talk Show "Tulay sa Kalinaw", means "Bridging Peace"

 

A Radio Program Talk Show entitled "Tulay sa Kalinaw" means " Bridging Peace" at the DXRJ AM Radio 1476 KHZ, Iligan City.  A Media Advocacy Program of the Civil Society Organization Forum for Peace, Inc. (CSO-FP). Topic discussion: Power Issues in Mindanao, Philippines. On the Phone interview was Engr. Bert olier, Vice President of the Lanao Powewr Consumers' Federation (LAPOCOF), hosted by Jun Enriquez, Peace Journalist.