tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-74065280979340887532024-03-13T17:27:37.232-07:00Moro National Liberation Front (MNLF)Official blog site of the MNLF Director for Advocacy Communication.Rltr. John R. Petalcorinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00351282231301118967noreply@blogger.comBlogger34125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7406528097934088753.post-11062785515683013722015-03-13T00:53:00.001-07:002016-01-09T16:09:00.130-08:00CATALOGUE OF MNLF ADVOCACY MESSAGESThe CATALOGUE OF MNLF ADVOCACY MESSAGES is at http://goo.gl/KFcOJr. The notes are updated from time-to time to accommodate answers to new questions.<br />
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The John Petalcorin (MNLF) for Senator 4 Political Agenda, 21 Legislative Agenda, Integration Plan, Core Campaign Message, and Opinion on Various Controversial Issues can be read at https://www.facebook.com/notes/moro-national-liberation-front-mnlf/petalcorin-platform/912788715443757<br />
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MNLF's CURRENT POLITICAL DIRECTION.<br />
http://goo.gl/cveRxl<br />
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ABOUT ONEMNLF PAGE IN FB. HOUSE RULES IN COMMENTING. <br />
http://goo.gl/C4XVWA<br />
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CREDENTIAL OF ADMIN OF ONEMNLFPAGE IN FB. <br />
http://goo.gl/EPgw4V<br />
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MNLF's POSITION ON BBL. <br />
http://goo.gl/Kufzxu<br />
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OUR NATIONAL ENEMY IS MALAYSIA-AQUINO TANDEM. <br />
http://goo.gl/AfnG57<br />
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FOREIGN NATIONS - MNLF PERSPECTIVE <br />
http://goo.gl/ptktQi<br />
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THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN MNLF, MILF, BIFF, and NPA <br />
http://goo.gl/16ohgc<br />
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THE WORD MORO AT PRESENT AND PAST MNLF DOCTRINE. <br />
http://goo.gl/hlh5Zz<br />
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MNLF NOTES ON FEDERALISM<br />
http://goo.gl/LGQQSy<br />
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SAF44 MAMASAPANO MASSACRE OF JAN 2015. <br />
http://goo.gl/fEgcvi<br />
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MNLF-INITIATES ONLINE PETITION FOR PNOY TO RESIGN. <br />
http://goo.gl/4zUEXY<br />
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MNLF REPORT ON ZAMBOANGA SIEGE OF SEPT 2013.<br />
http://goo.gl/QLZjR8<br />
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NINOY's OPERATION MERDEKA AND JABIDAH MASSACRE. <br />
http://goo.gl/5DS230<br />
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STATUS OF THE 1996 MNLF-GPH FINAL PEACE AGREEMENT. <br />
http://goo.gl/GYb7Lb<br />
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ALTERNATIVE PEACE PROCESS STRATEGIES. <br />
http://goo.gl/edXazg<br />
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ERIC ESPINA INTERVIEW WITH NUR MISUARI. <br />
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4Si_2cricFI<br />
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MNLF GUN CONTROL POLICY. <br />
http://goo.gl/jx54hi<br />
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ISSUES ON SABAH AND SOUTH CHINA SEA. <br />
http://goo.gl/MnP1JF<br />
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MASTERLIST OF EXPELLED MNLFs.<br />
http://goo.gl/AJYFMO<br />
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MALAYSIA-AQUINO GANG LIST. <br />
http://goo.gl/BRn0G9 <br />
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MINDANAO INDEPENDENCE MOVEMENT FLIER. <br />
http://goo.gl/KgxT85<br />
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FOLLOW MNLF ON TWITTER.<br />
https://twitter.com/onemnlf<br />
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FOLLOW MNLF IN DISQUS DEBATES. <br />
https://disqus.com/by/rltrjohnrpetalcorin <br />
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HOW TO ORDER T-SHIRTS PH MAP W/ SABAH<br />
http://goo.gl/VtVv2mRltr. John R. Petalcorinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00351282231301118967noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7406528097934088753.post-52871478307397564082015-01-26T22:55:00.002-08:002015-01-29T06:07:59.897-08:00MNLF DEBUNKS MILF EXCUSES IN THE MASS MURDER OF 50 SAF PNP POLICEMEN OF 25 JAN 2015 IN MAGUINDANAO.MNLF DEBUNKS MILF EXCUSES IN THE MASS MURDER OF 50 SAF PNP POLICEMEN OF 25 JAN 2015 IN MAGUINDANAO.<br />
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EXCUSE #1: PNP INCURSION INTO MILF TERRITORY<br />
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DEBUNK: The MILF organization has no sovereign territorial rights over any piece of land anywhere in the Philippines, whether that be their fully-controlled camp, village, or community. The government forces have full sovereignty over all parts of the Philippine territory. There is no such thing as a demarcation line or boundaries of land that grants territory to the MILF.<br />
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The PNP has warrant of arrest and has all the rights to go and pass through wherever in the territory of the Republic of the Philippines wherever they have available information on the whereabouts of the Malaysian terrorist. <br />
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EXCUSE #2: PNP DID NOT COORDINATE WITH MILF<br />
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DEBUNK: There are two types of coordination. One is peace-process compliance coordination, the other is tactical coordination. The peace-process coordination was already complied by the PNP because it was already published in the newspapers that PNP is scouring those provinces of Magindanao, Cotabato, and Lanao area to look for Malaysian bomber Marwan. Marwan is already in the publicized Philippine Most Wanted List and the American Embassy in Manila even has a reward tag of P5M for his capture. Moreover, the PNP have already made so many patrols in that area in relation to the the legitimate police operation of finding Marwan. On the other hand, the tactical coordination is an internal process within the trust layer of the PNP chain of command, and it is not subject to peace-process coordination compliance. We MNLF can attest that PNP already coordinated with us via the the public information news we read in mainstream media months ago that PNP is operating in that area to get Marwan and other wanted Malaysian terrorist bombers. Just like the MILF, we MNLFs also have a peace-process-related coordination compliance with Government's large troops movement; and we attest that this particular PNP operation to search for Marwan in Maguindanao, Lanao, and Cotabato area is well coordinated with us.<br />
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EXCUSE #3: MILF ACTED IN SELF-DEFENSE<br />
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DEBUNK: The five (5) reasons why self-defense is not a valid excuse are: (1) MILF failed to take the evasive maneuver in a way that they could have walked away from the path of the PNP to avoid misencounter; (2) MILF assaulted persons in authority; (3) MILF's superiority of strength in terms of numbers, weapons, and familiarity with the terrain; (4) MILF did acts of mutilation, and (5) MILF did summary execution on subdued members of the PNP. <br />
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EXCUSE #4: PNP TOP-BRASS UNAWARE OF SAF OPERATION IN MAGUINDANAO<br />
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DEBUNK: There is what we call layer of information in the chain of command. The PNP top-brass would not be aware of the SAF operations in Maguindanao because the workload and knowledge base of top-brass PNP is 100% on organizational management and almost zero in the ongoing field operations. The management of information of ground operations is a function of the field commanders. If I have a list of ground operations of the PNP in my hand and I would be given a chance to interview the top brass, I would ask him if he has information about any of the ongoing ground operation in my list; and I will also randomly pick a name of a field officer and ask the top-brass a question if he knows the detail of operation of the particular field officer. The result of interview would be predictable, the top-brass would say "I have no information about the detail of that ground operation but I can make a few calls to get the information". Of the thousand operations in the ground, the top brass would only be briefed of the full detail of a particular specific operation when he orders a briefer, and it normally happens when the operation brought about public relation controversies.<br />
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EXCUSE #5: ANG SAF ANG UNANG NAGPAPUTOK<br />
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DEBUNK: Careful in analyzing, kasi magkaiba ang pinutukan ka na nakikita mo na ikaw ang binabaril, at iba rin ang situation pag narinig mo lang na may pumuputok from a distant pero hindi mo nakikita kung sino ang binabaril. Ang unang pagpapaputok ng SAF (kung totoo man na SAF ang unang nagpaputok) ay warning shot para mapaisip ang nakapaligid na possible hostile party na huwag na lumapit. Kung conscious ang MILF field commander sa peace process, dapat inutusan niya ang kanyang mga taohan na lumayo sa kung saan nila narinig ang source ng putok. Ang pag iwas ng encounter ay parating better option kung conscious ka sa peace process.Magkaiba ang scenario pag bahay kumpara sa village. Pag bahay, lalaban ako. Pero pag village, mananatili ako sa bahay ko at hindi lalabas, at mas lalong hindi magpapaputok. Village ang scenario doon sa incident natin sa Maguindanao. MILF should have just stayed inside their houses. 300 MILFs outside their houses and waiting along the path of PNP is a clear ambush. It was MILF who took advantage of darkness of night for ambush.<br />
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BY: John R. Petalcorin<br />
MNLF Director for Communications <br />
MNLF Admin of the OneMNLF Page in Facebook<br />
MNLF Officer-in-Charge while Nur Misuari is put on Whereabouts Unknown StatusRltr. John R. Petalcorinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00351282231301118967noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7406528097934088753.post-72492538188486073612014-06-21T02:34:00.001-07:002014-10-23T07:23:50.892-07:00MNLF Position Paper on the Status of the 1996 MNLF-GPH Final Peace AgreementMNLF Position on the Status of the 1996 MNLF-GPH Final Peace Agreement<br />
7 June 2014 at 05:44<br />
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<b>THE MNLF-GPH DISPUTE.</b><br />
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We, Moro National Liberation Front (MNLF), disputes the claim of the Government of the Philippines (GPH) that they have already completely and fully implemented the 1996 MNLF-GPH Final Peace Agreement (FPA). The major issue that MNLF will dispute is on Section 20(a) of the 1996 MNLF-GPH FPA that says: <br />
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"There shall be a special socioeconomic, cultural and educational program to cater to MNLF forces not absorbed into the AFP, PNP and the SRSF to prepare them and their families for productive endeavors, provide for educational, technical skills and livelihood training and give them priority for hiring in development projects."<br />
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<b>WHAT IS THE GOVERNMENT'S POSITION?</b><br />
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The GPH's position is that they believe that they have already completed the implementation of the MNLF-GPH FPA Sec 20(a) through the ordinary GPH projects in what they perceive as "MNLF communities". These ordinary projects include giving direct dole-out Pantawid Pamilya cash allowances, direct dole-out Philhealth cards, direct dole-out housing assistance, and the regular infrastructure projects (say farm-to-market road and fish port) that the community members have free access. <br />
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<b>WHAT IS MNLF'S ARGUMENT DISPUTING THE GPH POSITION?</b><br />
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MNLF believes that GPH giving direct dole-out Pantawid Pamilya cash allowances, dole-out Philhealth cards, dole-out housing assistance are not part of the MNLF-GPH FPA Sec 20(a) because these projects are implemented for the general public to enjoy. These projects are nothing special for the MNLF. These are ordinary economic development projects that can be benefited by the general citizenry, whether MNLF or not. <br />
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Besides, there is no such thing as an "MNLF Community"; no such thing as "MNLF Village"; no such thing as "MNLF Barangay"; no such thing as "MNLF Town"; no such thing as "MNLF Municipality"; no such thing as "MNLF Province"; no such thing as "MNLF Region"; not even such a thing as "MNLF Camp". The MNLFs are scattered all over Mindanao, Sulu (incl Sabah), Palawan and there are also MNLFs outside these named areas. We, MNLFs, cannot be residing in one location such as a community because we are scared we might be massacred by the GPH Military, one community all at once.<br />
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In order to for an economic development project to be counted as compliance to the MNLF-GPH FPA Sec 20(a), it has to be "special" for MNLFs. For it to be special, we have to go back to the layman's interpretation MNLF-GPH FPA Sec 20(a) that specifies the following special benefits for the MNLF Forces and their families: <br />
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(1) provide educational skills training, <br />
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(2) provide technical skills training, <br />
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(3) provide livelihood training, and<br />
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(4) give priority hiring in development projects.<br />
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<b>THE MNLF: SHORT PROFILE</b><br />
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GROUP NAME: Moro National Liberation Front (MNLF) can also be referred to as Mindanao National Liberation Front (MNLF). Founded est 1969. <br />
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IDEOLOGY: Egalitarian, a principled belief in the equality of all people in the political, economic, social, and civil rights regardless of differences in political ideology, religion, race, ethnic origin, age, and gender. <br />
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LEADER: UN Peace Prize Awardee Prof. Dr. Nur Misuari. <br />
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SOCIAL MISSION: Peace and equitable development.<br />
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ORGANIZATIONAL OBJECTIVE: Education and substantially gainful livelihood and employment for its members (over 100,000) and their families. <br />
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POLITICAL OBJECTIVE: Secession from Philippines. <br />
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AREA OF SUBSTANTIAL PRESENCE: Mindanao, Sulu (incl Sabah), Palawan. <br />
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ADVOCACY METHODOLOGY: Peaceful approach.<br />
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AFFILIATION: Observer member (since 1977) of Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC), a 57-member state cluster of the United Nations.<br />
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ARMED CONFLICT: All-out-war with Govt of the Philippines (GPH) in 1974-1976 (200,000 dead). Sporadic gun-battle with GPH from 1976-1996.<br />
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LEGAL STATUS: Signed Peace Accord with GPH in 1976, known as Tripoli Agreement. Signed Final Peace agreement with GPH in 1996, known as 1996 MNLF-GPH Final Peace Agreement.<br />
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NATIONAL SECURITY STATUS: No more armed conflict but still at propaganda war with GPH due to government's non-delivery of obligation in the Agreements signed.<br />
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STRONG MEMBERS: Count 50,000 in 1996 minus 5,000 integrated in the PH Govt Police and PH Govt Armed Forces. Last count, stopped counting at point of 100,000 in 2013, could possibly be something between 120,000-150,000 strong.<br />
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<b>WHAT MNLF WANTS?</b><br />
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In this Position Paper, the MNLF wants the Government of the Philippines (GPH) to shift its policy from stigmatic approach to integrative approach. Specifically, MNLF urges the GPH to implement the 1996 MNLF-GPH FPA Sec 20(a) by means of an MNLF SCHOOLING AND LIVELIHOOD ECONOMIC PROGRAM, or MNLF Economic Program for short. <br />
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<b>HOW DOES THIS MNLF ECONOMIC PROGRAM OPERATIONALIZE?</b><br />
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First, MNLF and GPH must have at least a monthly Formal Talks. Each time there is a Formal Talk, the GPH must bring in official representatives of what I call Institutional Peace Partners (IPP), and present them to MNLF. Altogether, the MNLF, GPH, IPP and Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) will sign a Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) wherein these IPPs commit to accommodate, with preferential attention, any MNLF who hand-carries Recommendation Letter from MNLF Leader Nur Misuari. We shall call these MNLF recommendation letters to the IPPs as "MNLF Vouchers". <br />
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Part of the implementation of the Sec 20(a) 1996 MNLF-GPH FPA means GPH must deliver its obligation to identify, communicate, and invite companies and institutions to sign-up as IPPs in the MNLF Economic Program.<br />
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<b>WHAT SORT OF INSTITUTIONS ARE QUALIFIED TO BECOME IPP's?</b><br />
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IPPs could be (a) civilian government agencies, (b) educational institutions, (c) large private business companies, (d) government contractor firms, and (e) foreign aid NGOs that are operating in places where most MNLF forces are located. <br />
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<b>EXAMPLES OF HOW THE MNLF ECONOMIC PROGRAM OPERATES</b><br />
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Providing educational skills training. For example, if Ateneo de Davao signs up as IPP. Misuari can issue an MNLF Voucher to an MNLF who wants to study Business Administration in Ateneo de Davao. The person will take the exam to qualify, and if he passes the exam he will be given full scholarship by virtue of this MNLF Voucher. After finishing his studies, he can go back to Misuari and get another MNLF Voucher so he can work in any IPP.<br />
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Providing technical skills training. Another example, if TESDA signs up as IPP. Misuari can issue an MNLF Voucher to an MNLF who wants to study any Salesmanship Training, and the person will take the exam to qualify, and if he passes the exam he will be given full scholarship. After finishing his training, he can go back to Misuari and get another MNLF Voucher so he can work in any IPP.<br />
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Provide livelihood training. Another example, let's say another big typhoon came, major disaster in say Negros Island, disaster bigger than Yolanda. PNP and AFP, again, won't move into the site quickly because they are "scared". Foreign AID NGO come in, they want to help in the housing rebuild aspect, they need hands in the disaster area. Foreign NGO comes to attend emergency meeting of MNLF-GPH Formal talks, signs up an IPP MOA. Misuari will then call for an MNLF Summit to distribute MNLF Vouchers. The Voucher holders report to the Foreign AID NGO for deployment to the disaster site. With standard compensation budgetted by the AID, the MNLFs can do house construction work cum construction training as a form of livelihood training, and other work such as debris clearing work, cooking for the humanitarian workers, distributing relief goods, and transporting supplies. <br />
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Priority hiring in development projects. Another example, a Government Engineering and Construction company signs up as IPP. The company is awarded a government contract to build some length of road and bridge. MNLFs in the project site area can come to Misuari to get MNLF Voucher. The MNLF will present his/her voucher to the Contractor Firm and he/she will get preferential hiring in the construction of this development project.<br />
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Another example, if Bank of Philippine Islands (BPI) signs up as IPP. Assuming we have an MNLF member who wants to put up his own small family-run Bakery Shop. He/she can go to Misuari, and Misuari can give him/her an MNLF Voucher to attend TESDA Training in Bakery Operation. After the seminar, he/she can go back to Misuari and ask for access to loan to start-up the business. Misuari can give him another MNLF Voucher to be presented to BPI so he can apply for loan and be given preferential approval. It will not be difficult for him to gain knowledge in bakery operation and realize his/her dream of starting up the bakery business that can provide livelihood for the family.<br />
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<b>MNLF's GUN CONTROL ADVOCACY</b><br />
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MNLF per se, as an organization, does not have an army and does not issue guns to its members. MNLF members acquire their own guns. There are a lot of MNLF members and sympathizers who have firearms, specially small arms and automatic rifles. Although we (MNLF) do advise them to have their guns licensed from the PNP, many MNLFs prefer to keep silent about their guns because they can feel the GPH's stigma against the MNLF. Silent means not registering in the PNP -- they don't want to be in the PNP's gun search list or gun confiscation list. <br />
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If PNP will sign up as IPP in the MNLF Economic Program, we will come up with an advocacy mechanism that will encourage (even more) our members to have their firearms licensed. We can even use the MNLF Voucher as a medium of exchange -- heart-to-heart give and take at the individual level. It will be as simple as saying: "you register your gun as proof of commitment to peace, we help you get those guns licensed without any fee on your part, I'll approve your application for MNLF Voucher". <br />
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In line with gun control advocacy, the link to the MNLF-published Gun Control Policy counter-proposal is at https://www.facebook.com/notes/moro-national-liberation-front-mnlf/gun-control-policy/614405628615402<br />
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<b>FRAUD PREVENTION FEATURE OF THE MNLF ECONOMIC PROGRAM</b><br />
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We, MNLFs, don't want this proposed MNLF Economic Program to be used for personal political mileage purposes. Once this mechanism is implemented, we will have an internal policy in the MNLF wherein no one in the MNLF who is responsible in granting this MNLF Voucher shall be allowed to run in public office in GPH. This rule will include Nur Misuari (the main signatory), myself (the second signatory), the appeals council responsible in adjudicating all denied applications, and all staff and consultants in the MNLF Voucher office.<br />
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We, MNLFs, don't want fraud in reporting. We don't want this MNLF Voucher to end in the hands of non-MNLFs. We don't want this MNLF Voucher to end up in the hands of peace saboteurs who will just implant terrorist beneficiaries that will destroy the reputation, good intention, and integrity of the MNLF Schooling and Livelihood Economic Program. <br />
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To prevent fraud, we (MNLF) will centralize the accountability of this MNLF Voucher Program. MNLF only has one leader, that is Nur Misuari, and he is the only one who can certify that an individual is a MNLF member. In order to avail of the MNLF Voucher, Misuari and myself have to be able to assure the public that the beneficiary is a believer and committed to the One MNLF Doctrine -- specifically on the person's commitment to peace. Any MNLF who benefits from this MNLF Voucher who gets himself into trouble (such as rebellion and armed conflict and whatever crimes) shall be expelled from the MNLF and will no longer qualify to benefit from this MNLF Voucher.<br />
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<b>DOES THIS PROGRAM HAVE AN MNLF IN-HOUSE TRAINING COMPONENT?</b><br />
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Yes. In as much as we are serious to make this program succeed, our would be office will have a facility for the in-house training of the beneficiaries before we give them the MNLF Voucher. During this training, we will try our best to replace any apprehensions with positive mind-set about the program. A one-week stay-in training would cover lecture and sharing of thoughts on the following: <br />
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Day 1. General Principles of the One MNLF Doctrine.<br />
Day 2. Understanding the MNLF Schooling and Livelihood Economic Program.<br />
Day 3. Elements of a Good Student or Employee.<br />
Day 4. Awareness to Disruptive Behaviors at Work.<br />
Day 5. Gun Control Advocacy. <br />
Day 6. Team Building Games.<br />
Day 7. Graduation and socials.<br />
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<b>WHAT IS THE EFFECT OF THIS PROGRAM ON ANTI-TERROR CAMPAIGN?</b><br />
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Terrorists infiltrate almost any organization. There are terrorist elements who have successfully infiltrated the MNLF, MILF, NPA, and even in Government of the Philippines (GPH), religious institutions, and the academe. Terrorists infiltrate vital organizations to recruit new terrorists from within the organization, to instigate the vulnerable members (desperate spirits) of these organizations over religious and political disputes, and influence the decisions from within so that there will be act of terror, armed conflict, combat, and war. <br />
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The MNLF has always maintained an anti-terrorism position. MNLF Leader Nur Misuari said many times that our anti-terrorism stance is non-negotiable. This MNLF Voucher Program will provide a strong foundation of hope and faith in the goodness of society for our MNLF members that will prevent them from becoming vulnerable to terrorist recruitment. This Program is a strong and deep-penetrating psychological reinforcement to the anti-terror campaign.<br />
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<b>ATTRACTING FOREIGN INVESTMENT</b><br />
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This MNLF Economic Program has a mechanism of attracting foreign investment. Since 1977, the MNLF is an observer member of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC). OIC is a United Nations sub-cluster that is composed of 57 States. MNLF Leader Nur Misuari is always invited during OIC conferences, summits, and meetings. This OIC gives the MNLF very high potential linkage to the leaders of the international community. Whenever there is an OIC event, we (MNLFs) would like to always attend and tell our colleagues in the OIC member-states to invest in Philippines by putting in money into the IPPs. In short, we will encourage them to buy stocks in the IPPs. So, you see, a synergy of give-and-take will take place between the MNLF and the IPP. Everyone helps forward to progress. <br />
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<b>HOW MUCH IS THE FUND NEEDED FOR THIS MNLF ECONOMIC PROGRAM?</b><br />
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Funding this program will not be too much of a hassle because this is definitely not a program that intends to give out direct dole-outs to MNLFs. The only fund that is needed to start-up and sustain the Program is the linkage expense. It is only around 100 Million Pesos worth of administrative and logistics per year. This is the same fund that MNLF wants to get from 1/4th of the OPAPP Annual Budget to finance the MNLF's participation in the MNLF-GPH peace process-related activities such as negotiations, consultations, formal talks, coordination, and dialogues where our respective think-tanks can freely share their ideas. <br />
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We will try our best to be austere in our spending so we can save money to finance the construction of our permanent Program headquarters and training facility. We will also try to get sponsors to augment our budget. With the given budget, this MNLF Economic Program will try its best to deliver the following targets each year: <br />
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1. MNLF attendance to 12 MNLF-GPH Formal Talks (signing of MOAs with IPPs);<br />
2. MNLF attendance to 12 MNLF-GPH Joint Press Conference;<br />
3. MNLF attendance to 12 MNLF-GPH Community-level Consultation with MNLF members in the grounds;<br />
4. MNLF conduct of 12 Integration Seminars to be attended by a total of some 2,400 MNLF participants (estimated at 100 participants per week-long Seminar, two batches per month);<br />
5. MNLF attendance to four (4) MNLF Peace Summits cum distribution of MNLF Economic Vouchers to pre-approved applicants;<br />
6. MNLF attendance to two (2) conferences of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC);<br />
7. MNLF attendance to one (1) conference of the Parliamentary Union of Islamic Cooperation (PUIC);<br />
8. Production of 400,000 pcs of MNLF Economic Program Brochures (communication and advocacy information and instruction printed material);<br />
9. Production of Annual Report of the MNLF Economic Program;<br />
10. MNLF attendance to the MNLF Annual Report (a formal evening event of high-level delegates of MNLF, GPH, OIC, and IPPs for the presentation of the MNLF Economic Program Annual Report and Program Success Stories).<br />
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<b>WHAT'S STOPPING THIS MNLF ECONOMIC PROGRAM?</b><br />
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Misguided public opinion is prompting the government to turn a deaf ear and blind eye against the MNLF Economic Program. <br />
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There are two schools of thoughts in achieving peace. One school believes integration is the key to peace. The other thought believes elimination of the opponent is the key to peace. These two schools of thoughts interact in the open market of ideas, competes in the mileage of publication of mainstream and informal mass media, and influences the direction of GPH.<br />
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During Ramos presidency, the integration school of thought prevailed, hence, the signing of the The 1996 MNLF-GPH FPA. The 1996 MNLF-GPH FPA was founded on the common principle of integration. Ramos integrated the MNLF into mainstream society, and one of the political decision he did was to install Nur Misuari as ARMM Regional Governor. During Misuari's term as ARMM Governor (1996-2001), the Philippine National Statistics Office reported that ARMM was the most peaceful region in the Philippines. <br />
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People usually had this general idea that peace is the key to prosperity. They thought that prosperity will follow when Mindanao becomes peaceful. But during Misuari's term as ARMM Regional Governor, the much expected prosperity of the people did not came, and they blame it on Misuari. Misuari was swarmed with tons of hearsay and allegation of graft and corruption. In fairness, the prosecutor (Department of Justice) of these charges found no evidence of the allegation while they investigated Misuari. While investigation was ongoing, Misuari was in jail from 2001-2009. Misuari was acquitted of all these charges and hearsay, including the charges of rebellion, because the prosecutors found no single evidence to present in court. The prosecutors attempted to present the tons of negative publicity against Misuari but the court rejected all these invalid evidences because they are only hearsay. It is just frustrating for us (MNLF) whenever these hearsay are recycled even nowadays. <br />
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People should realize that economic prosperity does not necessarily follow when there is peace. Batanes for example, which is at the other Northern end of Philippines outside Mindanao, is a province up at the tip of Northern Luzon. Batanes is very peaceful, only chickens dwell in their jail. But the place is not prosperous, in fact, it is one of the poorest provinces of the Philippines. Very few people in in Batanes have livelihood. Mindanaois home to seven (7) out of ten (10) poorest provinces among the 80-provincePhilippines. The extraordinary high poverty incidence in Mindanao is broughtabout by many factors, but the primary and laden reason are government neglect and distance from the national metropolis. <br />
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You see, in peace, people will just skip the chance of gunshot-related mortality, but it will not give them the economic prosperity until "special" attention is given to them, plus of course, they have to not only cooperate but must have this strong desire to prosper.<br />
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During Estrada's presidency, the GPH was kind of double minded. It was continuing the integration of the MNLF in one hand while declaring all-out-war against MILF on the other hand. Places where MNLF and MILF members live are overlapping, so it was very chaotic, we were uncertain about the government's direction.<br />
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During the Arroyo and Aquino administration, the elimination school of thought prevailed. During these two administrations, instead of formally integrating the MNLF to participate in productive projects, the GPH have used its military to conduct false flag operations to smear a dirty paint on the MNLF and informally influence the mass media companies to create a stigma against the MNLF, all for the purpose of eliminating the MNLF. <br />
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The GPH Arroyo Administration politically persecuted MNLF Leader Nur Misuari in 2001, jailed him as political prisoner for 8 years (2001-2009) for alleged crimes that he did not commit. Again in 2013, the GPH Aquino administration conducted a false flag operation in Zamboanga City and implicated MNLF Leader Nur Misuari, and accused him again for crimes he did not commit. Despite all these persecutions, MNLF remained peaceful and abiding on the 1996 MNLF-GPH FPA. When it comes to being sober, it is the GPH that is problematic, not the MNLF. <br />
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The stigma has caused the MNLF to alienate from mainstream society, push further the revolutionary organizing for national secession, and even prompted many of our leaders to go back to underground revolutionary movement. <br />
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Aquino Administration's anti-integration activities against the MNLF is anti-peace, and is an opposite of the good principles of integration upon which the 1996 MNLF-GPH FPA is founded upon. These anti-peace actions of the Aquino administration are not only acts of provocation but already considered by MNLF as already acts of war against the MNLF, even without the GPH explicitly declaring it.<br />
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<b>Repeatedly, please be informed that MNLF officially denies participation in that infamous chaos in Zamboanga City of September 2013. Please be informed that MNLF Cmdr Habier Malik, MNLF Leader Nur Misuari, and all members of the Genuine MNLF are not participants in that chaos in Zamboanga City of September 2013. This denial is based on the result of MNLF's internal affairs field investigation. That chaos was just a false flag operation by the Armed Forces of the Philippines (a revenge of Gen. Emanuel T. Bautista whose father then Gen. Teodulfo Bautista died under the weapon of the MNLF in 1977) to smear dirt on the face of MNLF and a cover-up to the extra-judicial forced eviction by the Local Government of Zamboanga City led by Mayor Ma. Isabelle "Bheng" Climaco-Salazar (under the supervision of DILG Sec. Mar Roxas) against the poor marginalized Badjao minorities. Our field investigation result shows no genuine MNLF was hurt, injured, killed, or arrested in that inhumane government operation. The MNLF condemns the inhumane uprooting incident. </b>Please read the MNLF declassified report at <a href="http://goo.gl/IBG2OB">http://goo.gl/IBG2OB</a> <br />
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It appears to us (MNLF) that Aquino administration did not understand the principle of integration because we can see that its publicities in the mainstream media; and the actions of its armed forces intend to destroy, persecute, stigmatize, eradicate, and annihilate the MNLF.<br />
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GPH's strategy of creating a stigma against the MNLF and the increasing number of impoverished people in Mindanao and has increase of the number of MNLF forces because the marginalized people found "sense of belongingness" with the oppressed MNLF. In 1996, there were around 50,000 MNLF Forces. At present, the number of MNLF forces have doubled to over 100,000, carrying with it some over one million able-bodied MNLF family members, all waiting for the implementation of 1996 MNLF-GPH FPA Sec 20(a).<br />
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<b>WHAT IS MNLF'S POSITION ON THE OTHER PEACE SOLUTIONS OF GPH, SUCH AS MILF BANGSAMORO DEAL?</b><br />
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The ARMM is fully administered, operated, owned, and controlled by the Government of the Philippines (GPH). The failure of performance of the ARMM is exclusively attributed to the non-performance of the GPH, particularly the PNoy administration; and it cannot be blamed on the MNLF because the MNLF does not administer the ARMM.<br />
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We, MNLFs, despite our egalitarian ideology, don't believe in one magic pill of solution that is applicable to all people with different political wing, religion, ethnic origin, and gender. Our solutions may be good only for MNLF members, but others may have their own solutions. In the same way, the solution that other want may not be acceptable to us. The ultimate solution is not selecting which is which, but accommodating all solutions. Give the MILF what they want, give the MNLF what we want; and avoid cross-over, avoid overlapping, and avoid squabbling. A good solution elevates one without stepping on the other. We prefer a buffet-type mindset where all groups can get whatever they want, instead of a competitive mindset that squabbles over one piece of burger.<br />
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MNLF maintains a hands-off policy on GPH's peace solutions for other groups in Mindanao. We (MNLFs) have experienced so much stigma, marginalization, and oppression from the GPH -- as a result, we have virtually lost all of our confidence and self-esteem to compete with the great number of people squabbling for employment, dole-out benefits, attention, political concession, and favors. <br />
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Sometime in 2008, GPH under the Arroyo Administration had "Memorandum of Agreement for Ancestral Domain" (MOA-AD) deal with MILF that was disapproved by Supreme Court of the Philippines -- we (MNLF) were hands-off on that. In 2010, GPH had "Bangsamoro Sub-State" deal with MILF that just evaporated for unknown reason, perhaps it was overtaken by the new PNoy Administration -- we (MNLF) were hands-off on that. Now recently, in 2012 the GPH have "Framework Agreement for Bangsamoro" with MILF that became "Comprehensive Agreement for Bangsamoro", and subsequently now being developed into "Bangsamoro Basic Law" -- we (MNLF) are maintaining a hands-off policy on that. <br />
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A partially successful Peace Process produces three-legged commitment: (1) peace pact, (2) economic concession, and (3) political concession. Among the three, only the peace pact that is always the win-win result, hence everyone must laud it by default. The economic concession would have to be justifiable as it requires a prioritized budget at the cost of some other priorities of government. The political concession would have to be reasonable because the favor granted to one will always cost society's normal democratic process of a fair elections. A fully successful Peace Process is one that completes the fulfillment of these commitments in a speedy manner. Nevertheless, prolonging the fulfillment of obligation is similar to failure to deliver the commitment.<br />
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We, MNLF, laud the peace pact aspect of the MILF-GPH Deal, but wo are hands-off on the political concession aspect because it intends to replace the ARMM. In our opinion, a good political concession should produce an added happiness that is not at the expense of somebody else current happiness. In this scenario of Bangsamoro Deal that is aggressive and stigmatic against the ARMM, we prefer to support the defensive side because we, MNLFs, have a reputation to protect that we are defenders of the weak. As we, MNFL, sit on the lighter side of the seesaw, we hope to promote considerable balance in the political arena. The people must not be deprived of their political rights, hence, let the MILF campaign for public support to their political concession in a fair-and-square plebiscite; let the MILF leaders file their candidacy and campaign for votes in a fair-and-square elections. <br />
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Although we expect MILF have their own Economic Program, we would not care if they will replicate this proposed MNLF Economic Program. They can have their own exclusive economic concession that is totally separate from our exclusive economic concession. <br />
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This recent MILF-GPH Bangsamoro Deal have a slogan that says: "No one – Muslim, Christian, Lumad or of any other faith – will be left behind" (GPH Sec. Deles who is now the PR point-person of the MILF). Our MNLF response to this would be we are happy to have spread the doctrine of Egalitarian Ideology and influenced the GPH program. But where is the special schooling and livelihood for the MNLF? The MNLF's special benefit that we are expecting is not only an Administration's promise, but an obligation of the GPH. We are not kids that you can just divert our attention to some clowns and lollipops.<br />
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If we benefit from those generic GPH programs, good. Nevertheless, enjoying generic programs does not, in whole or in part, diminish our right to expect GPH to implement their obligation, specially the Sec 20(a) of the 1996 MNLF-GPH FPA. <br />
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<b>THE LAST ITEM FOR IMPLEMENTATION in 1996 MNLF-GPH FINAL PEACE AGREEMENT (FPA).</b><br />
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The only provision in the 1996 MNLF-GPH FPA that is not yet implemented by the GPH is the economic aspect, which can be read at Section 20(a). The GPH has already completed all political aspect, I can show you if you take time to sit down with me so I will read you through the 1996 FPA sentence-per-sentence. <br />
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As reasonable individuals, we will neither ask GPH for anything more, nor for anything less than section 20(a), and in so doing, we have suggested a delivery mechanism of the MNLF Schooling and Livelihood Economic Program in the Notes that I wrote titled: "The MNLF Position on the status of the 1996 MNLF-GPH FPA". <br />
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Also, not all people who call themselves MNLF will benefit from this MNLF Economic Program that we are proposing to the GPH. This special economic program is only for a fixed number of MNLFs - 100,000 individuals. This economic program is exclusive for those who have proofs of membership with MNLF who believe and understand the One MNLF Doctrine. So if you are not sure if you have proof of membership with MNLF, please don't take for granted the MiDI Signature Book (I assume you know what this book is) because this might be your only proof to be included in the MNLF Economic Program.<br />
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Once we see success in the implementation of the MNLF Economic Program, the objective of Mindanao Independence becomes moot and academic. However, the Independence of Sulu will still be an inevitable anticipation in conjunction with the Sabah recovery project. If we succeed in leasing a portion of Sabah to China, Sulu will become super rich and it's totally up to Sulu if they will pursue their independence or not. <br />
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We will neither dip our fingers, nor our heart, in whatever the MILF is dealing with the GPH. Kapag FAB/CAB/BBL lang ang ang pinag-uusapan sa kahit anong forum, there is no need to attend, no need to spend even a little time for it. Pag mag attend kayo, kukunan lang kayo ng picture at sasabihin nila sa media na supporters na kayo sa MILF -- it's not good for you if you are hoping to be included as one of the 100,000 beneficiaries of the MNLF Economic Program.<br />
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<b>THE ONLY RELEVANCE OF MOA-AD/BSS/FAB/CAB/BBL</b><br />
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The ARMM already passed the consistency test with the 1976 MNLF-GPH Tripoli Agreement (which is the original agreement recognized by the Organization of Islamic Cooperation [OIC]). The ARMM already passed the consistency test of the 1987 Philippine Constitution. On the contrary, the MILF's Bangsamoro Basic Law (BBL) will not succeed because it fails to pass the test of consistency with the 1976 Tripoli Agreement, the 1996 Final Peace Agreement, and the Philippine Constitution. What is the rationality of totally replacing the ARMM with something that does not pass the legal tests?<br />
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The one and only relevance of MILF's Memorandum Agreement for Ancestral Domain (MOA-AD), Bangsamoro Sub-State (BSS), Framework Agreement for Bangsamoro (FAB), Comprehensive Agreement for Bangsamoro (CAB), proposed Bangsamoro Basic Law (BBL) is they will become part of the reading materials of MNLF think-tanks and will be used as among the MANY other valuable inputs and suggestions that will be considered in the process of improving the Revised Organic Act of the Autonomous Region for Muslim Mindanao (R.A. 9054).<br />
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<b>IMPROVING THE ARMM</b><br />
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The ARMM is the product of a long series of MNLF-GPH talks that developed the 1976 Tripoli Agreement. As of today, there are still plenty of items to be improved in the ARMM. The room for ARM improvement is still very wide. The ARMM is not incorrigible, and based on this fact, I believe that ARMM should not be abolished, but we should continually find ways to improve it.<br />
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The ARMM has many critiques; not only from the MNLF, but also from the government, civil society, and other groups in Mindanao such as the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF). I believe that the critiques must tender constructive criticisms, meaning, they should give suggestions on how to improve the ARMM, and this will be the focus of the solidarity forum. <br />
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We have to build on the gains of our efforts in the past, learn some lessons from our mistakes, and continue dialogues to improve whatever it is that we have right now. Abolishing the ARMM and replacing it with another Entity is STRICTLY not an option as long as there is still room to improve the ARMM.<br />
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If they say the ARMM is a "failed experiment" that need to be stopped, my answer would be simple. The ARMM will naturally have errors every now and then because it is a "trial-and-error" experiment. The ARMM did not follow a successful model. In any scientific experiment wherein your technique is trial-and-error , don't get discouraged when you fail in a single experiment. Don't stop starting a new set of experiment if error occurs. In each failed experiment, you must be patient, learn a lesson, troubleshoot the problem, correct the error until you achieve your desired outcome. Remember, Thomas Edison failed over 1,000 experiments before he perfected the light bulb. <br />
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Personally, it is okay if you call ARMM as a "failed experiment". I hope it is also okay for you if I would say the MILF CAB/BBL is nothing but just a new "untested experiment" with distorted assumptions. The problem with the MILF CAB/BBL new untested experiment is its assumptions are distorted by bribes -- the bribes has silenced some relevant think tanks and it has prevented the natural collision of conflicting ideas. The worse is, the think-tanks who were bribed to silence are not ordinary people, but the ones who have direct experience about the ARMM experiment, including MNLF Leader Nur Misuari who is already the living institution of the over almost 40 years negotiations. Misuari is essentially the Thomas Edison of the Southern Philippines experiment -- not listening to him is not a good move. I bet, in the 50 or so think-tanks of the MILF, there is no one there who possesses the equivalent institutional wisdom of Misuari. Read more about the distortion at <a href="http://goo.gl/ZdkDAC">http://goo.gl/ZdkDAC</a><br />
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My personal advice to the 50 or so MILF think-tanks behind all these MILF Bangsamoro thing, I would suggest you apply for positions in the ARMM or run for elected post in the ARMM and influence it towards improvement from the inside. Alternatively, from the outside, you can also submit individual position papers on how to improve the ARMM. If your suggestion is asking for reform by the MNLF, then submit your position paper to the MNLF. If your suggestion is asking for reform by the GPH, then submit your position paper to OPAPP. Rest assured, we will read it and consider it as input in improving the ARMM.<br />
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<b>MNLF-MILF DEADLOCK</b><br />
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The irreconcilable difference between MNLF and MILF is the Sabah issue. MNLF will recover Sabah from Malaysian occupation. MILF is being used by Malaysia to stop MNLF from succeeding in the Sabah Recovery Plan. We can't allow venomous snakes inside our house.<br />
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<b>STABILITY OF MNLF INTERNAL AFFAIRS</b><br />
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The two opposing school of thoughts (Integration Team vs Elimination Team) also play in the individual mind of the MNLF members. <br />
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There are MNLF commanders who believe that integration is the solution, and they continue to hope and pray for the implementation of the 1996 MNLF-GPH FPA. <br />
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On the other hand, there are also MNLF commanders who believe that armed uprising is the solution. You can't blame them because they've been waiting since 1996, and some of them were waiting since 1976 during the MNLF-GPH Tripoli Agreement.<br />
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Despite eternal debate among these two conflicting school of thoughts and numerous attempts of leadership take-overs, Misuari stood on his ground that MNLF will be peaceful. Each time the MNLF felt being threatened by government provocations, I can feel the tension in the MNLF that felt like MNLF becomes a bunch of 100,000 loaded guns on the verge of exploding, but Misuari played the role as the safety mechanism of the gun. Whether Misuari is free, or in jail, or exile, or whereabouts unknown, the MNLF will never explode as long as Misuari is the leader of the MNLF.<br />
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<b>MNLF MUST GO OUT AND SPEAK TO INFLUENCE PUBLIC OPINION</b><br />
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We believe that the degree of fear of the public determines the seesaw of the two opposing school of thoughts -- the Integration Team vs the Elimination Team. <br />
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MNLF must go out and speak to influence public opinion. We have to drill into the mind of public opinion the fact that Nur Misuari is a U.N. Peace Price Awardee and a Nobel Peace Price Nominee. We have to drill into the mind of the public the fact that through the decades, since the signing of the 1996 MNLF-GPH FPA, the MNLF never used its power, influence, and movement to weaken the plans, programs, and projects of the GPH. We have never attacked any GPH troops. We have never closed our ears from the call of the GPH to support its anti-corruption advocacy. The MNLF has always supported the advocacy for good governance of GPH. The MNLF did not abuse the supposed political concession that the MNLF expects from the 1996 MNLF-GPH FPA -- in fact, the MNLF Leader Nur Misuari had ran for governor in the ARMM, got defeated by the GPH candidates in the elections, and MNLF is still peaceful. <br />
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<b>DOES MNLF GROUNDS (COMMUNITIES) SUPPORT SUPPORT THIS MNLF ECONOMIC PROGRAM?</b><br />
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Yes. Definitely. This is consistent with the sentiment of over 100,000 MNLFs scattered all over Southern Islands (Sulu, Tawi-Tawi, Basilan), Southern Mindanao (Davao, Cotabato, Saranggani), Western Mindanao (Zamboanga), Central Mindanao (Maguindanao, Lanao), Northern Mindanao (Bukidnon, Misamis), Eastern Mindanao (Agusan, Surigao) and Palawan. <br />
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In one instance, last 2 June 2014, OPAPP Peace Adviser Teresita Deles, along with eight foreign ambassadors of OIC-member states (Egypt, Turkey, Bangladesh, Iraq, and Malaysia) visited Bongao, Tawi-Tawi to open up a concrete fishport project of the GPH and consult the local MNLF leaders. According to Inquirer that covered such event, the group invited MNLF area commander Ambrodin "Amlo" Salahuddin who believes in the Misuari leadership. Inquirer reported that Commander Amlo "expressed concern about livelihood projects and getting jobs for the people... What’s the use of having so many roads, bridges and ports if our people, former MNLF combatants and their children, have no livelihood? Inquirer added that the Commander was glad to see the OIC delegates coming here as “they can help us in investing projects where our people will be employed.” Read more: http://newsinfo.inquirer.net/608543/misuari-not-invited-to-oic-meeting#ixzz346axqOo5<br />
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<b>DOES MNLF LEADERSHIP (NUR MISUARI) SUPPORT THIS MNLF ECONOMIC PROGRAM?</b><br />
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Yes. Misuari supports this Program. Rest assured, two generations of MNLF, Misuari and myself are in one page in this program. Misuari represents the past and present MNLF. I represent the future of MNLF. In fact, each time Misuari renders his speeches, he always complains about the long wait of implementation of the 1996 MNLF-GPH FPA. Many people, especially the GPH, can't figure out what he is complaining about -- and they brush him off as a "difficult personality". Actually, they are just insensitive. Misuari's complain is actually referring to Section 20(a). <br />
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<b>ECONOMY-DRIVEN POLITICAL REFORM</b><br />
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Just let political change and reform take place naturally in a peaceful environment. Just let political change evolve naturally in a scenario where people are economically secured, people's stomach are full, and they are free to intelligently decide on their political destiny. Political solution is best borne by the mind when the stomach is full.<br />
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The good intention of this program must overpower our apprehensions, fears, and insecurities. There is One MNLF Doctrine and it has to be respected. This program is not intended to eradicate the MNLF by means of guiding the MNLFs away from the One MNLF Doctrine. <br />
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We, MNLFs, should not be persecuted nor looked-down upon for a reason that we believe that we should be united instead of factionalized. We, MNLFs, should not be persecuted nor looked-down upon for a reason that we believe in the leadership of Nur Misuari. We, MNLFs, should not be persecuted nor looked-down upon for a reason that we believe in Egalitarian Ideology. We, MNLFs, should not be persecuted nor looked-down upon for a reason that we envision Mindanao independence. We, MNLFs, should not be persecuted nor looked-down upon for a reason that we prefer to do our struggle for freedom and prosperity in a peaceful way.<br />
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I am disclosing, presenting, and advocating this MNLF Schooling and Livelihood Economic Program because I believe it is easier to sell a canned good if its content is properly labelled. We are all tired of GPH-MNLF Talks on endless debate on "political solutions" to wars and armed conflict. Let's get away from all these political debate crap. Lets start working on the economics. Let's do this MNLF Economic Program and start talking SUCCESS of the Program !!!<br />
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Rltr. John R. Petalcorin*<br />
Director for Advocacy Communications<br />
Director for Charity and Economic Projects<br />
MORO NATIONAL LIBERATION FRONT<br />
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To request for a Google Docs link to the free downloadable and printable .PDF file of this MNLF Position Paper, please request it by sending email to JohnPetalcorin@Gmail.ComRltr. John R. Petalcorinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00351282231301118967noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7406528097934088753.post-19666681421013904682014-06-01T19:45:00.002-07:002014-06-01T19:45:47.603-07:00MNLF's position on GPH Projects in MindanaoNone of the GPH projects in Mindanao are certified as part of the implementation of the 1996 MNLF-GPH FPA.<br />
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The 1996 MNLF-GPH Final Peace Agreement (FPA) Section 20(a) says, "There shall be a special socioeconomic, cultural and educational program to cater to MNLF forces not absorbed into the AFP, PNP and the SRSF to prepare them and their families for productive endeavors, provide for educational, technical skills and livelihood training and give them priority for hiring in development projects."<br />
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We, the Moro National Liberation Front (MNLF) does not acknowledge those projects of the Government of the Philippines (GPH) and foreign aids in Mindanao as part of the implementation of the 1996 MNLF-GPH FPA because our MNLF record shows that no member of the MNLF benefited from them. There is no record that MNLF Leader Nur Misuari or the MNLF Director for Economic Projects ever received any official communication from the GPH or foreign aid donor that asks MNLF to nominate its needy members to participate in productive endeavors, be provided for with educational, technical skills and livelihood training, and be give priority for hiring in development projects. Hence, the claim of GPH that 1996 MNLF-GPH FPA had been implemented is a fraudulent claim that intends to deceive, for its own glory, the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) and the general public.<br />
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The 1996 MNLF-GPH FPA was founded on the common principle that "integration" of the MNLF into mainstream society is the key to peace and prosperity in Mindanao. Instead of formally integrating the MNLF to participate in productive projects, the GPH have used its military to conduct false flag operations to smear a dirty paint on the MNLF and informally influence the mass media companies to create a stigma against the MNLF. The stigma has caused the MNLF to alienate from mainstream society, push for national secession, and even prompted many of its leaders to go back to underground revolutionary movement. GPH's Aquino Administration's anti-integration activities against the MNLF is anti-peace, and is an opposite of the good principles of integration upon which the 1996 MNLF-GPH FPA is founded upon. These anti-peace actions of the GPH Aquino administration are not only acts of provocation but already acts of war against the MNLF.<br />
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Through the decades, since the signing of the 1996 MNLF-GPH FPA, the MNLF never used its power, influence, and movement to weaken the plans, programs, and projects of the GPH. We have never attacked any GPH troops. We have never closed our ears from the call of the GPH to support its anti-corruption advocacy. The MNLF has always supported the advocacy for good governance of GPH. The MNLF did not abuse the supposed political concession that the MNLF expects from the 1996 MNLF-GPH FPA -- in fact, the MNLF Leader Nur Misuari had ran for governor in the ARMM, got defeated by the GPH candidates in the elections, and MNLF never got into tantrums. <br />
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It appears to us (MNLF) that GPH did not understand the principle of integration because we can see that the actions of the GPH intend to destroy, persecute, stigmatize, eradicate, and annihilate the MNLF. <br />
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The GPH Arroyo Administration politically persecuted MNLF Leader Nur Misuari in 2001, jailed him as political prisoner for 8 years for alleged crimes that he did not commit. Again in 2013, the GPH Aquino administration conducted a false flag operation in Zamboanga City and implicated MNLF Leader Nur Misuari, and accused him again for crimes he did not commit. Yet MNLF remained peaceful and abiding on the 1996 MNLF-GPH FPA. It is the GPH that is problematic, not the MNLF.<br />
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For the information of the GPH, the mass media, OIC, and the general public, be it known that in order for us (MNLF) to acknowledge a specific project as part of the implementation of the 1996 MNLF-GPH FPA, we (MNLF) require the following:<br />
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1. Documentary record must show that the specific project had been part of the Agenda of the Formal Talks between the MNLF and GPH. During the Formal Talks, the MNLF Director for Economic Projects Rltr. John R. Petalcorin must certify, by signature, the project as approved at his level for endorsement to the MNLF Leader Nur Misuari.<br />
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2. At least fifty percent (50%) of the number of workers that are employed (regular or casual or contractual) during the implementation or construction of the project must be genuine members of the MNLF as certified by the signature of MNLF Leader Nur P. Misuari. <br />
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Through this transparent mechanism, a verifiable and auditable list can be produced. Through this list, the GPH world-renowned habit of reporting ghost projects and ghost beneficiaries are prevented, the MNLF cannot deny without basis its participation, and the GPH-MNLF dispute is prevented, because the MNLF, GPH, and OIC shall get hold of the list. The annual report of this mechanism, which shall be produced at the end of the fiscal year jointly by the MNLF Director for Economic Projects and the GPH's Office of Presidential Adviser on Peace process (OPAPP), will show the list of projects and the corresponding list of MNLFs (with verifiable personal data) who have benefited from the implementation of the 1996 MNLF-GPH Final Peace Agreement (FPA) Section 20(a). <br />
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It is very common to hear propaganda rumors coming from the GPH camp that alleges that MNLF Leader Nur Misuari is anti-progress and would always disapprove MNLF members cooperating, participating, and benefiting from economic projects of the GPH and foreign donors. Well, this allegation can only be proven if the MNLF Director for Economic Projects will testify that Misuari is sitting on the paperwork and function to endorse MNLF members to benefit in the implementation of the 1996 MNLF-GPH Final Peace Agreement (FPA) Section 20(a). So far, this allegation is not true. <br />
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This mechanism is not yet implemented because there have been no MNLF-GPH Formal Talks yet after we (MNLF) unilaterally terminated our participation in the peace process activities last 2 March 2012 for two reasons: (1) we are busy in the Mindanao Independence Movement, and (2) we have no funds to support the logistics of attendance in MNLF-GPH Talks. <br />
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MNLF-GPH Formal Talks is expensive because it comes frequently in almost once a month and is usually held in countries outside the Philippines, and we usually have a dozen (depends on the Agenda) official MNLF delegation (leaders, negotiators, technical advisers) who must attend the talks. <br />
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So that we (MNLF) can resume our participation in the MNLF-GPH Formal Talks, we (MNLF) require the OPAPP to release 100 Million Pesos (regular budget of the government subject to standard government audit) logistics fund per year. The OPAPP has over PhP400 million government's budget per year, and we believe that MNLF's expenses in MNLF-GPH peace process activities must be fully subsidized from this budget. We (MNLFs) have already published our position on this concern in March 2012. This logistics fund can be contracted out to any private company of their (GPH) choice who will handle the spending of the logistics fund of the MNLF.<br />
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Since 1996, the GPH have not even subsidized the necessary logistics for the MNLF's to attend the MNLF-GPH talks that is necessary to ensure smooth MNLF cooperation in the implementation of the 1996 MNLF-GPH FPA. How thick-face it would be for GPH to claim that it had implemented its obligation in the 1996 MNLF-GPH FPA? The GPH claim is fraudulent because they cannot even show a list of MNLFs who benefited from their projects.<br />
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Rltr. John R. Petalcorin<br />
Director for Communications<br />
Director for Charity and Economic Projects<br />
Moro National Liberation Front Rltr. John R. Petalcorinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00351282231301118967noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7406528097934088753.post-85829546666381445042013-11-27T08:10:00.001-08:002014-11-18T00:08:21.820-08:00MNLF Right of Reply RE: Zamboanga Crisis of Sept 2013The genuine members of the Moro National Liberation Front (MNLF) is not a participant in that chaos in Zamboanga City on September 2013. The chaos was purely a large-scale squatter demolition operation by the Government of the Philippines (GPH) and simultaneously a "False Flag Operation" of the GPH to smear dirt on the face of MNLF and the Mindanao Independence Movement. The implementers of the squatter demolition merely used MNLF actors (counterfeit MNLFs) to act as running rabbits to ignite chaos that would provide reason for the squatter uprooters to move into the designated demolition zone. The squatter demolition was long planned by the LGU of Zamboanga City under the leadership of Mayor Climaco, in line with real estate development in Zamboanga. The GPH denies the rights of the uprooted people to return to their lands and residences aftermath the chaos. Even on this date of commenting, the uprooted people (Badjaos and Muslim minorities) are being disallowed to return to their lands -- the human rights violation issue in relation to the uprooting is what the mainstream media and the Philippine government is turning a blind eye or perhaps hiding. For your information, Malik, Misuari, and the genuine MNLF are not participants in the planning and execution of that squatter demolition. No MNLF was killed, injured, or arrested in that incident.<br />
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<b>Official denial</b><br />
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<b>MNLF officially denies participation in that infamous chaos in Zamboanga City of September 2013. Please be informed that MNLF Cmdr Habier Malik, MNLF Leader Nur Misuari, and all members of the Genuine MNLF are not participants in that chaos in Zamboanga City of September 2013. This denial is based on the result of MNLF's internal affairs field investigation. That chaos was just a false flag operation by the Armed Forces of the Philippines (a revenge of Gen. Emanuel T. Bautista whose father then Gen. Teodulfo Bautista died under the weapon of the MNLF in 1977) to smear dirt on the face of MNLF and a cover-up to the extra-judicial forced eviction by the Local Government of Zamboanga City led by Mayor Ma. Isabelle "Bheng" Climaco-Salazar (under the supervision of DILG Sec. Mar Roxas) against the poor marginalized Badjao minorities. Our field investigation result shows no genuine MNLF was hurt, injured, killed, or arrested in that inhumane government operation. The MNLF condemns the inhumane uprooting incident. There is no moral justification on the means and ends of that chaos, and we condemn the incident.</b> <br />
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This denial is based on the result of MNLF's internal affairs field investigation, which rendered the following results: <br />
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<b>About Assamin Hussin and Bas Arki</b><br />
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One of the alleged MNLF commanders that initiated chaos Zamboanga City is a certain individual allegedly named Assamin Hussin. A certain Assamin Hussin appeared on TV on 9 September 2013 (day 1 of the chaos) and made a statement that he and his men have entered Zamboanga to attend a rally, show their support to Mindanao Independence by hoisting an MNLF flag (supposedly on the flag pole of the city hall. Our field investigation reveals we (MNLF and MIM) have no Assamin Hussin in our member list, nobody in MNLF recognize his face as one of us, there is no scheduled MNLF rally nor summit around that particular Monday. The MNLFpage in FB also published an earlier MNLF policy that says only the owner of a flag pole has the right to hoist whatever flag he wants on his own flag pole. <br />
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Another individual named by the newspapers is a certain Bas Arki. Those alleged MNLFs by the name of "Bas Arki" and "Assamin Hussin", who are accused as commanders of the alleged seige, neither have record of membership in the MNLF, nor were they listed in the persons who support the Mindanao Independence. We picked up an unofficial list of names of the alleged MNLFs members who are now under the custody of GPH, who were accused of a crime of rebellion for their alleged participation in the Zamboanga chaos of Sept 2013; we verified the list via background check in the grounds and the investigation rendered negative result, meaning, no one in the list is a member of the MNLF. We published our findings in FB/MNLFpage and someone in the AFP commented that the list we have are all alyases -- okay, granted -- and we hope that the GPH will interrogate those persons in their custody to get their real names because we are willing to re-open a field investigation to ascertain if any of those are MNLFs.<br />
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<b>Result of MNLF internal investigation</b> <br />
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Allegedly, MNLFs (including Cmdr. Habier malik) were either killed, hurt, arrested, or injured, in that chaos. Our post-conflict investigation shows Cmdr Habier Malik is not in Zamboanga City during those moments when he was alleged to be commandering the alleged MNLFs in the middle of the chaos. Result of our investigation shows no member of the MNLF has admitted to have gone out from their hometowns in small, medium, or large troops movement to conduct a terroristic invasion on the peaceful city of Zamboanga. <br />
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<b>The arrested individuals</b><br />
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We have read in the news that there were around 200 alleged MNLFs who were arrested on site in relation to the chaos in Zamboanga City of September 2013. We have also offered free legal assistance to any MNLF who got killed, injured, or arrested in that chaos and no one has filed a single claim.<br />
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<b>Willing to cooperate</b><br />
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I have asked the GPH to transmit to me the digital file (or post the PDF file online) of the complete information of the cases filed by DOJ against Misuari so I can facilitate a formal reply, which would most likely include a video-taped interview with Misuari, but I did not get a response from GPH. I asked for a copy of any Warrant of Arrests for any alleged Genuine MNLFs (including Nur Misuari) who are still at large so we can start counting a one-year period of Hijra before we turn him in to the Courts, but I did not get a response from GPH. The members of the Commission of Human Rights attempted to visit the arrested alleged MNLFs but they were forbidden to conduct interview with the detainees (this was published in the newspapers). So, we think GPH is hiding something. I assume we are on the same page that innocence is presumed until proven guilty beyond reasonable doubt. Whoever alleges, it is their task to present evidences, and there is no need for the accused persons (especially Nur Misuari) to cooperate.<br />
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<b>On the weapons recovered that allegedly belong to MNLF</b><br />
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Allegedly, the GPH Military recovered high-powered weapons and mortars in that belongs to the MNLF, and that the alleged MNLFs in that chaos have financial backers and were provided with logistics to wage the uprising. Our internal investigation shows no one in MNLF has disclosed having received any financial support to wage an act of terror in Zamboanga City, and no one in MNLF has claimed to have lost weapons in that chaos in Zamboanga City. In short, we have no information who owns those weapons and we have no information who is the provider and the receiver of such alleged uprising funds. <br />
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<b>On the allegations that MNLF used human shields</b><br />
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Allegedly, MNLFs used civilians as human shields, and a rescue operation was done. Result of our investigation reveals that no member of the MNLF have "caddied" civilians out of armed conflict zones or have taken cover behind civilians because there is no MNLF in there in the first place. Nevertheless, while the chaos was ongoing for days, we have contacted GPH Military Intelligence at the backdoor and proposed to them a joint operation to rescue out any MNLFs who are caught in the crossfire and trapped in a defensive position in the conflict zone to stop the chaos, although we were not sure that there are any MNLF in that chaos. The condition of our proposal is that we will rescue our fellow MNLF if the GPH Military can show proof that Cmdr Habier Malik, whom they allege as the leader of the gang, is in that chaos -- the GPH Military was not able to supply the condition, hence, we did not launch a rescue operation. No MNLFs member hid in houses, nor burned houses because there is no MNLF in there in the first place. No MNLF member looted anything during that chaos because there is no MNLF in there in the first place, but we have read quite a number of news articles about GPH Military who were caught red-handed in looting during that chaos.<br />
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<b>Different speculations of what really happened</b><br />
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MNLF Speaker Atty. Emmanuel Fontanilla said that the chaos was just to cover up the Pork Barrel issue in the Philippine National Government. Some of our MNLF analysts also said that the chaos was a tactic of the GPH to smear dirt on the face of the MNLF, and paint MNLF as monsters and terrorists. Nevertheless, the most probable explanation comes from MNLF Intelligence that says that chaos was an implementation of the squatter demolition project of the Zamboanga City Local Government headed by Mayor Beng Climaco, which merely used counterfeit MNLFs to ignite chaos and cover-up the squatter demolition. Even after the clearing of the chaos, the evacuated citizens were being refused (in a terroristic manner) to return to their places of origin by the LGU of Zamboanga City. We also found out that the demolished area have pre-existing real estate development plan that requires uprooting of the informal settlers. <br />
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<b>NUR MISUARI's WARRANT OF ARREST IS NON-EXISTENT</b> <br />
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Nobody have seen the much-talk-about warrant of arrest for Nur Misuari. As of this first week of September 2014 (a year after the chaos), the Court of Justice is still trying to determine the schedule and venue where evidences and witnesses on the allegations against MNLF can be formally presented to the Court. The court has sent subpoena to the members of the mainstream media that published reference-less allegations and accusations against Misuari to present their references and evidence, and they responded to the court saying that they cannot be obliged to testify on their publications.<br />
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The assassination of Zamboanga City Judge Reynerio Estancia Sr on 28 Feb 2014 had been investigated by us and we discovered that it was somehow related to the cover-up of this False Flag Operation. The government military has Martial-Law-type full control over Zamboanga City during that period of assassination. Our pretext interview with survivors close to the late Judge Estancia Sr disclosed that the last official transaction of the Judge was he refused to issue a Warrant of Arrest against Nur Misuari because the applicants of the warrant have not presented any evidence that is required to substantiate the allegation against Nur Misuari.<br />
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<b>MNLFNET.COM</b><br />
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I have read the article titled: "FEW BURNING QUESTIONS ON THE ZAMBO SIEGE" by Reynaldo R. Reyes, 22 September 2013 in MNLFNET.COM. I consider the responses of Reynaldo R. Reyes of MNLFNET.COM to media inquiry as more on taking opportunity advantage of the chaos to express a typical MNLF political promotion and propaganda, his opinion of course, and his reactions on what he saw on television. His response lacked prudence. His response pre-empted the value of post-conflict investigation. The "defensiveness" of his response will obviously be misconstrued as if the MNLF is trying to justify its involvement and participation in that chaos. In short, the hasty response that lacked prudence did more harm than good. There is a lesson that has to be learned. Next time, when there is chaos that allegedly involves the MNLF and anyone in MNLF is asked by media, the default response should be: <br />
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<i>"(1) We can talk about the general policies of the MNLF but we cannot preempt the outcome of MNLF's post-conflict investigation on the event at hand, (2) we don't react (neither confirm nor deny) to any allegations or stories published by mainstream media or by social media bloggers, and (3) only the individual who possess the <a href="https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B8jmICP_buu1d1VMYkRfMHlMNzA/edit?usp=sharing">MNLF Spokesperson Authorization Form</a> signed by the ground commander of the participant of the armed-conflict can answer any media inquiries specific to the detail of the particular armed conflict."</i> <br />
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<b>The MNLF Propagandists</b><br />
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If you are using any statements of Absalom Cervesa and Emmanuel Fontanilla that linked Misuari to the chaos, we would be pleased if you subpoena these two to testify. Please be informed that these two are spokespersons of Gapul "Winnie" Hadjirul, the political propaganda officer of the MNLF. During the chaos, they have made propaganda statements such as "MNLF already control most barangays in the conflict zone", "MNLF RPG sunk a Phil Navy ship", "PNP Chief already an MNLF prisoner of war", etc. etc. Their function is to fuel poisonous information so the enemies will continue making a mistake.<br />
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<b>Trial by publicity</b><br />
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Trial by publicity may be advantageous to the GPH because of the stigma against the MNLF that it will create, but stigma will cause alienation and fear among the MNLFs and will backfire against the peace process. Not only humans, but even animals that are scared and cornered by the stigma will act violently in line with self-defensive and self preservation. The GPH is leaning its sharp elbow on the MNLF while writing the MILF-GPH deal -- it hurts. For the past decades, it was proven that "integration" is one of the helpful keys towards peace. Creating a stigma against MNLF is a counter-integration and it is anti-peace.<br />
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<b>Counterfeit MNLFs</b><br />
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Since day one of that chaos in Zamboanga City, 9 September 2013, we maintain the position that MNLF is not involved in that chaos and we were aware of such chaos as purely a squatter demolition operation (an act of destroying the entire community to remove the human settlers who don't possess land titles) by the Government of the Philippines (GPH) and simultaneously a "False Flag Operation" (a military operation of doing terrorist acts while wearing the opponent's flag) of the GPH to smear dirt on the face of MNLF and the Mindanao Independence Movement. The implementers of the squatter demolition merely used MNLF actors (counterfeit MNLFs) to act as running rabbits to ignite chaos that would provide reason for the squatter uprooters to move into the designated demolition zone. It is an open secret in Mindanao wherein GPH Military and GPH Police manufacture counterfeit MNLF uniforms, recruit poor uneducated boys, and ask them to wear the MNLF uniforms to do dangerous money-making activities such as extortion, squatter demolition, false flag operation, and even stage-play armed conflict in order to get AFP Medals or PNP Medals (for example: search the internet for article titled "Army officer na nagpapagawa ng MNLF uniform, iniimbistigahan").<br />
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<b>False flag operation and looting</b><br />
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We, MNLFs, had no MNLF informant in the middle of that chaos, hence, we have no idea who burned those houses, who looted from the houses, and who made that short action film showing some persons wearing MNLF uniforms who were playing with bazooka while playing patentero with some people who play the role of hostages. We have received a question from someone who claims to be a member of the non-combatant AFP in the area and he was asking if the PMAer who died in that chaos in Zamboanga City of September 2013 was an MNLF because the dead body was wearing an MNLF uniform. With due respect to the family of my fellow PMAer, I have replied that he is not MNLF. He merely may have only followed orders to act as MNLF to pave the way for the False Flag Operation. We have read in the news that some AFP personnel were administratively charged for looting. I hope these looters in uniform are part of the charge. Try searching Google for articles titled: (1) "5 soldiers jailed for looting Zamboanga councilor's house" dated 24 Sept 2013; (2) "5 soldiers arrested for looting in Zamboanga City" dated 24 Sept 2013; (3) "Soldiers accused of looting during Zamboanga crisis face ..." dated 5 Nov 2013; (4) "AFP wrapping up probe on troops tagged in Zamboanga ..." dated 5 Nov 2013; (5) "Palace: Soldiers found looting in Zambo will be punished" dated 25 Sept 2013; (6) "Group hits AFP over human rights violations during Zamboanga conflict" at Inquirer dated 1 Oct 2013; (7) "Int’l NGO raps PH with human rights breaches" at Manila Bulletin 1 May 2014.<br />
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<b>The GPHs habit of false flag operation</b><br />
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This chaos in Sept 2013 is already a result of AFP's "habit". The GPH's false flag operation against Misuari and MNLF in Zamboanga of Sept 2013 is not the first time. The first time was in 2001. The first time they did it, the GPH were able to take custody of Misuari, and he stood on trial in court for 8 years. In 2001, a GPH-fully-funded team of prosecutor lawyers in Dept of Justice worked full-time for 8 years to find evidence to support their allegation and they presented tons of media publicities against Misuari as evidence. Media articles cannot be presented as evidence in court, so in 2009 the court acquitted Misuari because the DOJ failed to present a single valid evidence to support their accusation. The GPH is using the same tactics again in this Sept 2013 chaos, in fact, in the same venue, Zamboanga -- they are like a frog that jumps into the same hole twice.<br />
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<b>Squatter demolition</b><br />
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The chaos of in Zamboanga City of September 2013 was a squatter demolition that was long planned by the LGU of Zamboanga City under the leadership of Zamboanga City local government Mayor Bheng Climaco, who is under the direct supervision of Department of Interior and Local Government (DILG) Secretary Mar Roxas, in line with real estate development in Zamboanga. They are also hoping to rake in millions of humanitarian donations. Zamboanga City now is like a Philippine style death wake where cadavers are displayed in the coffin for months to extend the opportunity of asking wake alms and donations. If you are into humanitarian aid and charity work, I recommend you search and read the following articles: (1) "Boy’s death latest in Zamboanga City shelter" at Inquirer on 23 March 2014; (2) "Long after MNLF siege, death toll still rising" at Inquirer on 24 March 2014; (3) "Zamboanga folk rally: ‘We’ve had enough’" at Inquirer on 3 April 2014; (4) "Badjao a tribe losing home at sea" at Inquirer on 27 April 2014; (5) "Philippines: Protect Zamboanga’s Displaced Minorities" in Human Rights Watch hrw dot org on 30 April 2014.<br />
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<b>MNLF sympathize with the uprooted and displaced minorities</b><br />
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Even on this date of commenting, the uprooted people (Badjaos and Muslim minorities) are being disallowed to return to their lands -- the human rights violation issue in relation to the uprooting is what the mainstream media and the Philippine government is turning a blind eye or perhaps hiding. The voice of those people says: “They are killing us slowly by keeping us here,” said Jalnari Hadjirul, a 61-year-old Badjao leader at Cawa-Cawa. “I think they should send us home now, or we will all die.” Can't you hear their voice? The MNLF sympathise with the Badjaos and everyone who were uprooted in Zamboanga City, although we cannot ascertain if these people sympathize with our (MNLF) organizational cause.<br />
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If the evacuation of the people of Rio Hondo Zamboanga City in September 2013 could have been a result of a real armed conflict involving the MNLF, the uprooted people who are temporarily sheltered in evacuation camp in the Zamboanga City Grand Stand should have long been allowed to return to their lands after the supposed armed conflict. What is going on in the evacuation center now is like a Nazi Concentration camp, over 100 evacuees have already died by diseases. Zamboanga City local government Mayor Bheng Climaco, who is under the direct supervision of Department of Interior and Local Government (DILG) Secretary Mar Roxas, is using scare tactics to prevent the displaced from returning to their origin. Climaco is also using profiling tactics to single out people she wants throw out of the city for the day -- one by one she throws them out of the city in different places like unwanted newly-born stray cats to avoid herself from getting entangled with the obligation of just compensation. Secretary Mar Roxas was also proud of the prejudice against Muslims when the Armed Forces of the Philippines (APF) required the evacuees to recite the Lords Prayer (...Our Father) upon entering the evacuation center. For reference about this story, please search Google for news article titled "MNLF rebels try to blend in with hostages -- Roxas".<br />
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The LGU of Zamboanga were asking the uprooted people to sign an affidavit and we happen to get hold of a digital copy. You should read it in the Notes of FB/MNLFpage titled "On Zamboanga City Residents Affidavit of Undertaking" dated 6 April 2014. In our analysis, it contains a provision wherein the signatory will not be paid any just compensation for the damages resulting from armed conflict, even if the property is insured. It also contains a provision wherein the signatory waives certain rights to real estate ownership, specifically his Jus Vindicandi (Right to Recover) and Jus Possidandi (Right to Possess). It also contains a provision wherein the land grabbing is legalized and perfected on the disadvantage of the uprooted people, and there is no more remedy in the future.<br />
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<b>The participation of Vice President Jejomar Binay</b><br />
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Binay's appearance in Zamboanga in the middle of the chaos in September 2013 was not "pa epal". It was really us, MNLFs, me in particular, who launched a high-level MNLF intelligence gathering operation called "Operation Binay Ceasefire". Through the backdoor, we asked Binay to go to Zamboanga to carry a ceasefire proposal. Binay didn't knew that our purpose is not ceasefire, but our real purpose is just to find out if the chaos is really a real armed conflict or just a false flag operation of the AFP/PNP/GPH. If it was a result of a real armed conflict, a test ceasefire that we proposed through Vice President Binay should have been applicable, and we were able to find out that it was not a real armed conflict because ceasefire was not applicable.<br />
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<b>Regarding AFP General Emmanuel Bautista</b><br />
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We were asked why is the AFP of the GPH are so unreasonably aggresive against the MNLF, as if they are turning a blind eye on the 1996 MNLF-GPH Final Peace Agreement. Our answer is that it is something personal. The anomaly has something to do with the psychological profile of Gen. Emmanuel Bautista. He is bitter, vengeangeful, and unable to move on with the past when his father, then Gen. Teodulfo Bautista, fell in combat in 1977 under the gun of the MNLF. Conflict becomes long-term and an endless cycle as it is transferred from one generation to the next. Healing the bitter heart is an act of God, and this we ask in our prayers.<br />
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<b>Double and repeated jeopardy against Nur Misuari</b><br />
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Another thing, how many times do we have to repeat an MNLF RIGHT OF REPLY to character-assassinating publicities that spreads a baseless allegation that Misuari/MNLF did some atrocities in Zamboanga City a long time ago in 2001? Misuari was already tried in court for those allegations, and while in jail from 2001-2009 and the court acquitted him because of zero evidence. Well, there were tons of propaganda published by mainstream media against Misuari but these cannot be used as evidence. Now again, after 12 years, in that recent chaos in Zamboanga of September 2013, we have openly made a RIGHT OF RPLY that we are not involved in that chaos; but still you keep on publishing someone else's paid propaganda against the MNLF. Again, I repeat, media propaganda articles repeatedly come out when either journalists lack due-diligence or when they allow themselves to be used (for a fee) in propaganda. What's wrong with some members of mainstream media is they are too lazy to do research, or too greedy (or hungry, whatever) for propaganda money. Their professionalism is negatively affected. the cause of this anomaly is that they get information from the wrong people; they write about MNLF out of their imagination instead of asking us what we are and what we think about certain issues about us.<br />
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<b>On the notion of MNLF Faction</b><br />
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ON THE NOTION OF "MNLF FACTION". There is no such thing as "MNLF faction". There is only one MNLF, under one leadership of Nur Misuari, under one ideology of Egalitarianism, towards one objective of Mindanao Independence, and through one means to achieve its political goals which must only be the peaceful means. We call this the ONE MNLF DOCTRINE. Sema Group and Alonto Group were already expelled from the MNLF. Please refer to the Masterlist of Expelled MNLFs in the notes of FB/MNLFpage. Sema and Alonto have no followers in the MNLF because these two were already expelled from the MNLF fo so long as I can remember. It is "MNLF vs GPH" -- that's why the two negotiates to arrive at a settlement of their conflicting interest. Sema and Alonto are already on the GPH side -- they advocate the GPH position. Sema and Alonto are no longer describable as MNLFs, but they can be called "former MNLFs", or the best way to describe them now are "turncoats", or "GPH agents" as they now advocate the GPH position.<br />
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<b>The declaration of Mindanao independence</b><br />
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To end this note, please be reminded that Nur Misuari, the leader of the Moro National Liberation Front (MNLF) is a United Nations Peace Prize Awardee and a Nobel Peace Prize Nominee. This is Misuari's greatest achievement and he is not stupid to terrorize any town in Philippines. For the record, starting the date of Mindanao Declaration of Independence of 15 January 2012 in Valencia Bukidnon, Nur Misuari is now in the history book of Mindanao as the first Head of State of the independent Mindanao. How you guys in Government of the Philippines treat Misuari will determine the foreign policy of Mindanao on Philippines in the near future -- either we will be friends or we will shut the doors of opportunities to your disadvantage -- so please help your President make a good decision.<br />
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The MNLF follows the peaceful process of attaining political objectives set by the Mindanao Independence Movement (MIM). The MIM prospectus and brochure is available online, just ask for the URL by sending a message in MNLFpage in Facebook. The MNLF condemns and does not subscribe to all forms of terrorism because we don't want to establish a new nation that uses terrorism as a means of achieving political change. Try checking out YouTube video titled "Mindanao Independence - Signing of Declaration" and you will see the big issue here that your news network is turning a blind eye. Signing of the Mindanao Declaration of independence is a very successful ongoing activity -- the people of Mindanao really wants secession from Philippines in a peaceful methodology.<br />
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<b>Malaysia is the legitimate enemy</b><br />
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The MNLF have a Sabah Recovery Project, and Malaysia hates this project so much. The MILF are being used by the Malaysians to act an aggressive rivalry against the MNLF in the aspect of political concession with the GPH. The MILF is like an overseas militia of the Malaysians. MILF is heavily funded by the Malaysians, from guns, uniforms, and media pay-offs. <br />
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<b>Message to mainstream media companies</b><br />
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I pressume journalism companies like you understand the mechanics of the Right of Reply. As you repeat publishing the allegation that MNLF is involved in that chaos in Zamboanga City of September 2013, I will also have to do my function to post a canned MNLF Right of Reply in the same venue.<br />
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Your sentence "Some eight months after the attempted siege by followers of Moro National Liberation Front founding chairman Nur Misuari..." is a one sided allegation, a presumptuous opinion, and a prejudicial propaganda. You are trying to precondition the mind of your readers to believe that MNLF was involved in that chaos. The manner you write it is neither fair nor balanced. There is, however, a room for improvement in how you write it by saying, "Some eight months after the alleged siege by alleged followers of MNLF founding chairman Nur Misuari...".<br />
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Due-Diligence is required in order for you to achieve balanced reporting. I am the first one you should have talked with when you need to know the position of MNLF on any issue. If you want to conduct due diligence of who I am in the MNLF, you may call for a background check, the chief (lady Atty) of the Public Affairs Office of NAIA-1. She knows me because I coordinated our formal letter dated 8 Feb 2013 with her office the last press conference of Nur Misuari in NAIA-1. Ask her who formally coordinated the last Press Conference of Misuari in in NAIA-1 VIP Lounge in the morning of 9 Feb 2013. Since March 2013, no member of the mainstream media can interview Misuari without my permission. So, in any issues concerning the MNLF, I am the one you will contact first because I am the Communications Director in the side of MNLF. It is I who will refer you to the right person in the MNLF who is directly involved in whatever particular issue. I understand trabaho lang ang pagiging media, walang personalan; intindihin nyo rin na ang function ko ay trabaho lang din eto, walang personalan. I may not like you personally for some reason, you may not like me personally for some reason, but we have to communicate kasi trabaho natin eto. Walang balanced news kung mangengembento kayo ng story about MNLF. Walang rair news kung magpapagamit kayo sa propaganda. Whatever I write here, you may qoute it as the official MNLF position, and you may use my name as reference (i.e. "according to MNLF Director for Communications Rltr. John R. Petalcorin .....").<br />
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John R. Petalcorin <br />
Director for Communications, MNLF<br />
Executive Director, Mindanao Independence Movement (MIM)<br />
Admin, FB/MNLFpage<br />
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News is only told once. Propaganda is repeated all over again like an advertisement. This blog serves as standard MNLF RIGHT OF REPLY to the following propaganda publicity titles that has repetitive content that says "Misuari/MNLF attacked Zamboanga City":<br />
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"Zamboanga City regains regional athletic championship". Minda News.<br />
"77th Dia de Zamboanga focuses on rebuilding". Solar News PH.<br />
"Still more than 64000 displaced Zambo families". Solar News PH.<br />
"Nat'l gov't releases P2.6B to NHA to build shelters for Zambo siege 'bakwits'". Minda News.<br />
"P2.5B released for housing in Zambo battle zone". Solar News PH<br />
"Zamboanga City gov't supports move to deny Nur safe conduct pass". Philippine Star.<br />
"Safe place for 25000 Zamboanga evacuees sought". Manila Bulletin.<br />
"Mayor Climaco wants safer shelters for 25000 evacuees in Zamboanga City". GMA News.<br />
"5 cops who died in Zambo siege promoted". ABS CBN News.<br />
"Death toll in Zambo evacation centers rises to 84". ABS CBN News.<br />
"Thousands of Zambo students yet to return to school after siege". ABS CBN News.<br />
"MNLF agrees to talks to end 1996 peace pact". Manila Standard Today.<br />
"Kuta ni Misuari 'di pa rin tukoy". Journal Online.<br />
"Manila official admits slow pace of rehabilitation". Gulf Today.<br />
"Marines, cops tracking down bandits, victims". Business Mirror. <br />
"Misuari kicks out 'mutinous' deputy". Manila Standard Today.<br />
"COMMENT: Complicating Implications (1): On “spoilers,” MNLF, political issues". Minda News. <br />
"After September seige, Zamboanga City folk to relive childhood". GMA News 4 May 2014.<br />
"SC approves transfer of case vs MNLF from Taguig to Pasig". Inquirer. 14 April 2014.<br />
"Zamboanga City marks pre holy week with graduation tighter security measures". GMA Network, 11 April 2014.Rltr. John R. Petalcorinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00351282231301118967noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7406528097934088753.post-61001103432360456962013-07-20T22:53:00.002-07:002013-07-20T22:53:47.470-07:00Sabah, if not lease then donate to ChinaOur enemy's enemy is our friend. A last will and testament will prevent the enemies from benefiting over Sabah. We would rather lease Sabah to China than have it stolen. If lease agreement will not materialize and we get annihilated because of enemy intervention, we will make sure that the United Nations holds our last will and testament that donates Sabah to China, and in the end our souls will enjoy watching how China will use its strength over our enemies to control Sabah.<br />
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We shall never allow Mindanao, Sulu, Palawan, Sabah, Camiguin, and Spratleys to fall in the hands of the enemy. We will make sure that if we are defeated in battle, these lands gets donated to China - the enemy of our enemies.Rltr. John R. Petalcorinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00351282231301118967noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7406528097934088753.post-75247586036977391142013-03-21T18:54:00.000-07:002014-06-03T00:46:01.917-07:00Malaysia's Intervention in Philippines<b>SIR JOHN, who are the major opponents of the MNLF and why? How does MNLF treat USA and CHINA, opponent or friend</b><br />
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ANSWER: The major opponents of the MNLF are the Government of the Philippines (GPH) and Government of Malaysia (GMY). The territories claimed by the MNLF are Mindanao, Palawan, and Sabah (Sabah as part of Sulu). The MNLF-GPH dispute is rooted on their conflicting political direction -- GPH wants Mindanao, Palawan and Sabah to continue as part of the Philippines while MNLF wants secession from Philippines. The MNLF-GMY dispute is rooted on Sabah -- MNLF claim historical rights that wanted to evict the current GMY occupation of Sabah. MNLF treats USA and China as friendly parties.<br />
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<b>SIR JOHN, WHY DO YOU QUESTION THE SINCERITY OF MALAYSIA IN HELPING THE MORO LAND?</b><br />
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ANSWER: Because they can actually help via direct Official Development Assistance (ODA) to Moro Land. Americans, Japanese, Europeans have ODA in Mindanao, and they don't rub elbows with secessionist movements.<br />
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The Malaysians don't need to rub elbows and play around with any para-military entities like MNLF or MILF, unless they have intention to build a secessionist army from within the Philippine Territory for the purpose of disintegrating the Philippine Territory and winning the hearts and mind of the Moro People in favor of the planned expansion of the Malaysian Federation. <br />
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PNoy Aquino will surely get electrocuted with its deal with MILF and Malaysia. But who is afraid of electrocution if the reward, whether cash or promise, is great?<br />
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While USA, Japan, and Europe provides ODA for basic services in Mindanao such as small livelihood capital, housing for the poor, healthcare, and building schools, Malaysia on the other hand invests in providing arms and ammunition to Islamic insurgents. If all good nations will cut the invisible hand of Malaysia over Philippines, it is highly probable that peace and prosperity will be achieved in Mindanao.<br />
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[COMMENT]Mohd Ameruddin Bin Ellias: If muslim moro thinks joining malaysian federation is better than being ruled by catholic phillipines, then let them decide.<br />
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ANSWER: You see, look at what Mohd is saying. RELIGION is being used as a reason to disintegrate the Philippines. Malaysia is the one brainwashing the Muslim people of Mindanao, telling them that they can't live side-by-side as neighbors with Christians. The output of that brainwashing is basically the MILF. Look at the mentality of the MILF, that's it!<br />
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<b>SIR JOHN, WHAT CAN YOU SAY ABOUT MALAYSIA MILITARY BUILD-UP AT THE EAST COAST OF SABAH?</b><br />
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ANSWER: They are saying that it is a move to enhance border control between Sabah and Sulu. You want to know the truth? That thing happening in the East Coast of Sabah is actually a Malaysian Military build-up in preparation for their invasion to Sulu and Mindanao in line with their plan to expand the Malaysian Federation. <br />
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Do you know who has the capability to repel an MILF-aided Malaysian invasion? The MNLF. We, the MNLF are the ones who can repel possibly them. Time will come that MNLF will really have to engage the MILF, regardless of religion. How about the Philippine Soldiers? Ahhh Philippine Soldiers won't move their asses, the Malaysians already hypnotized the Philippine President with rewards, unless the Philippine Soldiers remove this President before the Malaysian invades us.<br />
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<b>SIR JOHN, HOW CAN MALAYSIA AND PHILIPPINES EXTERMINATE THE PEOPLE OF SULU AND HOW TO PREVENT THIS?</b><br />
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ANSWER: That's a good question, Jo. Simple. Very simple. Malaysia tightens the trade of goods between Sulu and Sabah. Philippines stops sending subsidized ships that carry relief to Sulu and tighten-up the release of government funds to Sulu. In effect, naturally, the people of Sulu will get hungry and gradually leave the Sulu islands to survive somewhere else. Without a fight, the People of Sulu will be scattered and there will be no more People of Sulu and no more Sultanate of Sulu. <br />
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The only hope to prevent the extermination of the People of Sulu is for Sulu is to unite as a people, stop the divisiveness of the Sultanate claimants, get your acts together, and let's get a good new Sabah lease deal with the highest bidder.<br />
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<b>SIR JOHN, I AM A STAFF OF A SENATOR TASKED TO COPY AND PRINT ALL YOUR POSTS FOR HIS READING EVERY MORNING. MY BOSS ASKED ME ON WHAT IS YOUR RECOMMENDATION TO SENATE ON THIS SABAH ISSUE.</b><br />
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ANSWER: That's a good request. I can work with you closely on this. I want you to do two things:<br />
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(1) File a Senate Resolution advocating the proprietary rights of ownership of People of Sulu (Tausugs) on Sabah lands. The House must also have their counterpart.<br />
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(2) Open up a Senate Investigation on Malaysia's Foreign Policy. We must take a closer look at Malaysia's participation in providing killing resources to the MNLF in the past and the MILF at present. We should also investigate their immigration policy on Moro/Filipinos born in Sabah. We must get to the bottom of the so-called Malaysian Federation that many MILF is advocating. The public would also be interested to know what President Noy Aquino received from Malaysia. We should also call in the Sultan claimants and get their testimonies about why they are in the payroll of Malaysian Embassy.<br />
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<b>ADDL QUESTION: Sir John, can you elaborate more about the need to investigate Malaysian Immigration Policy on Moro/Filipino born in Sabah?</b><br />
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ANSWER: In this topic, we will touch on alleged human rights violations against people in Sabah who are supposed to be dual citizens of Malaysia and Philippines. Malaysians born in Philippines automatically becomes Filipino Citizens, but Filipinos born in Malaysia (specially Sabah) are not given Malaysian citizenship status. There is such thing as foreign reciprocity. We must revise our laws here in Philippines so that Malaysians born in Philippines must not be given Filipino citizenship. If our people violate laws in Sabah and meted death penalty, we should also revise our laws here so that Malaysians who violate laws here will be meted death penalty.<br />
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<b>ADDL QUESTION, Sir John, how about on the investigation to know what President Noy Aquino received from Malaysia. What is the relevance of this?</b><br />
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ANSWER: We will see about that business interests in Malaysia that are being tied-up to PNoy. That must be causing a so called conflict of interest. We will see if it is an impeachable offense. There is a brewing COUP DE ETAT right now and we need this kind of formal investigation to either implicate or clear the name of the President.<br />
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We are also interested to document the mechanics behind the 23-year existence of the Abu Sayyaf Group (ASG). We have to eradicate this highly organized kidnap-for-ransom group by exposing their operators, especially those connected to high seats in government.<br />
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One of the crew of the Private Army of Jamalul Kiram III (PAJAK3) that is now being processed in Malaysian court admitted he was PAID to do a work in Sabah. It is possible that he was surprised, instead of a farm work, he ended up in the middle of the PAJAK3 operations. It is unfair to mete death penalty on that guy. We should also look at Malaysian Farm Businesses in Sabah that is recruiting in Southern Philippines some undocumented workers (cheaper labor). This would help us decide whether or not it is just right to temporarily ban all work permits for OCWs going to Malaysia until this illegal recruitment is eradicated.<br />
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<b>SIR JOHN, THE UPROOTING OF MORO/FILIPINO PEOPLE IN SABAH IS ALL OVER THE NEWS. HAVE YOU EVER PREDICTED THIS?</b> <br />
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ANSWER: Yes. I predicted it. Few weeks before it started happening, we sensed unnecessary movement of the MILF, and based on it I accurately predicted in January 26, 2013 in the blog titled, "<a href="http://bangsamoromnlf.blogspot.com/2013/01/milf-helps-malaysia-deport-bangsamoro.html">MILF helps Malaysia uproot Bangsamoro People away from Homeland Sabah</a>". At that time, we just didn't know how Malaysia is going to execute the plan. We thought they are going to use the MILF. I never thought they are going to use a Sultan Claimant to act as a running rabbit-prey for them.<br />
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<b>QUESTION: [by Kumalah Daud]</b> With all due respect to you Sir Jon, I can't understand your logic of hinting that DFA should ban all work permits for Malaysia when all we can witness now are the avalanche of refugees from Sabah arriving by the hundred in Tawi-tawi and Sulu wharfs. No natives from our place in their right mind will think about going to Sabah now that the conflict is still raging. I can't even imagine people especially from Mindanao going thru the proper channel to work in Malaysia when it's an open knowledge that most of them just go Malaysia thru the backdoor. I might be wrong about this though. Thanks.<br />
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ANSWER: The mere fact that you call working through the backdoor an "OPEN KNOWLEDGE", it means the ILLEGAL ACTIVITY is already widely and grossly practiced beyond what we call a "tolerable margin of error". Illegal cross-border can be used as a medium of transnational terrorism and it can damage both ways -- it means terrorism can easily enter Malaysia and can easily enter Philippines. It has to stop. <br />
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<b>ADDL QUESTION: [by: Kumalah Daud] </b>Ideally sir John you are exactly right. They are crossing borders illegally. But we are not on the same economic plight with them, we can't really prevent or blame them from looking for "greener pastures" on that other side. They need to survive, make a decent living and feed their family no matter what the consequences for crossing the border illegally. But I think most if not all of them are productive members of the society in Malaysia. Hence Malaysian authorities somehow allow them to stay there even illegally.<br />
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ANSWER: That's there had to be a Senate Investigation on this anomaly so we can make intelligent foreign policy decision. <br />
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<b>ADDL QUESTION: [by: Kumalah Daud] </b> You have a great point sir John. But it would be best to let the dust settle first before proceeding with any investigation.<br />
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ANSWER: A dust floating dangerously on air looks differently as a dust peacefully settled on the ground. Investigation has to be scientific. Facts must be recorded while they are in motion.<br />
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<b>ADDL QUESTION: [by: Kumalah Daud] </b> Pacifying the two parties is urgently needed right now instead of an investigation, but i digress.<br />
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ANSWER: Well, we can have both pacifying the COUP DE ETAT and investigation.<br />
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<b>ADDL QUESTION: [by: Kumalah Daud] </b> You will be walking on a tight rope with that balancing acts sir John. It will just add tension to an already precarious situation.<br />
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ANSWER: Frankly, without senate investigation, I would unleash the MNLF. I'm not joking. When the soldiers behind the Coup De Etat rides on the cause of the MNLF, we will have a far more greater problem in homeland Philippines. Senate Investigation is a peaceful way, and I demand it, not just request. Later on, if there are errors, you will blame me for not making an intelligent decision. But you can't blame me because I DEMANDED for an Senate Investigation so we can make intelligent decision.<br />
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<b>ADDL QUESTION: [by: Kumalah Daud] </b> I was thinking all the while that you are for advocacy sir John. Would that prerogative of unleashing the MNLF belong to Prof Nur alone? just asking.<br />
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ANSWER: Nur Misuari already unleashed the MNLF to fight back on grounds of "self-defense". I just blocked it, or say, postpone the execution until we are ready with intelligent explanation that can surpass future advocacy obstacles.<br />
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<b>ADDL QUESTION: [by: Kumalah Daud] </b> Am i right in believing that presently Prof. Nur doesn't have an absolute control of the agendas of the MNLF ant that another person or should I say you as an advocate for MNLF can actually block him? I don't think Prof Nur would be comfortable with that role, with due respect to your designation as an advocate sir John.<br />
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ANSWER: Did I say block him? I said I blocked it. There is no way I can block Misuari, there is no way Misuari can block me or any person in MNLF because there is neither employer-employee nor superior-subordinate type of relationships in the revolutionary movement where we risk our one life at our own expense. There is a big difference between blocking a person from making a statement versus blocking an action. Do you think MNLF will say Misuari gave the action orders? We cant do that. MNLF will say Misuari gave the RATIONALE, but someone else ORDERS the actual MNLF attack. Who will give the ORDERS? That you will never know and I will never know. My job here is to a DETAIL OF THE RATIONALE and I need accurate information (through Senate Investigation) so I can make an intelligent decision as to what I will write in the detail of the rationale.<br />
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We are not like regular soldiers or paid mercenaries who goes to battle based on orders of the employer. Each person in MNLF goes to battle based on INTELLIGENT DECISION and it is dependent on the DETAIL OF THE RATIONALE which is written by the tip of my fingers.<br />
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<b>SIR JOHN, HOW DO YOU MEASURE THE PURENESS OF MALAYSIA'S INTENTIONS?</b><br />
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The pureness of intention can be quantifiable. If Malaysia's assistance to Philippines is pure, it should not be dependent on any condition. If Malaysia will still provide the investments that PNoy is drooling about while we continue our claim on Sabah, then their intention is pure. Otherwise, whatever investment the Malaysian is promising should be considered as a counter offer of the Sabah lease increase. If what we get from Sabah is lower than its current market value in terms of lease, that is around P500Billion for the 5 Zones (we won't lease out Zone 4 and 7), then it means we are in a losing end of the transaction. If the value we get is lower than P500Billion, then this so called Malaysian Assistance that the Philippine Government is drooling about is CHEAPER WAY from the point of view of the Malaysians. We prefer the lease payment to be in CASH, and not in kind or something else; and it has to go directly to the People of Sulu (Tausugs) and not to somewhere else. <br />
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<b>SIR JOHN, THE MILF APPEARS TO BE THE FAVORITE OF THE PNOY AQUINO ADMINISTRATION. IS THIS GOOD FOR THE FILIPINO PEOPLE?</b><br />
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PNoy's action is not good for the Filipino People. There is a big difference between MNLF and MILF. A lot of people don't know the difference between MNLF and MILF because we lack communication and advocacy. People thought MNLF and MILF are the same. As a result of the clouded perception, the democracy becomes unable to render smart choices and decision. I think there should be a Senate hearing on the Sabah issue. This is the best way to declassify it from the back burner and let the democracy sympathize and decide intelligently on the persistent issues haunting the Southern Philippines.<br />
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<b>WHO ARE THE PERSONALITIES WHO HAVE STRONG LINK TO THE MALAYSIAN POLITICAL INVESTMENTS IN PHILIPPINES?</b><br />
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MILF, Ampatuans, PNoy, his possible successor (Roxas), and their cronies in Imperial Manila (primarily the Aquino, Cojuanco clan) also has strong link with the "juice" of the political investment of Malaysia in the Philippines. Roxas plays a prominent role in the program of disarmament (DDR) in Mindanao. With a disarmed people, the people will be put in a situation wherein they will have difficulty defending themselves against any uprooting mechanism that will be implemented later on by the Malaysian Federation. <br />
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<b>SIR JOHN, THIS IS FOR MY SCHOOL REPORT. WHY DO YOU NEED TO SECEDE THE MOROLAND (MINDANAO, SULU, PALAWAN, SABAH) FROM PHILIPPINES BEFORE FEDERALISM. WHY DON'T YOU GO STRAIGHT TO FEDERALISM?</b><br />
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ANSWER: That's a good question, Mark. There was already a <a href="https://docs.google.com/file/d/0B8jmICP_buu1Y1ZIRE5TaVdEYVk/edit?usp=sharing">Philippine Federation plan in 2008</a> but we, the MNLF, are just not comfortable with it because of the oil and water analogy. <br />
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If we divide the country at its present state and superficially and form a federation, it will be like mixing oil and water, wherein the oil will float over water. The oil is the rich Imperial Manila and the water is the periphery poor sub-states -- it will be like a household wherein Imperial Manila is the BOSS and the poor sub-states are the SLAVES. <br />
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Although we like the idea of Philippine Federalism, we prefer that we make it a Phase 2, wherein Phase 1 is the formation of Independent Sub-State (Bangsamoro) by self-determination. It has to be by self-determination, we don't like to form an independent Bangsamoro with leaders that are "anointed" by Imperial Manila.<br />
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In 1976, the Philippine Government (GPH) proposed Bangsamoro Autonomy and we accepted it as a form of MNLF-GPH Peace Pact called Tripoli Agreement. The Autonomy was not properly implemented because there was a misunderstanding for 40 years that I discovered only in 2011. For the GPH, they think Autonomy is a dead-end, the bottomline, wherein we (MNLF) drop the objective of Bangsamoro Independence. For the MNLF, the Autonomy is just a stepping-stone towards Independence. Again, I would like to emphasize that this anomaly of conflict of interest was only discovered by me in 2011. <br />
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Now, the question is, should we junk the Autonomy of the ARMM and consider it a failed experiment? My knee-jerk response was, YES, it has to be junked. But later on, I realized that Autonomy would give us a better milestone compared to the idea of MOA-AD, Sub-State, and Bangsamoro Commission, and Bangsamoro Framework because these ideas are "Exclusively Muslims" and these won't move smoothly in a democratic platform. So, sorry for the inconvenience brought about by change of mind. The status now is we continue the ARMM, Nur Misuari will run for ARMM Governor. We will use the ARMM as a "training ground" or a "springboard" towards independence and we want to make sure that we do it right by putting no one else but Misuari himself at the helm. <br />
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Achieving independence is difficult, but achieving a prosperous independent nation is much much more difficult. With regards to problem with money, I will take care of that using the idle asset of Sulu (Sabah Land) through the PREMS Deal. First to become Independent will be Sulu Islands. Second is Sabah. Third is Palawan. Third is Zamboanga Peninsula. Fourth is Mainland Mindanao. Sulu will become the rich empire of the South, most probably a little richer than Metro Manila. <br />
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When we have independent Sulu in the South and independent Metro Manila in the North, the Philippine Federation will still be born and we will have a mixture of oil and oil -- we form a Federation as EQUALS. <br />
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<b>QUESTION: SIR JOHN, CAN LEADERS, OFFICERS, AND NEGOTIATORS OF THE MNLF, MILF, AND SULTANATES BE ISSUED SUBPOENA BY SENATE IN LINE WITH YOUR PROPOSED SENATE INVESTIGATION ON MALAYSIAN INTERVENTION IN PHILIPPINES?</b><br />
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ANSWER: Yes. Almost all of them are holders of Philippine Passport, hence they are Filipino Citizens. As Filipino Citizens, they can be issued Senate subpoena to answer questioned and testify under oath; and are liable to perjury if they tell a lie. They can testify on many instances that Malaysia contributed war materials and conflict inducers in Mindanao. They also know a lot about the masterminds behind the Abu Sayyaf Group (ASG). You can even subpoena the living Presidents of the Philippines and ask them what they received in return for silencing the Sabah issue. These information has to be made public through televised coverage so we can condemn what is wrong, expose the players of the anomaly, and finally put an end to the insurgency and armed conflict in Mindanao.<br />
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As a nation, on matters concerning national security and territorial integrity, we cannot legislate based on secret negotiations that PNoy calls "back-burner". The Senate Investigation has to be done before Senate debates on any legislative proposal in relation to amendments to the 1996 MNLF-GPH Final Peace Agreement and the 2012 MILF-GPH Framework Agreement for Bangsamoro. Rltr. John R. Petalcorinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00351282231301118967noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7406528097934088753.post-62980729637684665552013-03-04T19:10:00.000-08:002013-03-04T19:35:54.276-08:00Tausug's Short Story for ChildrenSIR JOHN, HOW TO TELL THE STORY OF THE TAUSUG TO A CHILD?<br />
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ANSWER: Wow. I like that question. Very challenging. I hope you would like and SHARE my short childish story.<br />
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Once upon a time, there was this lady with so many husbands. The lady's name is Philippines. Her first husband is a foreigner named Spain. She was maltreated by Spain for a long time. Spain left her and come another two foreign husbands who quickly came and go named Dutch and British. <br />
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Then came another foreigner named America and he married Philippines too. Because the American was a gambler, he had trouble with another man named Germany, so the right hand man of Germany named Japan came to Philippines and married her for pleasure. <br />
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The man named America eventually won the gamble abroad and he returned to Philippines to take her back from Japan. Since then, America dictates upon Philippines and holds her by the neck and rapes her anytime he wants to have recreation.<br />
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Philippines have so many children and they look pretty like their fathers, Spain, Japanese, Americans. By the way, before I forget, Philippines also have a "boyfriend who lives next door", his name is China, she's got a lot of kids who are pretty Chinese looking. Among the men and many husbands Philippines had, China is the best provider for her family's table.<br />
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Philippines have this one unique child named TAUSUG. He is the eldest of all children and he came in even before her mom was forced into marriage with the foreigners. <br />
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Tausug did not get good education because he is emotionally disturbed, rebellious, and angry after he'd seen all those rapes and abuses against her mom. <br />
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Tausug have so much battle scars and old wounds because among the many children of Philippines, he is the only one who resented and fought against the abusive husbands of her mom, while all the other children just watch their mom getting raped. <br />
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Because Tausug did not get good education, he is just a backyard farmer, and he lives in a shanty right outside the same house with his mom.<br />
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Tausug have a different religion, he is Muslim, he got it from his dad, while his mom and all siblings are Christians. Even up to present and her mom gives him left-over food for his everyday need to survive.<br />
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By the way, before I forget, Tausug's once helped a fellow Muslim named Brunei, and as a reward for the help, Brunei gave him a huge piece of land called Sabah. There was a time when Tausug had to lease Sabah so he can use the rent to buy some weapons in his fight against the rapists of her mom. Tausug could have been rich if he is just educated enough to discover how to get the highest benefit from that land. At present, another Muslim named Malaysia is occupying the land, that Tausug call that guy "squatter", who would not allow Tausug to come near his own land. Ohh boy, Tausug recently went to his land by surprise and they have a fight with the squatter. Tausug have new wounds and scars again in this fight.<br />
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One day, Tausug spoke to his mom and he said, "Mom, I can no longer bear the pain of the abuses against you. What I see is painful to you but more painful to me. I want to have a family of my own and children I call my own and a new life. I want to get out of this house, find my own place". <br />
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Philippines would not allow Tausug to leave for independence. Perhaps she loves him too, despite him being "special" compared to the rest. To make it impossible for Tausug to leave, Philippines did everything to keep him poor so he can never keep a savings for the fare that is needed to leave. So now, you can still find Tausug in that shanty right next to the house of Philippines. <br />
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Tausug is very old now. I think it is time to give him his freedom. I am son of Philippines, so I am Tausug's brother, but I was born in Mindanao, a place where Tausug calls his homeland. My role in this life before I die is do whatever I can do to raise the money Tausug needs for his fare for his long awaited journey towards independence.<br />
Rltr. John R. Petalcorinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00351282231301118967noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7406528097934088753.post-70741441211217277842013-02-23T21:23:00.002-08:002013-03-12T22:36:09.263-07:00The Feb 2013 Royal Army of Sulu Sultanate Stand-Off in Sabah<b>ROYAL ARMY OF SULU SULTANATE (RASS) STAND-OFF IN SABAH</b><br />
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QUESTION: Sir John, what can you say about the news about a certain Sulu Sultan and his 100 armed men surprise landing in Sabah? They say there are 200 more coming from MNLF. What can you say about this? <br />
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ANSWER: That is not part of the MNLF Sabah Recovery Project and MNLF Sabah PREMS Deal. That landing is not sanctioned by MNLF. If they were able to land that easily, it seems to appear that Malaysia is stupid, and I don't think Malaysia is stupid. So it appears more to me as a stage show. I don't know who are the parties behind that stage play, maybe Malaysia and Philippines is behind that stage play -- let's wait a little more and read the news further, because we can see the script of the stage show in how the news is presented.<br />
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Some people say that I should take that landing as an indicator that it is easy to land in Sabah; but I don't buy the deception.<br />
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When time comes for MNLF to land in Sabah, we send in at least 10,000 men in first batch and we expect heavy artillery, air assault, and even submarine and naval repulse by the Malaysian Army.<br />
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I will make the first say if it is MNLF sanctioned. I will keenly observe and make the last say since it is not.<br />
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<b>MY RECOMMENDATION ON THE SULU- STAND-OFF </b><br />
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That landing is a surprise. It is not MNLF sanctioned. We are in the middle of hot pursuit against Abu Sayyaf Group (ASG). I understand that those who landed for a stand-off in Sulu (the beach boys) are brothers of MNLFs in Sulu. But the timing is, in my opinion, nothing more than an enemy ploy to divert our attention, from ASG hot pursuit, to somewhere else. We’ve seen this a lot of times how adults play with kids – we are not kids to play around with. <br />
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It is also possible that Malaysia is behind that stage play so they can justify increase of military funds from Kuala Lumpur. A 100 sultan beach boys could translate into a certain amount of increase in Malaysian military resources in Sabah; but if we add up another 200 MNLF beach boys, the resulting increase of Malaysian military preparedness budget for Sabah could become much higher and it’s not good for us. <br />
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Your message to me should have been like this: John, sultans on Sabah stand-off sought Maas' help and Maas decided to help, please provide advocacy support. <br />
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I have analyzed the Sabah stand-off way back even before I received the emotional phone-in that expressed “care” for the Tausug brothers who are now in a stand-off situation. Care must be mutual. Have you asked those beach boys if they care to be responsible of their reckless action for the lives of the 200 MNLFs if we ever send them off to Sulu to provide reinforcement? <br />
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My recommendation is, if you care for those Tausugs who beached there, the best option is to advise them to return immediately to Sulu. Retreat is a normal and acceptable decision in war and this is when it is most applicable – no other option. Our armed troops may have the nerve to fight anytime, but with meager resources, large scale battles are won by careful planning, preparation, and capability-build-up, and proper execution of plan. Sending our troops to gate crash in a surprise stand-off may result to armed conflict on enemy grounds. That is enemy grounds, they are prepared, we are not, we are facing an unexpected amount of risk. <br />
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It is a sign of weakness and it is unwise for land owners to get their hands dirty in the ground work of squatter ejection operation. When they return, I will personally brief them of the plan.<br />
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Nevertheless, I am game too if you decide to fight two enemies (ASG and Malaysia) simultaneously. Fewer claimant is better than many. Just bring whoever and whatever is left alive to me so I can brief them of the plan. But before they die, they should at least be informed of the plan so they can make intelligent decision. They have the right to know the plan.<br />
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Sultan Muedzul already came to me and he knows the plan. Maas too knows the plan. The rest of the claimants must not be deprived of their right to know the plan if you really care for them truly as brothers. Their boat fuel might be one-way trip only when they traveled to Sabah, so please find a way to provide boat fuel for those beach boys so they can return home safely. This should be Misuari's help -- send in boat fuel for their return home.<br />
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The public perception is not good for us as the stand-off continues. <br />
The public perception is not good for us if we send in military reinforcement for the beach boys.<br />
The public perception is not good for us if those beach boys deported. <br />
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Whatever tragic thing happens, my conscience is clear in my file, that’s why I am sending this letter to Maas through all of you.<br />
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<b>WARNING ON CHARACTER SHIFT </b><br />
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The moment MNLF sends in combat troops to Sabah without properly following international protocol, it becomes automatically listed as a transnational terrorist organization, and it becomes domestically categorized as an active armed and dangerous insurgent organization operating on international scale. When the worse happens, it will destroy everything good about the image of MNLF from the perspective of the international community. When the MNLF circumstances change, it will also change how members make intelligent decision of whether to click LIKE and UNLIKE. For myself, frankly, if we become listed as a transnational terrorist organization, I will be the first to click UNLIKE.<br />
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Remember the rule, it is justified to arm yourself to defend your self, your family, your house, your community wherever you have your domicile (residence). In any combat area, the combatant party who is a foreign (non-resident) of that land is the aggressor and the ones who will be held criminally liable for disturbing the peace, for any loss of lives, and damages to property. <br />
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There is no other option. Send in a rescue mission under white flag to facilitate the return of the beach boys. Whether the rescue mission is done by the MNLF or the GPH or the Red Cross or a combination, I don't care. If they won't return, then leave them there -- it's up to Malaysia to enforce their local laws there. Don't ever tell me later that this warning was never posted here. Over 6,000 people read this page every day.<br />
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Before you act, read the BLUE BOOK that I gave! The U.N. gave that to me and I gave you copies to READ IT.<br />
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<b>OWNERSHIP AND SOVEREIGNTY ARE TWO DIFFERENT THINGS</b><br />
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Sulu Sultanate claims ownership of Sabah. Let's assume they own it. The question is, is their action to enter Sabah to through the backdoor is legally justified? The answer lies on sovereignty.<br />
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I am a Filipino and I can own an estate in California USA. But Philippines is not sovereign in California. USA is sovereign nation in California. I still need to use my passport and get a US Visa to be able to enter California USA. I cannot just go through the backdoor with my private army and breach border controls of USA for reasons that I have an Estate in California. <br />
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It is the same in Sabah. At present, Malaysia is sovereign in Sabah. Although Sulu Sultanate owns Sabah, the people of Sulu still has to pass through border controls, show proper passport and Malaysian Visa to legally enter Sabah. <br />
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In my last personal talk with the former Malaysian Ambassador in Manila last June 2012, we discussed this border control issues matter in relation to MNLF's plan on Sabah. He said Malaysian authorities will issue Malaysian Visa to whoever has Passport and has legal basis to enter any Malaysian Territory, including Sabah, either for work or residency purposes. He also said that anyone with immigrant or non-immigrant visa in Sabah can stay in Sabah without fear of deportation unless they pose threat on national security or peace and order. So, I don't see any problem.<br />
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Anyone who enters Sabah bypassing border controls will be considered by malaysia as intruders. They will be arrested, processed, and deported back to their origin. If they resist arrest, the malaysian authorities will be forced to use force to arrest them. Unarmed illegal entry is just a local law enforcement issue to be handles by ordinary immigration officers of malaysia. If the intrussion is heavily armed and highly organized with intent to take over sovereignty, they will treat it as an invasion and will be handled by the malaysian armed forces. <br />
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Do you think Philippine Government will get their hands dirty on the beach boys? In a deportation process, the first thing the PH Dept of Foreign Affairs will ask about is the proof of Philippine Citizenship of those boys and they would need to see Philippine Passports. The question is, does those beach boys have Philippine Passports? Without PH Passport, those beach boys will stay in jail in malaysia for a long long long time until they bow their heads and swallow their pride to take an oath as Filipino citizens and apply for PH Passport. <br />
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There is no such thing as a Bangsamoro Passport yet. even Misuari was deported by malaysia when he breached border controls of Sabah in 2001. But he was lucky he has PH passport, the process of deportation did not take that long.<br />
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<b>ARE WE STOPPING MNLF FROM SHOWING SYMPATHY TO THE BEACH BOYS?</b><br />
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QUESTION: Sir John, are you stopping the MNLF from showing sympathy to the beach boys?<br />
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ANSWER: No. I am not. No one can stop the feeling sympathy. Sympathy is an individual thing. It is a natural thing. I myself sincerely sympathize with the beach boys. <br />
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Nevertheless, as MNLF, we encounter a lot of people who needs our help. Sometimes these request for help are difficult to refuse because it comes from a friend, a kababayan, a neighbor, a brother, a sister, a father or mother. They ask our help because they think that, as MNLF, we are stronger than the oppressor or some of them think we are vigilante. We have to be very very clear in defining our action. Are we helping in our individual capacity, or, are we helping using the badge of the MNLF. If it is a personal issue and help, we don't use the name of MNLF. <br />
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Yung mga kamag-anak at kaibigan ng mga beach boys, hindi ko yan sila pinipigilan na mag sympathize and tumulong, and even pumunta sa Sabah para ibigay ang sarili bilang reinforcement. They can do and go whenever they want. But they should not use the name of MNLF. They should make a clear statement that they are going in their individual capacity. <br />
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For those who sympathize and will actually go to Sabah for a combat mission to aid the beach boys, they should do it properly. Before they go, they should write a formal statement and publish it in the internet saying that (1) they are not carrying the badge and flag of the MNLF when they go to Sabah because it is not MNLF sanctioned, and (2) they should list personal identity information of those persons who will be going (i.e. names, gender, birthday, address, next of kin, parent's name, passport# if any). <br />
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Through that procedure, MNLF will not be categorized as a transnational terrorist organization and we can contain the list of identifiable persons who are responsible for the inevitable act -- hindi madamay ang mga decent na MNLF na walang kinalaman dyan.<br />
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Ang pag-aalaga sa magandang image ng MNLF ay trabaho ko yan. Walang pwedeng humarang or pumigil sa akin kasi naka-taya dito ang pangalan ko.<br />
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WHOEVER IN MNLF CENTRAL COMMITTEE SAYS YES TO MNLF ATTACK TO SABAH IN RESPONSE TO THE ONGOING STAND-OFF... make sure that you lead at the front line and be in the assault boats Honor and Courage. Put your life where your mouth is.<br />
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WHY DON'T YOU ORGANIZE A PEACEFUL RALLY or PUBLIC SYMPOSIUM to support and discuss the Tausugs on Sabah Stand-Off? You have a lot of influential Tausugs around who can organize this.<br />
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<b>EFFECT OF DEPORTATION ON RIGHT OF REAL ESTATE OWNERSHIP</b><br />
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QUESTION: Sir John, what is the effect on a person's right of real estate ownership if he gets expelled or deported out from the country/state where the property is located? <br />
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ANSWER: He could lose his rights of ownership through government expropriation proceeding.<br />
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<b>PROSPERITY THE KEY TO INDEPENDENCE</b><br />
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You will get your independence when you can show that (1) you have good income to stand on your own, (2) you can send your children to good school, (3) you respect the rights of the people around you, (4) you can defend your own life and personal property, (5) you have a good line-up of well-educated intellectuals in the community who are willing to administer your government, and (6) you have a collection of signatures of self-determined people who support the independence. <br />
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Untamed guns, poverty, and religious extremism -- these three are the recipe for extermination of your own people.<br />
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<b>FOOD BLOCKADE </b><br />
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QUESTION: Sir John, what can you say about food blockade in the Sabah stand-off?<br />
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ANSWER: Malaysia sanctioned food blockade is a globally acceptable tactics in armed conflict situation. It is a peaceful way to gradually reduce the will-to-fight and fighting energy of the opponent. It is not classified as "deprivation of food". Deprivation of food is when you will not feed the person in your custody or when you burn a person's tongue so he can't eat. The beach boys, right now, are not yet under custody of the Malaysian authorities -- they are not being deprived to eat whatever vegetation is available within their reach. <br />
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The beach boys are in a situation now wherein they cannot get out because Malaysian authorities would like to arrest and deport them for record purposes. I don't think they will be allowed to just go out of Sabah because from the point of view of the Malaysian authorities, it is tantamount to allowing intruders to escape, and they too have jobs to protect as law enforcers. If the beach boys will resist arrest, for sure a firefight will ensue. Anyone who goes to battle must be ready to die and the audience, too, must be ready to accept casualties.<br />
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Can MNLF enter the area on reinforcement mission? I think yes. If there is a will, there is a way. But the risk is too high and it will be very difficult. The place is sealed. It is surrounded by a combat-ready superior Malaysian forces in land and sea. On the Philippine side, the Philippine Navy is also on the borders and I think the PH Navy will fire some scary .50cal warning shots from the battleship machine-guns if they would see MNLFs on small wooden boats trying to go to Sabah at this time for whatever reason. <br />
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While the stand-off continues, the Philippine Media is continually publishing the underlying reasons why this thing is happening. We gain domestic sympathy in this aspect. <br />
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The downside is, the show of hostile character from our side is not good for the one negotiating the interest of the Bangsamoro. Remember, negotiation is not just talks, but it also includes developing publicity on the opponent's side of society to affect the decision making of the opponent. In this instance, the Malaysians perceive us as terrorists, intruders, ungoverned, and uncivilized people who does not know what a passport is and does not know how to use the airport.<br />
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<b>IN THE ADVOCACY THAT WE DO FOR THE BANGSAMORO, I SEE A HUGE PROBLEM AHEAD</b><br />
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The ROYAL ARMY OF SULU SULTANATE (RASS) is underway to be listed under the category of Transnational Terrorist Organization (TTO). I hope this there is a way to stop this. We have a lot of MNLFs who have interlocking relationships with members of the RASS. The consequences will be unimaginable. Hihigpit ang issuance ng travel visa pag makita na taga Sulu ang applicant.<br />
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<b>STAND-OFF IS ABU SAYYAF?</b><br />
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Foregn news says "Speculation is rife among Lahad Datu residents that the intruders are veterans of Abu Sayaff, the militant Islamist separatist group based in southern Philippines." Reference: http://wikisabah.blogspot.com/2013/02/aquino-wants-study-on-sulu-sultans.html#more <br />
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Sulu-based MNLF were in hot pursuit against Abu Sayyaf Group (ASG) the past few days prior to the Sabah stand-off. Where are the dead bodies and wounded of the ASG? <br />
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Where are the kidnap victims? <br />
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Are those who fled to Sabah who are on stand-off now are the ASG the MNLF has been running after? <br />
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Is that stand-off in Sabah the "graceful exit" of the ASG; like a quick shift from being pursued as kidnappers to heroes and martyrs who will fight to recover Sabah territory? <br />
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What's going on? Is news abroad leaking some smokes?<br />
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The beach boys said they went to Sabah for a suicide rally to support Sultan's claim on Sabah. But I could not find any pre-cursor or pre-departure press release statement or self-video where they expressed their good intention BEFORE going to Sabah. Something is unusual.<br />
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As I said, domestic news stories is okay; but news in foreign grounds is devastating. In situations like this, the list line of defense is the advocacy machinery, and it can only function well if information flow is not blocked.<br />
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<b>TRANSNATIONAL CRIMES IN SABAH MUST STAY IN MALAYSIAN JURISDICTION</b><br />
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Repatriation is bad for Malaysia and worse for Philippines, unless the two nations collaborated as co-directors of a stage play to smear dirt on MNLF's Sabah PREMS Deal and Sabah Recovery Project. <br />
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I don't think the Malaysian People and Filipino People are equally stupid enough to allow 300 armed men perceived to be transnational terrorists to leave Malaysian territory and enter Philippines without passport and due border control process.<br />
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<b>SIR JOHN, WHAT IS THE APPROPRIATE PHILIPPINE GOVERNMENT ROLE ON THE SABAH ISSUE?</b><br />
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ANSWER: The role of the Government of the Philippines (GPH) in this Sabah issue is to protect the friendly and diplomatic relations between Philippines and Malaysia. It is not a role of GPH to meddle upon the claim of Sulu's private ownership of a particular land that is located in a territory that is under Malaysian sovereign jurisdiction. <br />
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<b>SIR JOHN, I WORK IN MALACANANG. WE ALWAYS READ YOUR POSTS IN MNLF. WE CONSIDERED SOME OF YOUR INPUTS IN THE RECENT STATEMENTS OF THE PRESIDENT. WHAT DO YOU SUGGEST TO STRENGTHEN PHILIPPINE-MALAYSIA FRIENDSHIP ON SABAH ISSUE?</b><br />
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ANSWER: I would suggest Government of the Philippines (GPH) to open up a Dept of Foreign Affairs (DFA) office that can issue Philippine Passports in Sulu. The DFA Office in Sulu should also have a small space for the Malaysian Consul who can issue Malaysian Visa. This way, our people in Sulu don't need to travel far to get the necessary travel documents.<br />
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With this stand-off right now, I was informed by my MNLF intelligence agent in Sulu that they don't have rice in Sulu now because of naval blockade between Sabah and Sulu. Sulu imports their rice and other prime commodities mainly from Sabah. So, after this mess, please tell the President to develop also the RORO Pier for passenger boats crossing back-and-forth Sulu and Sabah. The Malaysian should also develop a good pier in Sabah closest to Sulu. Immigration Officers should check on the passports and visa on both sides -- Sabah side and Sulu side to ensure legality of people and goods crossing borders.<br />
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<b>SABAH PREMS DEAL PARAMETER NO. 10</b><br />
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"The people of Sulu Sultanate must apply for appropriate Malaysian Visa or Malaysian Citizenship if they want to establish residency or work in Sabah".<br />
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The Sabah stand-off is a violation of that parameter. The participants will face arrest, process, and deportation. A record of deportation may possibly result to those participants losing their right and entitlement to ownership of Estates in Sabah. But I can possibly represent them in Malaysia and request the removal of their record of their deportation provided that their leader, Jamalum Kiram III, comes to my office and sign a statement that he was not aware of the Sabah PREMS Deal when he ordered the invasion in Sabah. I will also attest that I have not briefed him yet at the time when they violated the Sabah PREMS Deal Parameter No. 10.<br />
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<b>STATUS OF THE RIGHTS THE ROYAL ARMY OF SULTANATE OF SULU IS FIGHTING FOR</b><br />
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1. Right to be recognized as landowner of Sabah. APPROVED.<br />
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2. Right of the landowner to sell Sabah. APPROVED.<br />
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3. Right of the landowner to collect lease and lease Sabah to any other party. APPROVED.<br />
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4. Right of the landowner to build house and develop the land in Sabah. APPROVED.<br />
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5. Right of the landowner to enter into business venture to develop the lands in Sabah and enjoy the fruits of the land. APPROVED. <br />
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6. Right of the landowner to enjoy the national security services of Malaysia on border controls. APPROVED.<br />
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7. Right of the landowners to just enter Sabah with fully armed private army without Passport, without Visa, without passing though formal border controls at ports and piers. DENIED.<br />
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8. Right of the landowners to make a self-determination to use force to expel Malaysian Sovereignty over Sabah or defy government authorities in Sabah. DENIED.<br />
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<b>MNLF LEADER NUR MISUARI STATEMENT ON SABAH STAND-OFF </b><br />
[Report from Philippine Star]<br />
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In a radio interview, Misuari reaffirmed his support for the sultanate but denied that the MNLF was on red alert and preparing for armed confrontation with Malaysian forces.<br />
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“I do not know where the report came from; there is no order for the MNLF to go on red alert,” he said over radio dzMM.<br />
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Misuari stressed the MNLF is not involved in the ongoing standoff in Lahad Datu and that he had even sent an appeal to Prime Minister Najib Razak not to harm the group.<br />
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He admitted, however, that some of the young men who joined the group were regular members of the MNLF.<br />
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He said the MNLF has ruled out the use of force in reasserting the Sabah claim.<br />
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- Read it at: <a href="http://www.philstar.com/headlines/2013/03/01/914452/palace-sultan-no-return-followers-no-talks">http://www.philstar.com/headlines/2013/03/01/914452/palace-sultan-no-return-followers-no-talks</a><br />
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<b>SIR JOHN, WHAT DID THE SABAH STAND-OFF ACHIEVED?</b><br />
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ANSWER: I don't know. MNLF don't know. We don't know what it achieved and what it failed to achieve. That question should be asked to those who are involved in it. The papers quote Philippine intelligence saying there are three groups as INVISIBLE hands behind scenario:<br />
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(1) One small faction that is in it for the money, <br />
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(2) An Anti-Aquino Administration Group, and <br />
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(3) Malaysian political opposition. <br />
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In my honest opinion, there are also three groups I saw who has direct VISIBLE hands on the scenario:<br />
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(1) One powerful influence peddlers in Malacanang who takes in BRIBE from Malaysia in exchange of silencing the Sabah issue,<br />
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(2) A Pro-Aquino Administration Group who wants to show to Malaysia that their loyalty is worth the bribe that is being paid, and<br />
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(3) Malaysian political incumbents who currently dined and wined with the Aquino Administration in Malacanang during the signing of the GPH-MILF Bangsamoro Framework Deal.<br />
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My name is Rltr. John R. Petalcorin, my name is real; hence I am more credible than that unknown jejemon from the Philippine intelligence who lacks intellectual self-esteem to reveal his name.<br />
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<b>WORDS OF WISDOM FROM SULTAN MUEDZUL KIRAM</b><br />
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KUDOS to Sultan Muedzul Kiram. Read more at <a href="http://borneoinsider.com/2013/02/23/another-sulu-sultan-opposes-bid-to-claim-sabah/">http://borneoinsider.com/2013/02/23/another-sulu-sultan-opposes-bid-to-claim-sabah/</a><br />
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<b>SIR JOHN, DID PNOY DO THE RIGHT THING ON THIS SABAH STAND-OFF?</b><br />
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ANSWER: YES. PNoy did the appropriate and righteous decision as President of the Republic of the Philippines. Moreover, he has pending righteous actions. He must implement the law against anyone who provokes the Philippines to have war with another nation.<br />
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<b>SIR JOHN, SHOULD THE OIC INTERVENE IN THE SABAH ARMED CONFLICT?</b><br />
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ANSWER: I am not sure. Maybe YES if there is an issue on violation of Muslim Rights. MNLF is the OIC Observer Member, so, it should be Nur Misuari who will send an official recommendation to the OIC regarding the issue at hand. I've read in the papers that Misuari called upon the OIC to intervene to come up with peaceful resolution, but I am yet to see the paper trail of the official request. I am not a Muslim, but I think there is HIJRA violation. I am not sure.<br />
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<b>SIR JOHN, WHY IS THIS MNLF PAGE NOT SUPPORTIVE OF THE ARMED CONFLICT IN SABAH? </b><br />
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ANSWER: Please read the ABOUT of this MNLF Page in Facebook and Blogger, it says "This page is created and maintained by the MNLF Director for Advocacy Communication for the benefit of fellow MNLF members, external observers, media, stakeholders, and "FRIENDLY GROUPS", which is a term in the 1994 GRP-MNLF Joint Ceasefire Guidelines and Ground Rules which refers to civilians and other groups that are supportive/sympathetic to the GRP-MNLF peace talks and the actual implementation of GRP-MNLF agreements for the best interest of the Bangsamoro People."<br />
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<b>SIR JOHN, IF YOU ARE THE PRESIDENT OF THE REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES, HOW CAN YOU BE PUT IN A SITUATION WHEREIN YOU WILL BE FORCED TO HELP THE SULTANATE OF SULU IN ASSERTING THEIR RIGHTS ON SABAH?</b><br />
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ANSWER: There is no way for the President or any government resources (especially Military) can be spent on a private interests such as private persons resolving their land ownership issues in a foreign land (Sabah). <br />
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If I were the President of the Republic, I would visit Kiram as he would want me to and I will bring a DEED OF DONATION for Kiram and other Sultan Claimants to sign. As President of the Republic, I will tell them: "donate Sabah to the Philippine Government and as President I will use whatever means is possible to take sovereignty of that land". Is Sulu willing to donate Sabah to the Philippine Government? I don't think so.<br />
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<b>SIR JOHN, I AM A MALAYSIAN SCHOLAR. WHY CAN'T YOU STOP YOUR PEOPLE IN THE GROUNDS FROM LAUNCHING INDEPENDENT ASSAULTS ON SABAH?</b><br />
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ANSWER: I've been sitting here alone on the negotiating table for almost a year already, patiently waiting for Malaysia to come in and sit. I have given Malaysian authorities in Manila the paper of the agenda of the talks, but your country seem to be disinterested, or perhaps just bureaucratically slow in grabbing the opportunity of a peaceful negotiation. As a result, my people got impatient and perhaps some of them decided to group themselves to make the barrel of their guns do the talking. I told them not to go, but how can I stop impatient guns if I have no update to give them? In a few days, I might leave to somewhere in Europe to have my vacation and witness the installation of the new Pope for at least 6 months; so back here in Southeast Asia you just have to face those impatient guns who will come visit you every now and then. When we stop talking, the grounds will start shooting, that's how it works.<br />
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THE PRECURSOR -- For 4 decades Sabah was silent until on 26 Jan 2013 I expressed a "slight" feeling of disappointment over Malaysia in a blog http://bangsamoromnlf.blogspot.com/2013/01/milf-helps-malaysia-deport-bangsamoro.html<br />
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Fifteen days later, on 9 Feb 2013, the first batch of the Beach Boys arrived in Sabah, and I was surprised because I don't even know who these guys are. It's like river, it flows naturally.<br />
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<b>SIR JOHN, NAJIB AND ANWAR, ELECTION COMPETITORS IN MALAYSIA ARE POINTING THEIR FINGER AT EACH OTHER WITH ALLEGATION OF MASTERMINDING OF THIS SABAH ARMED CONFLICT. WHAT CAN YOU SAY ABOUT THIS?</b><br />
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ANSWER: There is only one mastermind of what is going on now in Sabah and the person is me. My situation is unique because I just wrote a series of blogs about Sabah and people I never met in my entire life started reacting, the situation became out of control, and one morning we already have a stand-off and after a few days a bloodbath, and who knows what will happen next. <br />
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I neither had acquaintance, meeting, communication, nor any link with Anwar, nor with Najib, nor with Jamalul Kiram III. If they have met with Misuari, Murad, Kiram or anyone, it is irrelevant because none of these guys have ever directly or indirectly influenced me in asserting the rights of the Tausugs over Sabah. <br />
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However, I admit, there are one or two high ranking officials of the MNLF who sent me text messages that ORDERED me to shut down my blogs during the height of the stand-off. So, as a knee jerk response, I temporarily shut it down and even accidentally deleted everything. But I realized later that there seems to be inconsistency between the shut-down order and my blanket authority in the MNLF on this Sabah Recovery Project, so I revived the site. As a result of this, we are currently experiencing a major rift in the MNLF - someone who wants our blogs to continue asserting the rights of the Tausugs versus someone who wants to SILENCE us. Strange, though, that the group who wants to silence us are the ones actively involved in supplying beach boys to the Royal Army of Sultan Jamalul Kiram III. We, the noisy ones, don't want the Tausugs to breach Malaysian territory.<br />
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My approach in the Sabah issue is NEGOTIATION, SCHOLARLY TALKS, not war. Najib and Anwar are accusing each other on riding the issue and instigating the war. As mastermind of this Sabah explosive issue, I will be the judge on who between Anwar and Najib is telling the truth. The judgement criteria will be simple. Whoever between the two will sit with us for a cup of coffee, anywhere they want, is the one who is PRO-PEACE. The one who is pro-peace will get the Sabah votes.<br />
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<b>SIR JOHN, IS MNLF, AS AN ORGANIZATION, ALREADY OFFICIALLY INVOLVED AS PARTICIPANT OF THE SABAH ARMED CONFLICT?</b> [5 March 2013]<br />
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ANSWER: Not yet. You know, MNLF members are spread all over Mindanao, Palawan, Sabah, Sulu, and even Metro Manila. MNLF is a very huge organization. At present, MNLF leader Nur Misuari has not yet PUBLICLY declared MNLF's official participation in that war. So the status is, we have nothing to do with that, yet. <br />
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You know, it just a coincident that "some few" of the first batch of the Beach Boys who died there in Sabah were some sort of affiliated with MNLF. So, like a fraternity, their surviving brothers would get angry and go there too to take revenge and we can't stop them. In Sabah, there are also MNLFs and if one of them get killed, the fraternity instinct kicks in and it becomes a chain reaction of one fighter coming into the picture after another. It just a coincidence that that these people involved in the fighting are MNLF. <br />
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If you see 200 or 100 or 50 men going to Sabah, that's not MNLF yet. You would know if MNLF is officially involved because I will publish it here and we will be sending at least 10,000 troops to Sabah batch-by-batch, endlessly. As of today, MNLF, as an organization, is not yet officially involved.<br />
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<b>SIR JOHN, IS THE PHILIPPINE PRESIDENT "SINCERE" IN HIS POLICY THAT PHILIPPINE GOVERNMENT WILL DISCOURAGE FILIPINOS TO PARTICIPATE IN THE ADVENTURES IN SABAH?</b><br />
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ANSWER: I am not sure. I have doubts. If he is sincere, he could have just prevented this armed conflict be ordering his Military Intelligence to arrest those who are actively recruiting MNLFs to participate in armed conflict to Sabah. There is less than five of these illegal recruiters. Once you arrest these guys, the RASS will no longer have supply of men. <br />
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Another thing, if the Philippine President is sincere, the Philippine Naval ships should have been effective in preventing the RASS recruits from crossing to Sabah. If there are still ARMED illegal border-crossers, then there is something wrong in the Philippine side. <br />
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The Malaysian side should pick this post and help them calculate the sincerity of the Philippine President's statement supporting the diplomatic relations of Malaysia and Philippines.<br />
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The President's FUNCTIONAL NEGLIGENCE to perform his duty to prevent transnational crimes originating from his territorial jurisdiction is an IMPEACHABLE OFFENSE. <a href="http://www.humantrafficking.org/organizations/279">http://www.humantrafficking.org/organizations/279</a><br />
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But if Malaysian Government and Philippine Government are co-directors of the stage show for whatever ulterior motive they have, we can't compel these governments to do the right thing. One thing for sure, these two governments hate the MNLF and they have insiders in the MNLF who will drag the MNLFs name into the armed conflict.<br />
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<b>SIR JOHN, WHERE IS PEACE?</b><br />
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ANSWER: Look around you. Malaysian media fueling the war. Philippine media fueling the war. Malaysian government started the firing of shots at the protesters in Sabah that resulted to the escalation of the armed conflict. Philippine government seem to speak peace but its border control is not sincere in preventing armed cross-borders. There are many brave officers in MNLF who are not afraid to do fraternity wars. MILF helping Malaysia systematically uproot Tausugs in Sabah. Everybody wants WAR! <br />
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Since day one, in the side of Philippines there is only one place where the Sabah issue is not silenced and where PEACE COFFEE is always kept warm for the Malaysians to "try" and sincere prevention of armed conflict is proposed. The PEACE COFFEE is in this MNLF Page.<br />
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<b>SIR JOHN, CAN YOU TELL US WHY THAT ASSAULT SOME FEW TAUSUGS IN SABAH NOW IS NOT OFFICIALLY RELATED TO THE PROPOSED SABAH PREMS DEAL? </b><br />
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ANSWER: That is a good question Jimmy. First and foremost, the Sabah PREMS Deal is a peaceful and scholarly talks that is intended to produce real estate contracts (lease and joint venture) between the landowner (People of Sulu or Tausugs) and the landusers (Malaysians plus many others). The foundation of success of the Sabah PREMS Deal is on the supposed righteous policy of Malaysia to protect the bundle of rights of the landowners and landusers. <br />
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If Malaysia ignores the proponents (scholars and negotiators) of the Sabah PREMS Deal and suppresses the rights of the landowners, that's the time the Sabah PREMS Deal will have to be escalated to INVASION, that is, to eject Malaysian sovereignty over Sabah and replace it with another that will most probably protect the rights of the landowners, the landusers, and the people in general. <br />
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In the event Sabah PREMS Deal elevates the matter to the Invasion Team, I will make a strict instruction that the Tausugs must not be engaged in the groundwork squatter ejection process because they are the landowners. This is so because the landowners has to be alive because Sabah PREMS Deal is basically serving the interest of the landowners. No landowners, no Sabah PREMS Deal. Sabah PREMS Deal treats the Tausugs people in general as ROYALTIES, we value each one of them, and we want to preserve that bloodline because they are the people that I personally believe as destined to be revived to rule the entire Bangsamoro Land (Mindanao, Sulu, Palawan, Sabah) in the future.<br />
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So now, in the present armed conflict situation in Lahad Datu, you see small packs of Tausugs invading Sabah. The mere fact that Tausugs are involved in the nasty groundwork of invasion, that is not Sabah PREMS Deal, and that is not the work of the hand of the MNLF.<br />
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<b>SIR JOHN, WHY ARE MNLF MEMBERS EASILY SWAYED TO JOIN ARMED CONFLICT ADVENTURES?</b><br />
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ANSWER: MNLF, as an organization, has a very huge membership. Some have guns, some don't. MNLFs are generally revolutionary minded, fraternity protectionists, unemployed or underemployed, and lowly educated; hence, they are very vulnerable to be easily swayed by "recruiters" who supply boys to Abu Sayyaf, MILF, RASS (PAJAK3), Private Armies, Election Goons, etc. So, if you have available guns, ammunition, and you need boys to carry it for you to battle, no matter what reason, whether that be jihad, redo, fraternity vengeance, assertion of property rights, terrorism, electioneering, escort service to a VIP, or even just group PICTORIALS, you can easily find an MNLF who claims to be an MNLF Officer and pay him to get him to supply you with boys you need. The eyes of those boys will glisten if you show them high-powered guns to carry. <br />
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That is why in MNLF, I have been long ago sending feelers to the Philippine Government to help us conduct seminars in the grounds so we can educate our boys and reduce their vulnerability to terrorist trafficking. We also have feelers to assist government in gun registration. But the Philippine Government just didn't pick up the feelers. I think the Philippine Government don't care about peace and order in Mindanao.<br />
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Nevertheless, the lack of care of Philippine Government in Mindanao did not stop us from advocating peace and order in this <a href="https://www.facebook.com/MNLFpage">MNLF Page in Facebook</a>.<br />
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<b>JUST A COINCIDENCE OF THE DATES</b><br />
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9 Feb 2013, MNLF pursuing the Abu Sayyaf Group (ASG) in Patikul Sulu reached the dead end of the search. The ASG are holding in Patikul Sulu and MNLF had been pursuing them since 2 Feb 2013 in an effort to rescue kidnapped victims Jordanian journalist Baker Abdulla Atyani, Elwold Horn (Holland citizen kidnapped by ASG on 1 Feb 2012), Lorenzo Vinceguerre (Swiss citizen kidnapped by ASG on 1 Feb 2012), Warren Richard Rodwell (Australian citizen kidnapped by ASG on 5 December 2011), and Japanese Toshio Ito (Japanese citizen kidnapped by ASG in July 2010). Being pursued are around 200 men, suddenly disappeared in Sulu.<br />
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9 Feb 2013, the so-called Royal Army of Sultanate of Sulu (RASS), landed in Laha Datu Sabah with around 200 men. <br />
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Well, it looks like Malaysia invited them in and is harboring the kidnappers in Sabah and even gave them a new ALYAS RASS! <br />
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Are there Malaysian Police getting ambushed and decapitated? Well, ambush and decapitating are ASG trademarks.<br />
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Jamalul Kiram III, the sender of the RASS, showed proof that he is on Malaysian payroll.<br />
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You know what? A lot of Malaysian Police and Army get killed in Sabah. To preserve Malaysian-Philippines diplomatic relations, I think the good Malaysian People should ask their President or whatever they call him about the Malaysian black ops in Southern Philippines.<br />
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I have already exhausted all my effort to get proof of life of the kidnapped victims in Southern Philippines, but yielded nothing. I guess early morning of 9 Feb 2013, the ASG, along with their captives, have already crossed border to Sabah.<br />
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Now we go to my answer on the question on WHAT IS MALAYSIA'S POLICY WITH REGARDS TO HANDLING THE TAUSUG'S CLAIM.<br />
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<b>SIR JOHN, WHAT IS MALAYSIA'S POLICY WITH REGARDS TO HANDLING THE TAUSUG'S CLAIM?</b><br />
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ANSWER: Why ask me, I am not Malaysia. Ask Malaysia. But since you already asked, perhaps you want to know how I see Malaysia's policy from my own perception and opinion.<br />
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In my study, I picked up four Malaysia policies/strategy with regards to handling the Tausug's claim on Sabah:<br />
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(1) Silence the issue. This is done by bribing the media and the Philippine Government. One of the evidences is the Memorandum of former President Gloria Arroyo in 2008 mandating all government agency to be SILENT on the Sabah issue. Some officers of the MNLF were also utilized to tell me to shut down my noisy blogs.<br />
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(2) Keep the Tausug poor and politically powerless. This is done by bribing the administration of the Philippine Government, and by using the MILF and Abu Sayyaf Group (ASG) to ensure that investors will get scared in Sulu and in entire Mindanao.<br />
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(3) Depopulate and uproot the Tausugs in Sabah. This is done by terrorising the Tausugs in Sabah and by facilitating Malaysian investments in Mindanao to facilitate their return to Mindanao.<br />
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(4) Create and maintain a multiple-claimant scenario. This is done by creating, feeding the desire of royalty, and providing appropriate costumes and international recognition to SEVERAL Sulu Sultan claimants separately and make them compete/fight each other over the issue on who the rightful Sultan is.<br />
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<b>THE PRIVATE ARMY OF JAMALUL KIRAM III (PAJAK3)</b><br />
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The correct name of the group involved in the Sabah raid of 9 Feb 2013 should be "Private Army of Jamalul Kiram III (PAJAK3)". It is inappropriate and unfair to the people of Sulu to call them Royal Army of Sultanate of Sulu.<br />
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<b>SIR JOHN, I AM A TAUSUG. TO WHOM ARE YOU LOYAL, TO THE PEOPLE OF SULU OR TO MALAYSIA?</b><br />
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ANSWER: SABAH PREMS DEAL is a PROFESSIONAL APPROACH. Professionals do what is right according to the dictum of the profession. Just like a doctor, a doctor's job is to save lives, no one can dictate upon the doctor on the professional medical care that has to be done upon the patient. <br />
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If you read my blogs on Sabah PREMS Deal, you will notice that I spent so much time and effort on it with a primary objective that THE PEOPLE OF SULU must benefit from the fruits of Sabah. It is a nightmare for any real estate professional to press the rights of the owner of the land when the land is possessed by someone else.<br />
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Now, let me tell you the truth. I know a technicality that will make Sulu lose its OWNERSHIP RIGHTS on Sabah. If I were loyal to Malaysia, I could have just told Malaysia what to do, and with just two sentences of advise, Malaysia could become the rightful OWNER and SOVEREIGN NATION over Sabah. But I kept silent on this technicality.<br />
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Observe my UNPAID EFFORT my dear, so you will intelligently decide whether you should be grateful or doubtful of my involvement in this issue. <br />
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The recent PAJAK3 raid on Sabah is not good for the people of Sulu. It will block the trade between Sulu and Sabah that peaceful Tausugs and Sabahans have enjoyed for centuries. It will make it very very very difficult for us to deal with Malaysia on Sulu's claim on Sabah.<br />
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<b>SIR JOHN, A GROUP OF SABAH CLAIMANTS FORMED A MANIFESTO OF SOLIDARITY FOR PEACE AND AGREED TO GET SETTLEMENT FUND FROM MALAYSIA WITH REGARDS TO THIS SABAH CLAIM. HOW WILL THIS AFFECT THE SABAH PREMS DEAL? </b>Read more at <a href="http://www.philstar.com/headlines/2013/03/05/915945/sulu-sultans-widow-fighting-sabah-mere-drama">http://www.philstar.com/headlines/2013/03/05/915945/sulu-sultans-widow-fighting-sabah-mere-drama</a> <br />
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ANSWER: The technical term of that settlement is called QUIT CLAIM. When a claimant doesn't want to go through the hassle of claiming ownership, he is given cash and he signs a Quit Claim. <br />
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The effect of that is it will reduce the number of claimants and beneficiaries of the Sabah PREMS Deal. Those who signed the Quit Claim can no longer benefit from the result of the PREMS Deal. <br />
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In that article, the mere fact that settlement is to be paid, it means the claim is real and existing.<br />
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In short, the Quit Claim is good for those claimants who patiently ride on the Sabah PREMS Deal. I just hope that whatever they get from the Quit Claim will flow down and be translated into food for the family's table of ordinary people in Sulu, not just for themselves.<br />
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<b>SIR JOHN, MANY POLITICAL CANDIDATES GANG UP ON PNOY AQUINO SAYING HE IS A TRAITOR TO THE FILIPINO FOR NOT PROVIDING MILITARY AID TO THE PRIVATE ARMY OF JAMALUL KIRAM III (PAJAK3). WHAT CAN YOU SAY ABOUT THIS?</b><br />
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ANSWER: Ohh I don't like PNoy too and perhaps I am the only blogger in the Philippines who have written tons and tons of criticisms on PNoy and given a new opportunity to criticize him I will. But on this PAJAK3 case, he did the right thing, he followed his mandate, he followed the law, and I hope he will implement the law. We, exhortationists bark a lot at mistakes, but we also reward good deeds with a good note. <br />
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Now observe those politicians who criticize PNoy on this PAJAK3 raid on Sabah and know their background. You will notice they are typically LAWYERS who have FRATMEN MENTALITY. Fratmen have common characteristics, they do acts of violence and corruption for the sake of their fraternity brods; and they too generally "enjoy" the sight of human suffering (initiations). Our nation is like this, so ugly, because of those fratmen lawyers. You want me to mention one Senatoriable who is a fratman?<br />
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<b>SIR JOHN, HEADLINES SHOW 32 MORE FILIPINOS KILLED IN SABAH. WHAT DO YOU FEEL ABOUT THIS?</b><br />
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ANSWER: I LAUGH AND LAUGH! You know, I will only mourn next to the family. I didn't see any family who mourns. Show me first the identity documents proving those are Filipinos or at least tell the Stage Producer Jamalul Kiram III and his Malaysian Stage Director to show a list, personal record, and proof of Filipino citizenship of those persons. <br />
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Let me tell you the background of Jamalul Kiram III. In the 70's he made a lot of money from Marcos by bringing in farmers, having them wear Muslim costumes, make them carry guns for PICTORIALS to what later appears on broadsheet in Manila with headlines: "Muslim Insurgents Surrender to Marcos". <br />
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Now he's is back in business. So, tell me, did JK3 even HUMANLY CARE to get the manifesto (list) of the personal profile of the boys he used there?<br />
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So after this post, the producers rush to organize the Crying Ladies. <br />
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<b>CORE MESSAGES OF MALAYSIAN MEDIA</b><br />
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QUESTION: Sir Jhon, Im a filipino here in in Sabah Malaysia, Im not from Mindanao, nor Manila, but I just want to inform you that Msia media is quite annoying. Saying that the Rass has been completely defeated, that the Rass has been wiped out , that thousands of Rass are otw here, and the craziest of em all is that Kiram III want to claim Sarawak too. Pls discuss this on your page but dont post my name or identity.<br />
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ANSWER: Special request pa talaga ha to be answered on main post. Hehehe. Sige pagbigyan. By the way, we don't use RASS anymore because I received a lot of concerns from the good people of Sulu, we refer to them as Private Army of Jamalul Kiram III (PAJAK3), and this new name originally came from me. Now let's begin to answer your questions.<br />
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The Malaysian media have TWO CORE MESSAGES for their people: <br />
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(1) Gain the trust of the people of Sabah by showing that Malaysian Forces are reliable to defeat any intruder, and <br />
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(2) Destroy the reputation of the MNLF by publishing a false information that MNLF is a collaborator of the PAJAK3. <br />
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Personally, I have a suspicion, though, that this thing is REAL. Knowing the direct payers, I see a stage show. <br />
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The only time I would start believing that this is real is when Malaysia issues official order to categorize PAJAK3 as a Transnational Terrorist and transmit the request for arrest to the InterPol, and the Philippine government will start arresting those directly involve in this transnational terror crime. Unless these serious actions are taken, I think everything is ALL A STAGE SHOW. <br />
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We are not interested on Sarawak.<br />
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<b>MNLF's ECONOMIC PLAN FOR SABAH</b><br />
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Sabah will be well-planned and divided into several economic zones and Townships and we will offer it for lease and joint venture to MANY real estate and mineral extraction developers of many countries who can afford to invest. One zone could possibly be leased to Malaysia, another zone to China, another zone to USA, and another zone to British, and another to Arabs, etc etc. We don't want Sabah to be leased out to one nation, in fact, no one nation can afford the price to become exclusive lessee of Sabah. The people of Sabah, Sulu, Mindanao will greatly benefit from our economic development plan. So please, I hope Malaysia, who is the sovereign government in Sabah, will help us instead of block us. I am an economist and a real estate professional. Let's generate jobs and economic development. We don't have to pass through armed conflict in order to do these good visions.<br />
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We have similar plans for Mindanao, Sulu, Palawan, and Sabah. If Malaysia wants me to develop Mindanao first instead of Sabah, why don't Malaysia business representatives just come to me and talk to me about it? You don't need to create a stage show in Sabah, you don't need to kill people in Sabah. Come here to my office, lets talk business that will be benefited directly by our people, show me the money, and don't waste my time!<br />
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We also don't want to do business in Sabah if only it will result to make myself and you POOR just like Sulu citizen. We will not disturb you on whatever your status or job in Sabah right now. But please don't block us if we drive in multi-billion investments in Sabah that will give the people of Sulu and Sabah the chance to prosper and become rich. <br />
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<b>SIR JOHN, IS SABAH PREMS DEAL ASKING MONEY FROM MALAYSIAN GOVERNMENT?</b><br />
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ANSWER: No. Sabah PREMS deal is not a lazy beggar deal. Sabah PREMS Deal won't ask a dollar from Malaysian Govt. Sabah PREMS Deal represent the rights of the landowner and will make money in Sabah by zoning and subdividing the lands and leasing it out to whoever wants to invest on the land. Whatever money we collect, we remit it to Sulu.<br />
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In my estimate, collecting lease from its present landusers would already income at least P56Billion. Prospective investors from China, USA, and Europe would make us earn at least P100B a year. <br />
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If Malaysia wants drama by suppress the landowner from doing peaceful, legal, and decent business in Sabah, we will go ahead with the lease with another nations and the downpayment will be used to purchase arms and send in the private mercenaries from all over the world to help us occupy the land, burn all structure there that smells Malaysian, and of course the simplest thing to do is drive away Malaysian sovereignty. In the event invasion is inevitable, it will be properly announced so that civilians are given option to flee and Malaysian forces will have enough military defense preparation before we move in to ensure there is drama.<br />
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There are groups in Philippines now who wants to take over Sabah and we don't like them. If Philippines will take over Sabah, Sabah will become as poor as Sulu. So we say NO to Philippine intervention in the MNLF Sabah PREMS Deal.<br />
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<b>SIR JOHN, I GUESS A LOT OF BIG MEDIA NETWORK ASK FOR THE OFFICIAL POSITION OF THE MNLF FROM YOU. I GUESS YOU GET TIRED IN ANSWERING THE SAME QUESTION ALL OVER AGAIN. WHAT DO YOU TELL THEM BY DEFAULT? ANY CUT AND PASTE ANSWER YOU CAN SHARE TO A SIMPLE BLOGGER LIKE ME?</b><br />
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ANSWER: Hehehe, that true Neil. Below is the default response.<br />
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The Moro National Liberation Front (MNLF) has no prior knowledge of the Private Army of Jamalul Kiram III (PAJAK3) operations and MNLF has not provided and will not provide any financial, technical, weapons, intelligence, manpower, nor moral support to the PAJAK3. <br />
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We are closely monitoring the media reports on this event and are ready to provide negotiation technical assistance and unarmed humanitarian mission in danger zones whenever formally requested by the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) of the United Nations. <br />
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We sympathize with the people of Sulu, Sabah, Philippines, and even Malaysia whose lives were negatively affected by this incident. <br />
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We exhort the Malaysian Authorities and Philippine Authorities to show sincere enforcement of laws against transnational terrorist organizations to ensure this incident will not happen again, and also help those who suffer. <br />
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We also exhort the media, both in Malaysia and Philippine side, to refrain from provoking and dragging the good name of the MNLF into this situation. <br />
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Our leader, Prof. Dr. Nur Misuari, a UN Peace Prize awardee, already said that we, the MNLF, have nothing to do with this armed conflict in Sabah. <br />
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<b>SIR JOHN, I AM A TAUSUG. I SEE MALAYSIAN AS AN ENEMY THAT MUST BE DESTROYED. HOW DO YOU SEE MALAYSIANS IN SABAH?</b><br />
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ANSWER: Kid, I understand your parent's past sour relationship with Malaysia. Time can only be spent on one thing, not two things. As a people, you will not be able to move on forward to operate a business corporation if you continue spending your time cleaning your guns the entire day. <br />
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I see Malaysians in Sabah as CUSTOMERS. They patronize our land leasing business. They are already a captured customers because they don't want to leave Sabah. The price of the rent is very low compared to the peace of home it can give in return. They will pay the rent that I will bring to Sulu for your food on the table. So, please, go play somewhere and don't harm my customers. <br />
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<b>SIR JOHN, MANY NEWS STORIES RECENTLY CAME OUT REFERRING TO NUR MISUARI AS "FORMER" MNLF LEADER. WHO IS THE CURRENT LEADER OF THE MNLF?</b><br />
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ANSWER: The one and only highest leader of MNLF at present is Prof. Dr. Nur P. Misuari. If you read or hear or watch news stories refering to him as "former" MNLF leader, there is no truth to that story, and that is a PAID PROPAGANDA by those who wants to create a "cloud" of the MNLF. <br />
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That is old strategy of the Arroyo Administration and I also noticed the Aquino Administration are beginning to use the same strategy against the MNLF. Another person you also have to watch who have this obsession of persistently "acting" like a self-claimed leader of the MNLF is Muslimin Sema -- he is the favorite actor of the Philippine Government in the leadership "cloud" on the MNLF.<br />
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We have a ONE MNLF Doctrine that says: "there is only one genuine MNLF, one leadership of Nur Misuari, one ideology of egalitarianism, one objective of independence". Anyone who defies this doctrine is considered a SEPARATIST of the MNLF. The 15EC of Muslimin Sema is one of those groups that are considered by MNLF as a separatist of the MNLF.<br />
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<b>SIR JOHN, IS PAJAK3 SULTANATE OF SULU?</b><br />
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PAJAK3 is not "Sultanate of Sulu", okay? Behind the stage show in Sabah now is an employer-employee relationship between Malaysia and PAJAK3, so there is no need for a "foreign intervention" for these two. The foreign intervention (United Nations) that Sabah needs now is is a UN Mission that will closely monitor the Malaysia's SYSTEMATIC UPROOTING of Tausugs in Sabah and also the undocumented children of Sabah.<br />
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<b>Would you please further elaborate the evidence that crisis in sabah recently is designed by malaysian black ops as per your statement.</b><br />
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Malaysia gets all the benefits of the scenario. The scenario helps Malaysia achieve their mission of uprooting the Moro/Filipinos in Sabah. The scenario helps Malaysia show to the Sabahans that they are reliable as they have Military capability to repulse an invasion. The scenario gave the Malaysian media the opportunity to implicate the good name of the MNLF via false news. The scenario slows caused the trade blockade between Sabah and Sulu, slowing down the MNLF's energy to pursue the Abu Sayyaf Group (ASG is jointly manipulated by AFP and Malaysian Black Ops). <br />
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By background, Jamalul Kiram III is not an activist and never been an activist. He is a STAGE SHOW DIRECTOR specialized in Filipino Muslim Characters. If I were the talent searcher for scenario like that, no one else in Mindanao can do it better than Jamalul Kiram III.<br />
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Despite the show that they are already killing the beach boys, Malaysia will have all the excuses to never put their stage show director in the category of Transnational Terrorist Organization because he has all the evidence that will prove Malaysian Black Ops.<br />
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You they can easily mislead former and even currently active MNLFs to join the show for the purpose of implicating the MNLF, especially those MNLF in the remote area who have no access to this MNLF Facebook Page. We neither have any idea who that "Musa" is, nor any information on how an alleged MNLF ended up in there.<br />
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So now you see, if you are MNLF and you go there, you will never get the HONOR OF THE MNLF. If you are MNLF and you die for PAJAK3, we will tell the whole world that we don't know you and if we know you we will say that you are a disgrace to the MNLF. <br />
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<b>SIR JOHN, DID YOU PLAN THE PAJAK3 RAID ON SABAH?</b><br />
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Sabah claim was silent already for the past 40 years until I masterminded the Sabah PREMS Deal and everything that is happening now in Sabah is a result of people having read my brainchild Sabah PREMS Deal. Sabah PREMS Deal is a CAUSE and it has two possible EFFECTS: (1) one is part of my plan, and (2) the other is outside my plan and a mere reaction of many parties. <br />
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The PAJAK3 incident is an EFFECT that is NOT part of my plan, but it is related to the Sabah PREMS Deal. Malaysia sending in military to uproot the Moro/Filipino and undocumented children in Sabah is an EFFECT that is NOT part of my plan but it is related to the Sabah PREMS Deal. So if you ask me if I "planned" the PAJAK3 the UPROOTING, the answer is NO. PAJAK and Uprooting is planned and executed by Malaysia as a reaction to Sabah PREMS Deal.<br />
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By threatening to ban you, I mean to sting you a little so you will be wide awake and aware that that question you are posing has a high potential of MISCHIEF.<br />
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<b>SIR JOHN, SINCE PAJAK3's MISSION IS TO UPROOT THE MOROS/FILIPINOS IN SABAH, WHAT WOULD THE MNLF DO OR SOLUTION TO THE MATTER?</b><br />
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ANSWER: That's a good question, Tim. If you think MNLF will militarily respond to the situation, you will get disappointed.<br />
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In behalf of the MNLF, I already have alerted the NGOs who serve as agents of the United Nations to watch the uprooting and the undocumented children closely, in fact they are already monitoring it very closely and some of their agents are already in the ports of Sulu. The UN Report on that later on will be a strong basis to prove Malaysia's unworthiness to act as sovereign nation over the people of Sabah. <br />
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When PREMS land in Sabah, we will have to decide on what Nation (MY vs PH) will deserve to be sovereign on Sabah and the human rights record is a factor in the determination. <br />
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Those groups in Philippines who wants to reclaim Sabah should focus on monitoring and exposing Malaysia's uprooting and gross unfair treatment to undocumented children who were born in Sabah. A series of these expose publication will be very valuable and will have a great impact on the future of Sabah.<br />
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We would also look at how the GPH help Sulu during the Sulu-Sabah food blockade took effect. Did GPH facilitated a solution such as direct shipping of goods from Manila to Sulu? We would also look at how GPH effectively extended its consular services to facilitate proper documentation (birth cert and passport) at Sulu or Zamboanga Ports of Entry to the 50,000 undocumented Moro/Filipino children who are uprooted in Sabah.<br />
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<b>SIR JOHN, YOUR REACTION TO THESE TWO ARTICLES?</b> <br />
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<a href="http://ph.news.yahoo.com/blogs/the-inbox/malaysia-takes-ph-dirt-malaca%C3%B1ang-takes-timidly-095257582.html">http://ph.news.yahoo.com/blogs/the-inbox/malaysia-takes-ph-dirt-malaca%C3%B1ang-takes-timidly-095257582.html</a><br />
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<a href="http://opinion.inquirer.net/48619/fallout">http://opinion.inquirer.net/48619/fallout</a><br />
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ANSWER: Malaysia "mediated" (kuno) the MILF-GPH talks that produced the Framework Agreement for Bangsamoro. On the contrary, it is my opinion that Malaysia used and took advantage of the beggarship vulnerability of the MILF and GPH to "control" these two so she can push her agenda of silencing the Sabah issue. We therefore have a peace talk negotiation wherein the mediator's selfish interest were primarily served. <br />
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That MILF-GPH Deal is not good for the Bangsamro People, not good for the people of Sulu, and not good for the Filipino People. PNoy, senatorial candidates will surely suffer a backlash on this scandal. <br />
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The PAJAK3 are mobile, like a rabbit being followed by Malaysian Military, and they pass through Moro/Filipino civilian communities. From the start, I said these PAJAK3 are not protesters, not activists, they are there to lead the Malaysians to locate the Moro/Filipino communities that are being targeted for uprooting.<br />
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<b>SIR JOHN, NATL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION (NBI) IS INVITING NUR MISUARI TO THEIR OFFICE IN TAFT MANILA TO SHED LIGHT ON THE EARLIER ACCUSATION THAT MISUARI PERSUADED THE SO CALLED "ROYAL FORCES" TO TRAVEL TO SABAH AND FUNDING THEIR TRIP. WHAT CAN YOU SAY ABOUT THIS?</b><br />
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Reference: <a href="http://www.gmanetwork.com/news/story/298973/news/nation/nbi-invites-kirams-misuari-for-sabah-conflict-probe">http://www.gmanetwork.com/news/story/298973/news/nation/nbi-invites-kirams-misuari-for-sabah-conflict-probe</a><br />
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ANSWER: They mentioned "EARLIER" accusations. Who is "Earlier"? I have not heard of him. The NBI should find Mr. or Ms. "Earlier" first and ask him about his/her allegation. <br />
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Who is "Royal Forces"? What we have now is Private Army of Jamalul Kiram III (PAJAK3). They better get their terminologies straight or else it will confuse everyone.<br />
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Misuari will not travel from Mindanao to NBI. Misuari can't afford a plane fare for that invitation. There is an NBI office in Mindanao with staff, please tell them to come to Misuari, not the other way around.<br />
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By the way, how did NBI get the information that PAJAK "TRAVELED" to Sabah? From where? Through what means? We don't know these information. The government knows these information? So, perhaps it is true that the Philippine Government KNOWS THESE INFORMATION? Hehehe, the government should explain this "PRIOR KNOWLEDGE OF THE PAJAK ATTACK" to Malaysia.<br />
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SIR JOHN, what is that picture (Misuari and Kiram raising hands together) say?<br />
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ANSWER: The clan of Jamalul Kiram III endorses Nur Misuari for ARMM Governor. That's all that it is. No more. No less.<br />
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Other politicians went to Kiram, many of them, but he only raised the hand of Misuari.<br />
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1. OPAPP Budget is taxpayer's money for the peace process. Twenty-five Percent (25%) of the OPAPP's annual budget must be released for MNLF before the talks resume to fund the research and travel of its negotiators, think-tanks, top leaders, and technical resource consultants who must prepare and attend the talks. If this fund is subject to audit, the MNLF is willing to employ, on secondment, a government accredited auditor.<br />
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2. MNLF Leader Nur Misuari have exclusive right to determine who will participate in the talks on the side of the MNLF. <br />
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3. The GPH negotiators must be represented by an Associate Justice of the Supreme Court, Chairman of the Committee of Peace Process of the House of Representatives, Chairman of the Committee of Peace Process of the Senate.<br />
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4. The venue of the talks shall be nominated by the GPH and MNLF in an alternating manner. <br />
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5. Philippine Government shall compensate the MNLF an amount of P10 million a month (retroactive applies) for the delay of implementation of the provisions in the Tripoli Agreement. <br />
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6. Prof. Dr. Nur Misuari shall be paid just compensation at P20,000 a day for unjust political imprisonment from 2001-2009. We demand an apology from the Philippine Government to be formally delivered before the formal session of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC). <br />
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7. GPH shall unilaterally terminate and recant its conformity to the MILF-GPH Bangsamoro Framework Agreement.<br />
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<b>MAGULO ANG PANGANGABIT</b><br />
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Si GPH parang si Mister. Si MNLF parang si Misis. Si MILF anak ni Misis. Etong si Mister, ginawang kabit si MILF -- taboo! Nagalit si Misis. Ayun sumama na si Misis sa Chinese na mayaman na gwapo pa. Etong si GPH, pangit na, mayabang pa, sira-ulo, nananakit pa, hindi naman nag-bibigay ng sustento, sarili lang ang pinagbibigyan ang luho. So, mas mabuti hiwalay na.<br />
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<b>MARCH 2, A YEAR AGO </b><br />
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March 2, a year ago, we decided to drop the negotiations with the GPH and focus instead on strengthening the hearts and mind of our troops in the grounds. After just a year, we have already developed a higher level of military capacity, and proven when we tested our military might on the undefeated enemy of our enemy - the Abu Sayyaf. A little more time, konting push na lang ng ground work, more training, more lectures to prepare the mind and the hearts, we will soon be ready to spark the Bangsamoro National Revolution in Mindanao, Sulu, Palawan, and Sabah. There is no turning back. There will be no more talks. FORWARD MNLF! VICTORY OR THE GRAVEYARD!<br />
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<b>ELECTION SEASON IN THE PHILIPPINES </b><br />
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... is the best timing and season for MNLF to militarily respond to the provocation of the Aquino Administration. When people begin to see loads and loads of AFP coffins being landed in Villamor Air Base, the nation will talk about the war and people will know that the factors that ignited this war could have been avoided if the Aquino Administration is a little honorable and smarter than it is now.<br />
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<b>IT IS EASY TO START A WAR, BUT DIFFICULT TO STOP IT </b><br />
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All I can say to GPH, before this escalates into a war, please terminate that MILF-GPH Agreement, or else prepare and be ready for war. Fire also that lady in OPAPP because she is pocketing and diversifying the fund that is intended to subsidize MNLF attendance in the continuing MNLF-GPH talks on pending issues towards the implementation the 1996 Final Peace Agreement. <br />
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<b>MNLF MILITARY EXERCISES </b><br />
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GPH was already at the verge of defeat during its war with the MNLF in the 70s. GPH can't defeat Abu Sayyaf for 23 years; but MNLF crushed Abu Sayyaf in just a week. MNLF Sulu pa langyan which is the smallest fraction of the MNLF troops all over Bangsamoro Land. Now, who is stronger now? Pagsamahin mo pa yang GPH and MILF and triplehin mo pa, mas malakas pa rin ang MNLF kasi mass-based private gun owners yan eh. <br />
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Misuari already made a statement that the MILF-GPH Bangsamoro Framework is a recipe for war. For us we treat it as a signal. The GPH really want war ha. Tingnan natin.<br />
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MNLF are not savages, we have rules of engagement that you can read in Wikipedia. Bahala na ang MNLF ground commanders kung ano style nila. In war, everyone will just think on how to survive the present and hope that war did not started. In war, we don't think about the future.<br />
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<b>THERE IS NO RICH MNLF</b><br />
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Walang mayaman na leader ng MNLF. Yung mga fake na MNLF katulad ng 15EC, Abu Sayyaf, and MILF na mga clowns ng GPH, yun sila ang mayaman sa pangingidnap.<br />
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<b>AGENDA FOR RESUMPTION OF MNLF-GPH TALKS</b><br />
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QUESTION: Sir John, we already have people in GPH working out a scheme to provide for the MNLF budget to resume its attendance in MNLF-GPH Talks. Sir John, in your blog, you mentioned "Alternating Agenda" and "Mandatory Dissemination". Can you elaborate it?<br />
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ANSWER: We will schedule 12 talks in one years, so that would be once a month. Agenda are exclusive issues to be discussed in a particular formal MNLF-GPH conference. <br />
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"Alternating Agenda" means MNLF and GPH will take turns in setting the agenda and venue of the talks. On the first month, GPH will set the Agenda. On the second month, MNLF will set the Agenda. On the third month, GPH will set the Agenda. On the fourth month, MNLF will set the Agenda. And so on and so forth. <br />
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Timely information dissemination is extremely essential in peace process. "Mandatory Dissemination" means that copies of the Minutes of the MNLF-GPH Conference shall be mailed to a list of high-profile MNLFs and GPH, shall be published in the Official Gazette of the Republic of the Philippines, and shall also be posted in MNLF-controlled websites. The MNLF may also conduct a Peace Mini-Summits wherever in Mindanao to announce the result of the MNLF-GPH Talks. A directory of high-profile MNLFs shall also be made available for the public and may be used by any organization in case they want to invite MNLFs to come over as guest or reactor.<br />
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<b>EVENTS MANAGEMENT FOR FOR MNLF-GPH TALKS</b><br />
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QUESTION: Sir John, follow-up question lang po. We are the same people who are working out a fund for the resumption of MNLF-GPH Talks. Sir, John in your video you mentioned 100 Milion Pesos would be sufficient for MNLF to resume its participation in talks with GPH. How do you plan to implement the fund? Will this fund be given to MNLF? What is your suggestion on the sourcing of fund?<br />
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ANSWER: The MNLF will not hold the fund, but will only be spent exclusively for the MNLF. The fund will be sourced from GPH GAA and will be implemented by a private company. There will be a bidding on "Events Management Contract" that will award a P100 Million contract to a private sector company that is specialized in events management. Whenever there is MNLF-GPH Talks, it will be the function of the Events Management Company to use the fund to ensure MNLF participation, and their workload would include sending to invitation to Nur Misuari, getting the list of MNLF participants from Nur Misuari, purchasing travel tickets and hotel accommodation for the participants, and paying of per diem and professional fees, and transcribing the minutes of the meeting. The fund will also be used to mail out the minutes of talks, and venue/stage expenses for MNLF Mini Summits. Civil organizations who want to invite MNLF speakers may send their invitation to MNLF Leader Nur Misuari c/o the private Events Management Company.<br />
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With regards to sourcing, it is best if MNLF Participation in Peace Process becomes a Special Project under the OPAPP annual budget and becomes part of the PH General Appropriations Act. The Special Project Director who will hold an office in OPAPP must be nominated exclusively by Nur Misuari. The function of the Special Project Director is to award to the Events Management Contract to a private company, prepare the annual report of the Special Project, and defend the project fund during budget hearing in Senate/Congress.<br />
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<b>MNLF RESPONSE TO FUNDS RELEASED BY DBM FOR MNLF</b><br />
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MNLF RESPONSE RE: DBM also gave DAP funds to MNLF, CPLA – Syjuco. By Tetch Torres-Tupas. INQUIRER.net. 6:25 pm | Monday, October 7th, 2013. Read more: <a href="http://newsinfo.inquirer.net/502217/dbm-also-gave-dap-funds-to-mnlf-cpla-syjuco">http://newsinfo.inquirer.net/502217/dbm-also-gave-dap-funds-to-mnlf-cpla-syjuco</a>.<br />
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MNLF RESPONSE: <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k3biHiIb_-c">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k3biHiIb_-c</a><br />
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<b>MASTERLIST OF EXPELLED MNLFs</b><br />
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PUBLIC NOTICE: The following persons were already expelled from the Moro National Liberation Front (MNLF) for various reasons, such as, but not limited to: (1) factionalism and other forms of disloyalty to the One MNLF Doctrine, (2) counterfeiting the negotiations and sabotaging the MNLF-GPH peace process, (3) participating in fraudulent transactions, accepting bribes from, and defection to the GPH and other opposite counterpart of the MNLF, (4) collaborating in acts of terrorism and armed-conflict-related human trafficking. Read more at <a href="https://www.facebook.com/notes/moro-national-liberation-front-mnlf/masterlist-of-expelled-mnlfs/548370238552275">https://www.facebook.com/notes/moro-national-liberation-front-mnlf/masterlist-of-expelled-mnlfs/548370238552275</a>Rltr. John R. Petalcorinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00351282231301118967noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7406528097934088753.post-28399891474273774922013-02-12T06:17:00.002-08:002013-02-14T18:03:09.871-08:00MNLF Accredited Press Badge<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQFv6vY0W4ZXEQ-wJALcLXgn1mfQrmz9d-WolhKqX2kHZgwzYEMKswn5s3bPI3Q4k23cpyE55cxpPNSsYY-Z3yOHChzVkGwHtbkBE20ZfkeTKo-DOiROMpees13R1oWgs-IY9_7uU2gYvo/s1600/MNLFidMediaPrototype.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left:1em; margin-right:1em"><img border="0" height="283" width="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQFv6vY0W4ZXEQ-wJALcLXgn1mfQrmz9d-WolhKqX2kHZgwzYEMKswn5s3bPI3Q4k23cpyE55cxpPNSsYY-Z3yOHChzVkGwHtbkBE20ZfkeTKo-DOiROMpees13R1oWgs-IY9_7uU2gYvo/s400/MNLFidMediaPrototype.jpg" /></a></div><br />
The MNLF PRESS BADGE is developed by MNLF Advocacy Communication. In can be requested for FREE by submitting required personal information below. Once the registrant is approved, we will assign the Alpha-Numeric code and send the JPG files (front and back) of the card by email. The registrant shall bring the JPG files to <a href="http://tronixonline.multiply.com/photos/album/2/List-of-Branches#">TRONIX</a> (in Tronix, the price of P80.00 for twin cards) and have it printed in PVC Card (note: the MNLF Press Badge can be printed in PVC Card any shop other than Tronix). The size of the card must be pocket-size (similar size to ATM cards) and must be visibly worn during MNLF Press Conference.<br />
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MNLF will treat the personal information of the registrant as classified top secret in MNLF record. The MNLF PRESS BADGE shall not be used to censor the product of the registered journalist. During MNLF Press Conference and Briefings, the MNLF doorman reserves the option deny entry to any journalist who does not have MNLF PRESS BADGE.<br />
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<b>PURPOSE</b> <br />
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To facilitate orderly flow of information, maintain goodwill with the members of the press, and provide systematic security, the MNLF shall require the media to get MNLF PRESS BADGE in order to avail of the privilege to have hassle-free and priority access to MNLF Interview, Press Conference, Press Release, and Press Briefing.<br />
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TERMS AND CONDITIONS<br />
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1. Cardholder is a professional journalist and is accredited by the MNLF. <br />
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2. Cardholder is in the directory list of the MNLF press conference/briefing. <br />
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3. Cardholder must be given access to unclassified MNLF activities. <br />
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4. Cardholder must be a member of http://www.facebook.com/MNLFpage<br />
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5. Cardholder must provide copy of written article or video script to the MNLF whenever MNLF is mentioned.<br />
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6. To update and verify the MNLF record of the cardholder, or to apply for initial or replacement card, please contact:<br />
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<b>Rltr® John R. Petalcorin<br />
MNLF Director for Advocacy<br />
johnpetalcorin@gmail.com <br />
0921-7172040 (Smart)<br />
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<b>REQUIRED INFORMATION FOR PROFESSIONAL JOURNALIST</b><br />
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Please send by email the JPG file of your ID Picture and the following information.<br />
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Full Name:<br />
Birthday: <br />
Media Station/Network:<br />
Office Address:<br />
Email Address:<br />
Cellphone Number:<br />
Facebook Name:<br />
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<b>REQUIRED INFORMATION FOR BLOGGERS, STINGERS, PHOTOJOURNALISTS, FREELANCE JOURNALISTS, SCHOOL PAPER WRITERS AND EDITORS</b><br />
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Please send by email the JPG file of your ID Picture and the following information.<br />
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Full Name:<br />
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Email Address:<br />
Cellphone Number:<br />
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Identity Reference, Email, and Contact Number:<br />
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Rltr. John R. Petalcorinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00351282231301118967noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7406528097934088753.post-5332093878994070602013-02-11T03:25:00.002-08:002013-02-12T07:33:52.628-08:00Wish List of the Advocacy for Egalitarianism<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvU3iMyCDf6hoezh_HKvm_LPVmA1Ib_oNauQ-FDS0dcYXyZsUx8uirRjNs0jd5loA1Bs19Ugm101wnOSYZ4MrW2T1_r1guzod0wThdlwSK34vurVXDdciC_J5-3n0vl-zlTSjZl6Ab_l1z/s1600/MNLFpin.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear:left; float:left;margin-right:1em; margin-bottom:1em"><img border="0" height="200" width="124" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvU3iMyCDf6hoezh_HKvm_LPVmA1Ib_oNauQ-FDS0dcYXyZsUx8uirRjNs0jd5loA1Bs19Ugm101wnOSYZ4MrW2T1_r1guzod0wThdlwSK34vurVXDdciC_J5-3n0vl-zlTSjZl6Ab_l1z/s200/MNLFpin.JPG" /></a></div><br />
The MNLF is an unfunded organization. We don't collect revolutionary taxes from the people. Each one of us only rely on personal donations from philanthropists, charities, and individuals who support our mission.<br />
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The MNLF Director for Advocacy Communication is a full-time non-combat <a href="http://bangsamoromnlf.blogspot.com/2013/01/the-extraordinary-work-of-revolutionary.html">revolutionary work</a>. Our mission is to spread the MNLF ideology of Egalitarianism through effective communication and advocacy. Egalitarianism is an ideology that affirms, promotes, or characterizes a principled belief in the equality of people in the political, economic, economic, social, and civil rights aspects regardless of differences in religion, race, ethnic origin, age or gender. <br />
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Wars, conquest, exploitation, colonization, and slavery are caused by anti-egalitarian way of thinking. When a religion thinks it is superior than the other religion, they will have a tendency to impose their religion on others by force or impose their religion as framework of the laws of the land. It goes the same with superiority complex of a particular political belief, economic status, social status, race, ethnic origin, color, age, gender, and even generation. We, the egalitarians, believe that when people understand the egalitarian ideology, we will achieve peace, understanding, mutual respect, harmony, goodwill, prosperity in society, and also sustainable environment. <br />
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To sustain our work, we need donations for the following purposes listed below. Any amount will do. <br />
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<b>EQUIPMENT ACQUISITION AND MAINTENANCE</b><br />
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(1) Digital Camera. Canon G12.<br />
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(3) Laptop. Toshiba X875-Q7190 17.3-Inch. <br />
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(4) LED Projector, white roll-up screen, sound system.<br />
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(5) Vehicle. Land Rover Defender 110.<br />
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<b>PRODUCTION AND DISTRIBUTION OF PRINT PUBLICATIONS</b><br />
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(1) About MNLF. Brochure.<br />
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(2) About MNLF. Booklet.<br />
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(4) MNLF Directory of All Units.<br />
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<b>TRAVELS and EVENTS MANAGEMENT</b><br />
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(1) Photojournalism to areas with ongoing armed conflicts.<br />
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(2) Photojournalism to high-level negotiations - domestic and abroad.<br />
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(3) Coordination of press conference. <br />
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(4) Internal Affairs Investigation. <br />
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(5) Organize MNLF Symposium in Universities all over Philippines (at least once a month).<br />
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Rltr. John R. Petalcorinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00351282231301118967noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7406528097934088753.post-24412463836023842772013-02-09T20:51:00.001-08:002013-02-12T15:27:03.899-08:00Islamic nations urge MNLF to resume talks with GPHBased on the communiqué of the OIC’s 12th Session, the OIC reiterates the need to resolve the issue of Muslims in Southern Philippines promptly; and urges the Government of the Philippines (GPH) and the MNLF to continue their efforts in order to find solution to pending issues, consistent with the 1976 Tripoli Agreement and the 1996 Final Peace Agreement (FPA), related to the autonomous region, revenue sharing, definition of strategic minerals, and the transitional mechanisms. Please read the <a href="https://docs.google.com/file/d/0B8jmICP_buu1NUYxZGpnNFUxNkU/edit">MNLF PRESS RELEASE</a> at ... <a href="https://docs.google.com/file/d/0B8jmICP_buu1NUYxZGpnNFUxNkU/edit">https://docs.google.com/file/d/0B8jmICP_buu1NUYxZGpnNFUxNkU/edit</a>. <br />
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The Press Release above contains the following sub-stories: (1) OIC Orders Resumption of MNLF-GPH Talks, (2) Flashback: the MNLF-GPH Stalemate, (3) LGU Executives' Appeal Compelling Nur Misuari to run for ARMM Governor, (4) OIC's Stand on the MILF-GPH Bangsamoro Framework, (5) Kidnap Victim Parent(s) Visits Nur Misuari in Egypt, (6) Press Conference, (7) Major Disagreement in Bangsamoro Framework, (8) MNLF's Perfect Human Rights Record, (9) First Donation to the MNLF Anti-Terrorist Campaign on Abu Sayyaf, (10) MNLF is Aware of the Propaganda of its Enemy, (11) Profile and Needs of MNLF Fighters.<br />
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Below are the questions and answers. If you have questions, just email JohnPetalcorin@Gmail.Com or post your question as comment under the appropriate topic/post in <a href="http://www.facebook.com/MNLFpage">MNLF Facebook Page</a>. Thank you.<br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b>QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS PORTION</b></span><br />
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<b>IS THE MNLF WAR AGAINST ASG IS AN INTERNAL CONFLICT IN MNLF?</b><br />
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<b>QUESTION:</b> Sir John, what can you say about a statement of Habib Mudjahab Hashim, chairman of the MNLF’s Islamic Command Council, who said that: “We would like to call on the authority of Malacañang that (this offensive against the Abu Sayyaf) is an internal problem of the MNLF. Internal, notwithstanding the fact that we fought against our former comrades who joined the Abu Sayyaf. They are Muslims also,” Hashim said. Read at ... <a href="http://www.philstar.com/headlines/2013/02/10/906938/nur-justifies-drive-vs-sayyaf">http://www.philstar.com/headlines/2013/02/10/906938/nur-justifies-drive-vs-sayyaf</a> <br />
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<b>ANSWER:</b> Some of the ASG's are former MNLFs, but not all of them, and we don't know the fraction. When you use the word "former member", it means the person is presently no longer a member of MNLF. The MNLF's citizens' arrest action against the ASG is not an "internal" affairs of the MNLF. Hashim says he is a member of the MNLF Central Committee, so I guess he should be aware that there was no such thing as "internal affairs due process" that took place before this MNLF's citizens' arrest action against the ASG. <br />
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I don't like the term "MNLF internal issue" when referring to ASG because it will create an impression that we have members who are lawless elements and terrorists.<br />
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I have read a lot of Hashim statements published in Philippine Star (government favorite newspaper) that is not good for the MNLF. But I would encourage him to continue what he is doing because I enjoy the exercise of detecting the propaganda of the enemy.<br />
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<b>GOVERNMENT TO ARREST MNLF CMDR HAKBIR MALIK?</b><br />
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QUESTION: Sir John, I have heard a very silent rumor from a member of a Malacanang Press Corps that the government will file charges and arrest Cmdr. Habier Malik. What can you say about this?<br />
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ANSWER: Oh that's a nice rumor. I am surprised my contact in Malacanang Press Corps did not leak the rumor to me. <br />
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Well, all I can say is, Cmdr. Habier Malik carried the name of MNLF and he acted as an MNLF officer in leading his men to battle, hence, our statement will be:<br />
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<b>"Large troop movements and assault operation of the armed MNLFs are led by Ground Commanders, always coordinated with the government, and usually in line with the responsibility of the members in a specific MNLF community to conduct a citizen's arrest against heavily-armed lawless groups, or to negotiate and demand the release of kidnap victims, or in hot pursuit to rescue kidnap victims and hostages; among others. We apologize for the inconvenience that this armed conflict have done to the community and we grieve for our fallen and wounded brothers. Nevertheless, investigating the actions taken by MNLF Cmdr. Habier Malik in this particular grounds-initiated anti-terror operation is exclusively an MNLF internal affairs".</b><br />
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Above is the MNLF Statement in short. Now let's go to detail. <br />
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I say "exclusive" because it would be impractical for GPH to conduct the investigation because they will never get a single witness testimony. If the government will do it, they will just be wasting a lot of government resources and lack of information may lead to injustice.<br />
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The MNLF have its own Internal Affairs (MIA) that conduct investigation aftermath any of its battles in the grounds or at sea. The members is an Ad Hoc, normally appointed by our leader UN Peace Prize Awardee Prof. Dr. Nur P. Misuari. The MIA will be properly selected to ensure there is no "conflict of interest", appointments are authoritative but confidential, and assigned only for this sole purpose of investigating the incident. <br />
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Cmdr. Habier Malik will surely be the primary officer to be investigated along with few others, especially the intelligence officer.<br />
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The time frame of the matters to be investigated would probably start documenting the precursor of the whole story. In this case, it would probably start on the day the first victim rescued was abducted up until this whole chaos is over. <br />
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There are many factors that the MIA will look into, such as but not limited to: (1) the chronological collection of bits of information that MNLF used in making decisions; (2) the chronological detail of the actions taken by Cmdr. Habier Malik; (3) the chronological order of coordination the MNLF made with the Philippine Government; (4) list on MNLF combatants mobilized and casualties; (5) accomplishments; and (6) rules of engagement, etc. <br />
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The MNLF have a perfect human rights record, the investigation will always touch on the human rights aspect that we call MNLF Human Rights Report. We would determine a run down of events that would merit protection of human rights and actions that are tantamount to violations of human rights. The MNLF Human Rights report goes up all the way to the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) and further to the U.N. Security Council and other International Human Rights Organizations. <br />
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The report of the MIA will be a basis for Nur Misuari to issue MEDAL, AWARD, COMMENDATION, or REPRIMAND. The MIA will also produce many kinds of recommendations. If the MIA would determine that Cmdr. Malik has violated Philippine Laws, we will refer the matter to the Philippine Department of Justice. <br />
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Regarding funds of the investigation, this is supposed to be funded by the Office of Presidential Adviser on Peace Process (OPAPP) because this is part of the Peace Process Activities (PPA). OPAPP has P400 million budget from taxpayers money every year. They have to use it for the right purpose. The MNLF will communicate to OPAPP to demand for budget for the MIA. If OPAPP will not fund it, it means The President of the Philippines is not sanctioning the investigation.<br />
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If OPAPP will not fund it, the MIA will still proceed with the investigation but the GPH will not get a copy of the report. This is what's been happening in the past, the GPH lacks information; that is why GPH goes nowhere and their big mouths to the media results to unfair publicity against the MNLF. <br />
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To end my answer to this particular question, please allow me tell you a very short story that I got from Facebook. It is titled, "Learning from Experience". I am not sure if the authors of this story is Robert Samson, Reynaldo A. Gorgonia, Jang Austria, or someone else.<br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">A dog was so faithful that the woman could leave her baby with it and go out to attend other matters. She always returned to find the child soundly asleep with the dog faithfully watching over him. One day something tragic happened.</span><br />
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</span> <span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">The woman as usual, left the baby in the "hands" of this faithful dog and went out shopping. When she returned, she discovered rather a nasty scene, there was a total mess. The baby's cot was dismantled, his nappies and clothes torn to shreds with blood stains all over the bedroom where she left the child and the dog. Shocked, the woman wailed as she began looking for the baby.</span><br />
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</span> <span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">All of a sudden, she saw the faithful dog emerging from under the bed. It was covered with blood and licking it's mouth as if it had just finished a delicious meal. </span><br />
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</span> <span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">The woman got angry and assumed that the dog had devoured her baby. Without much thought she beat the dog with a wood to death. But as she continued searching for the"remains" of her child, she beheld another scene.</span><br />
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</span> <span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Close to the bed was the baby who, although lying bare floor, was safe and under the bed where the body of a snake was torn to pieces in what had been a fierce battle between the snake and the dog which was now dead. Then reality dawned on the woman who now began to understand what took place in her absence. The dog fought to protect the baby from the ravenous snake.</span><br />
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</span> <span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">It was too late for her now to make amends because, in her impatience and anger, she had killed the faithful dog. How often have we misjudged people and torn them to shreds with harsh words and deeds before we have had time to evaluate the situation?</span><br />
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</span> <span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">This is called SIN OF PRESUMPTION Presuming things our way without taking the trouble to find out exactly what the situation really is. Little patience can drastically reduce major lifelong mistakes. Who Are You misjudging right now?. Don't think what you think others are thinking. Take time to get the whole truth.</span><br />
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<b>"OVERRUN" IS WRONG TERM </b><br />
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QUESTION: Sir John, is it true that MNLF overruns two ASG camps? <br />
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ANSWER: "Overrun" is not the correct term. The correct term should be "Abandoned camp". ASG camps are not like the ones portrayed Rambo movies that has cluster of tents/huts, watchtowers, trenches, fortifications. <br />
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ASG camps are just like any ordinary <i>sitio</i> (small community). ASG mix up with the civilian population in the sitios, and some even have spouse and children in the sito. There were over 500 ASGs sighted in the area before the gunfight, all were scaterred in small groups (squads) embedded in many sitios. The civilians already left the sitios, some non-combatant ASGs (specially young boys) were already evacuated as part of those civilians. Those ASGs who decided to fight are the hardcore kidnapping operatives who have warrant of arrests and rewards for their heads -- a little over a hundred of them are escaping in small groups (squads) heavily armed with sophisticated weapons, 2-way communication systems, and night vision gadgets. The area is big, it's difficult for 2,000 poorly equipped and hungry MNLFs to form a fishnet operation. But they are just in there, all of them, MNLF and ASG playing hide and seek until the MNLF tires. We might pull out the MNLF very soon because anyway, the entire nation and the Philippine Government is UNGRATEFUL! <br />
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<b>DID NUR MISUARI ORDERED THE MNLF ASSAULT AGAINST THE ASG?</b><br />
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QUESTION: Sir John, did Nur Misuari ordered the assault of MNLF against the Abu Sayyaf Group (ASG)?<br />
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ANSWER: No. Definitely NO! 100% NO. Nur Misuari is in Egypt when events unfold here. I assure you, Nur Misuari is a man of peace.<br />
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Cmdr. Malik and his men went to the ASG-set location to receive kidnapped victims who are earlier volunteered to be released by the ASG to the MNLF. Misunderstanding (that MNLF did not expect) led to a gunfight. MNLF run to one direction, ASG run to the opposite direction, in separate ways. ASG regrouped to smaller units in a retreating formation. MNLF regrouped into strategic units to get back and pursue the ASG in an offensive assault maneuver. The hot pursuit of the MNLF after the ASG resulted to a lot of encounters in scattered areas. That is the overview of the story.<br />
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We are yet to conduct an investigation as to:<br />
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(1) Why Cmdr. Malik moved a large armed troop of the MNLF despite election gun ban? Did he follow the mandatory coordination procedure with the AFP/PNP?<br />
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(2) What caused the misunderstanding that resulted to a gunfight? <br />
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(3) Was there ASG treachery involved? Was the MNLF ambushed on the way to or on the way back from the meeting place? <br />
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(4) Were there MNLFs who are beheaded by ASG, if there is, were they beheaded alive or dead? <br />
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(5) How many MNLF died? How many ASGs died? Where exactly were they buried? How many are wounded? How were the wounded treated?<br />
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(6) How about the kidnapped victims? Who had sightings of them? If any MNLF recovered the kidnapped victims, how were they treated and processed after the rescue?<br />
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(7) Are there any AFP/PNP involved in the combat? <br />
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(8) Etc etc etc. A LOT OF QUESTIONS!<br />
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<b>NEXT MNLF-GPH TALKS MAY BE IN INDONESIA</b><br />
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QUESTION: Sir John, now that we are ordered by OIC to resume the MNLF-GPH talks, where is the next venue?<br />
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ANSWER: We don't know yet. But last 9 Feb 2012, as we all walked towards separate ways after the Press Conference, Nur Misuari turned around and told me "MNLF-GPH talks, Indonesia tayo para malapit lang"; and I replied "Sige, okay, Inshalah". So, maybe Indonesia. Our problem is not the venue of the talks, we can go anywhere. Our problem is travel funds for our delegation of technical consultants, think tanks, and negotiators because the OPAPP is pocketing the funds for this purpose. With regards to negotiation on Strategic Minerals that went into a stalemate, we might tag along a foreign technical consultant, a scientist who knows about minerals -- the professional fee is expensive. <br />
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<b>WHY SOMEONE GOT ANGRY?</b><br />
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QUESTION: Sir John, why is it some politicians and military got somewhat annoyed when news came out that MNLF has successfully recovered the kidnap victims?<br />
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ANSWER: Even though the ASG is no longer in hold of the kidnap victims, the ransom negotiators (politicians and military) are still trying out to negotiate with the family to attempt to offer their "intervention services" to collect a reward (ransom). They got angry because they can no longer negotiate the ransom remotely. <br />
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The people behind ASG spends a lot of investment/capital to have the foreigners kidnapped in the southern Philippines and keep them alive on a daily basis. Business-wise, MNLF rescuing the hostages is a big loss for the ASG capitalist. Naturally, they will get angry. <br />
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<b>THE WORST NEWS BLACK-OUT...</b><br />
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The worst news black out is when the article about the success of MNLF's battle against the terror Abu Sayyaf Group (ASG) that is already published is then deleted after a few days so that no one can ever see it again.<br />
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It appears that it is these politicians and military are the ones behind the take-down of the news article that says MNLF has already recovered the hostages.<br />
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<b>SIR, JOHN WOULD YOU CONFIRM MNLF's RECOVERY OF THE HOSTAGES?</b><br />
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ANSWER: Someone of higher rank than me in the MNLF already confirmed that. The full detail did not flow to my level, and I am neither privy nor interested about it, so I cannot confirm. As I said earlier, we are yet to investigate the whole thing. <br />
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<b>SIR JOHN, WILL THE TURN-OVER CEREMONY BE PUBLICIZED?</b><br />
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ANSWER: I am not sure if there will be a publicized turn-over ceremonies, maybe if I know you (media) personally I can invite you in the turn-over; but I am sure the turn-over will not involve the ungrateful Philippine government, nor will it involve those media who are unfriendly to the MNLF. No one in MNLF is <i>EPAL</i> -- the "wish" of the rescued victims and their family, and also security issues, will be the highest decision factor that will determine whether it's going to be publicized or not. There is tight security issue because the Philippine government is embarrassed about it and the Abu Sayyaf may have suicide bombers, we don't want to risk lives just to gain PR. When Misuari arrived from Egypt, we even conducted our press conference in a very secured manner -- inside the airport using only airport-accredited media. MNLF is on triple red alert now. Nevertheless, probably everyone would know later on in the future when the hostages are already in their homes (abroad) -- for sure they will tell their stories. You can also expect a story later on from the MNLF Internal Affairs investigative report of this event.<br />
Rltr. John R. Petalcorinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00351282231301118967noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7406528097934088753.post-16004881228025081302013-02-04T20:02:00.000-08:002013-09-15T02:07:21.489-07:00Sustaining the MNLF Troops vs Abu Sayyaf Group<br />
The MNLF vs ASG war officially started in the morning of 3 February 2013. I am aware that MNLF was engaged in usual routine of assisting the Government of the Philippines (GPH) in negotiating the release of kidnapped foreigners and locals with the Abu Sayyaf Group (ASG), but we were surprised the negotiation ended up into a bloodbath. I have not yet received and released any official report as to how it all started and how this will end. But one thing is sure, WE ARE AT WAR now against the ASG.<br />
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Please check out the <a href="http://www.abs-cbnnews.com/nation/regions/02/04/13/least-22-killed-abu-sayyaf-mnlf-clashes">latest news on fighting between the Moro National Liberation Front (MNLF) and Abu Sayyaf Group (ASG)</a>. The ASG had been pestering the security and economy of the Philippines for 22 years already, more than any typhoon or flood. The MNLF is resolved to finish off the dreaded terrorist ASG. <br />
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There are 500 ASGs in Patikul that are being engaged by around 3,000 MNLF right now. The ASGs have superior weapons but MNLF have superior numbers. The ASGs will fight to death but the MNLF will never stop until the ASG is completely neutralized. <br />
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<b>CALL FOR DONATIONS</b><br />
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Logistics is very important. We expect the fighting to last for weeks and even months. The MNLF is not a "funded" organization and our anti-terrorist fighters on the ground need a little help from the people of the Philippines and all over the world. Someone must procure and cook halal food in Jolo and deliver it up to the men at the front line. They also need ammunition, medicines for wound treatment, etc. <br />
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<b>THE AMERICANS</b><br />
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The ASG is in the American's terrorist list and they spend millions of dollars of technical assistance to the AFP in anti-terror campaign, and have even spent months in the jungles of Basilan trying to look for a single ASG and failed. Now, we are presenting hundreds of ASG cordoned in one isolated location --let's see how the Americans see this situation. I contacted the Americans hoping they can send in some ammunition to the MNLF -- I can help in getting the information on what calibers of ammunition are exactly needed by the MNLF at the front line. I'll be transparent. Honestly, I have already sent a message to the US Embassy Facebook Page (see image below). The response time of the Americans should measure either their enthusiasm or their indifference in fighting terrorism -- which should affect the <i>Balikatan</i> Exercises and the face value of genuineness of their anti-terror campaign in the future. <br />
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<b><i>HOW TO DONATE.</i></b> If you have personal contacts in Jolo who can deliver your donation to the MNLF Command Post in Patikul, please do it through your contact, give it directly to them in the grounds. If you have none, I got this information from our local contact a while ago that the following remittance companies are present in Jolo: Western Union, LBC, MLhuillier, and Cebuana Lhuillier. So I guess we can receive money through these convenient means. Anyone who wants to send in their generosity in whatever amount <i>may</i> send it to to my name directly, John Odonnell R. Petalcorin; kindly indicate that it is for pick-up at any branch. To alert me, please text the following information to (Smart Cellphone#) 0921-7172040: (1) name of the sender, (2) name and branch location of remittance company where the remittance is transacted, (3) reference tracking number, and (4) amount. Alternatively, if you are overseas and have a credit card, you can see a donate button by Pay Pal at the right panel of this blog. I repeat, if you have personal contacts in Jolo who can deliver your donation directly to the MNLF Command Post in Patikul, please do it through your contact, give it directly to them in the grounds.<br />
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Sending in packages and cargo stuffs by plane or boat is discouraged -- this is not a relief good operation similar to post-flood or post-typhoon situation. The primary need of our troops is food, we will buy/cook it in Jolo, and deliver it to the front line.<br />
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As a token of appreciation, we will publish in this blog the names (only those with consent) of the unsung heroes behind the scenes, whose generosity helped sustain this war against the Abu Sayyaf Group (ASG).<br />
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<b>MNLF ADVOCACY SENDS MISSION TO JOLO</b><br />
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This MNLF war against terror came in a surprise to all of us. We did not expect this. We did not prepare for this, and we need help. If I can find money to buy plane ticket to Jolo, I volunteer to personally help facilitate in receiving the generosity of the people from all over the world who support this war against the ASG. <br />
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If I can't fly to Jolo for some reason, I will make arrangement to assign a non-combat MNLF officer to set up a receiving point in Jolo (from Manila, she will arrive in Jolo on Friday 8 Feb 2013). Our presence will probably be staying in one of these <a href="http://www.sulu.gov.ph/Tourism.asp?mode=hotels">Hotels in Jolo</a>, just for this volunteer mission. I hope people will be generous enough to help sustain our mission in Jolo until this war is over. <br />
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Our primary purpose of going there is to facilitate the receiving of financial assistance from anyone and use whatever is available to purchase whatever our men needs at the front line. The mechanics is simple -- whatever donation we receive, we use it to buy the food supplies in Jolo and deliver it up to a specific dropping point in Patikul Sulu where they cook and pack the food to be hand carried and crawled to the men who are directly engaged in combat at the front line.<br />
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Our secondary purpose is advocacy communication to document and publish the facts as truthfully and candid as possible direct from us, the genuine MNLF. Fortunately, there is internet in Jolo. During the day, we collect photos and reports from the battlefield. At night we write a press release and post the photos in this blog and in Facebook. We want everyone to know what is going on. <br />
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Our third purpose is documentation. We would like to cover human rights issues. We have a lot of questions that need answers. How is the living conditions of our MNLF fighters at the front? What do they eat? What happened to those killed in combat? Is it true that some combatants were decapitated? How were the casualties buried? Were the wounded given medical treatment? Did any medical group discriminated the wounded just because they are Muslims? Is the Red Crescent present there in Sulu? What happened to those ASGs captured by the MNLF? How were the prisoners treated? Did the Philippine Police provided proper documentation and medical check-up upon receipt of ASGs captured by and turned over by the MNLF? Were the arrested ASGs tortured? What happened to the hundreds of civilian families who are displaced because of the conflict? Were children used as combatants? How's the implementation of the election gun ban? Did the PNP/AFP operated the checkpoints properly according to standard operating procedure? Is it true that the MNLF got into this situation outside the legitimate law enforcement operation of the government? Should I make recommendation that OIC, the PUIC, the UN sends in humanitarian AID? We want to get pictures, interview, documentation, and publish it in form of press release.<br />
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By the way, I NEED "SUPPORT OUR MNLF TROOPS" GRAPHIC IMAGES -- to everyone who can create it, please send it to me by email to johnpetalcorin@gmail.com <br />
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We look forward to see this war against terror to be over the soonest time possible. We all want to come home in one piece. It's my first time handling workload like this, never been trained on this, and my first time to visit Jolo. Please forgive me if I commit errors. I need your help.<br />
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<b>REMINDING THE MNLF OF THE RULES OF ENGAGEMENT</b><br />
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The ASGs are wanted by law enforcement on the crime of kidnapping for ransom. If they surrender, arrest them, take proper pictures, interrogate, and document before turn over to the Philippine National Police (PNP). <br />
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There is a <a href="http://www.un.org/Docs/journal/asp/ws.asp?m=a%2F64%2F742">United Nations Security Council Report in 23 April 2010</a> that says that the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF), Abu Sayyaf Group (ASG), New People's Army (NPA), and the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) are among the groups around the world that have subjected minors to the most brutal violence, such as killings, maiming, rapes and other sexual assaults. In the said report, the MNLF is not mentioned as a human rights violator and let's maintain it that way.<br />
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This zero human rights violation by the MNLF is attributed primarily to its rules of engagement in combat. Each MNLF Freedom Fighter who is involved in combat situation, from top ranks down to the individual levels, are indoctrinated that MNLF does not target unarmed civilians, and does not tolerate human rights violations and cowardice in combat such as ambush, assassinations, torture, maimings, summary executions, maltreatment of prisoners, kidnapping, hostaging, maltreatment of wounded enemies left behind, and terrorism of civilians. The MNLF also does not use bombs, arson, and does not trespass into houses, churches, mosques, and cars as these are considered as sanctuary of people caught in armed conflict. This rules of engagement makes the MNLF different from the NPA, ASG, Private Armies, and other criminals, mercenaries and bandits.<br />
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Be reminded. For proper guidance.<br />
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<b>REINFORCEMENT</b><br />
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MNLF large troops from all over mainland Mindanao are encouraged to replace and reinforce the tired and wary troops in Jolo. Our biggest problem is that there is an election gun ban now and we feel that it would be too much to ask the government to lift the ban in entire Mindanao. Hence, we have to accept the limitation that the troops outside Sulu cannot transport their weapons into Sulu. Therefore, they are advised to come to Sulu only with their combat uniforms, poncho, tent, and food supplies, among others. When they arrive in Jolo (by boat probably), they can coordinate with the MNLF Command Post to replace the tired and wary troops at the front line. Whatever weapons, ammunition, and supplies are available in Sulu is all and everything that we've got -- we cannot bring in any additions.<br />
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<b>THE WOUNDED</b><br />
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At this time, we have 5 wounded MNLFs that need to be transported to Zamboanga for treatment and nobody is taking care of this workload because we have no resources. The Red Cross and Red Crescent must pick this blog and do what they are good at.<br />
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<b>THE UNSUNG MNLF HEROES</b><br />
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People had been persistently requesting the MNLF to put the law in its hand to finish the Abu Sayyaf Group (ASG). Now the time has come. I hope THE PEOPLE will organize themselves to sustain the needs of our troops in the battle grounds. After all, we will all benefit from the peace and order when this is over. <br />
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When fat salaried Philippine Government soldiers who are sitting on their trucks to stroll the forest get ambushed and decapitated by the Abu Sayyaf Group [ASG], the Philippine media and entire Filipino People call it an outrage, pours in donations, and make the dead HEROES. <br />
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When the non-compensated MNLF FREEDOM FIGHTERS drops their farm plows to volunteer to fight against the ASG, march on foot to the forests, gets wounded, killed, decapitated in action, the Philippine media and entire Filipino People just watch, wouldn't even care to donate a piece of noodles, and just count the dead MNLF as part of statistics and these unsung heroes are buried without any ceremony.<br />
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What do you think runs in our mind when people tell us that Bangsamoro MNLFs are Filipinos? What do we feel when they say that Luzon, Visayas, and Mindanao is "one" Filipino nation?<br />
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<b>THE PHILIPPINE GOVERNMENT</b><br />
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President Benigno Aquino III <a href="http://www.sunstar.com.ph/breaking-news/2013/02/05/mnlf-move-vs-abu-sayyaf-not-sanctioned-government-aquino-266590">said Tuesday</a> that the firefight between the Moro National Liberation Front (MNLF) guerrillas and Abu Sayyaf Group (ASG) in Patikul, Sulu, "has no clearance" from the government. <br />
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The Government of the Philippines (GPH) will not help the MNLF in combat, but will play a vital role in safely guiding the movement of affected civilians away from combat zones. <br />
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We don't know who the PNP and AFP is helping. They are making it difficult for us MNLF to move our troops, ammunition, and supplies on the main roads, piers, and ports. They say they are implementing an election gun ban. Do they want us to undergo the gun ban exemption application paperwork? Do we look like going to an election campaign?<br />
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That Government of the Philippines (GPH) blocking, under the pretense of election gun ban, of MNLF large troops movement, reinforcement, supplies, medicines, and logistics from outside going to the combat zone in this MNLF war against the Abu Sayyaf Group (ASG), may cause a stand-off and may "trigger" an MNLF-GPH gunfight at the checkpoints and piers. When this happens, it will become inevitable that war will escalate and spill-over. Can we control it? I don't think so. It is up to the MNLF commander in the ground who encounters "a situation" to decide what to do. <br />
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You know my greatest fears? At the moment the time comes that MNLF corners the ASG, it will be very frustrating to see the ASGs to slip away out though the PNP/AFP checkpoints. <br />
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<b>ONE DIRECTION</b><br />
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All <a href="http://www.philstar.com/nation/2013/02/05/905161/mnlf-fighters-prepare-bigger-offensive">MNLF officers has to be guided</a> on the following mindset: (1) that there is no brother-to-brother relationship between MNLF and Abu Sayyaf Group [ASG], (2) that ASG are globally recognized terrorists and enemies of the MNLF, enemies of the Bangsamoro People, enemies of the people of the Republic of the Philippines, and enemies of mankind in general; (3) that Islam, as a religion, is not an issue on the situation at hand; and (4) that no one in the MNLF is authorized to make a statement that would preempt that Nur P. Misuari has imprimatur on this anti-terrorism operation.<br />
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<b>WHERE IS NUR MISUARI?</b><br />
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Where is Prof. Dr. Nur P. Misuari, the founder and leader of the MNLF, when this MNLF-ASG war is taking place? He is on official travel to attend to a bigger task in the MNLF. He represents the MNLF in the <a href="https://docs.google.com/file/d/0B8jmICP_buu1aDFoQlkyRlVKTHc/edit?usp=sharing">8th Session of the Parliamentary Union of Islamic Cooperation (PUIC)</a> in Khartom Sudan in 21 January 2013. He attends the <a href="https://docs.google.com/file/d/0B8jmICP_buu1SDdDcV9XSlUwbms/edit">Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) Islamic Summit</a> in Cairo Egypt in 6 February 2013. I hope we can complete the mission to eradicate the ASG before Nur Misuari returns on the 9th of February. It's his 71th birthday on 3 March (am I right?).<br />
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The PUIC “urges member States as well as charity institutions in the Islamic world to increase the volume of its humanitarian assistance for Muslims in South Philippines in order to accelerate economic and social development”. We don't want the Abu Sayyaf Group (ASG) to scare off these investments.<br />
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<b>GROUND COMMANDER</b><br />
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The lead MNLF Ground Commander of this operation is Cmdr. Ustadz Habier Malik. All troop movements and strategies in the battle front is his responsibility. The onset and end of this war is in his discretion.<br />
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<b>MY RECOMMENDATION</b><br />
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The war against terror is society's responsibility. The MNLF contribution in this war against the ASG is already very huge, we have lost many lives of our fighters already. As of today (Wednesday 6, Feb 2013 21:10H) our MNLF fighters at the front line has not eaten yet since Sunday. If society will not care to help us, we simply drop this thing off and go home; and in the future if they talk about foreigners getting kidnapped by ASG or Marines getting beheaded by ASG, we just refer them back to this blog. If they talk about AFP Modernization, Balikatan, US War on Terror, blah blah blah, we just simply refer them to this blog. That's all there is. That's fair enough.<br />
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<b>ACCOMPLISHMENTS</b> <br />
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Despite absence of help, the MNLF fighters have already accomplished much. <b>Unconfirmed</b> report in the grounds says we have rescued at least two foreigner hostages -- they are being cared well by the MNLF, tactical interview will have to be done by MNLF, and we await for Nur Misuari to arrive from Egypt for proper presentation to media. We wounded and captured at least 6 Abu Sayyafs, and killed many of them. MNLF have at least ten casualties and seven more wounded. During the fighting yesterday (Wednesday), the tired and wary MNLFs continued to perform their combat mission and finally cracked through the line of defense of the ASGs and the enemy have fled all over in different directions -- perhaps many of the ASGs already managed to slip out through the PNP/AFP cordon. So, basically, the remaining days will be on sweeping and clean-up operation on that large area to ensure that ASG is completely eradicated in Patikul Sulu -- we don't want any of them to be still hiding in Sulu. I hope our fighters can still extend their energies for a couple of days to wrap this whole thing up. <br />
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<b>TO WHOM WILL THE RESCUED HOSTAGES BE TURNED OVER TO?</b><br />
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QUESTION: Sir John, to whom should the rescued hostages be turned over? <br />
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ANSWER: MNLF, as an observer member of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC, a cluster of the United Nations), has responsibility to follow proper international protocol on human rights in this situation. It depends, if local, we turn them over to Philippine Government. A kidnap victim who is a foreigner that is rescued by legitimate MNLF operation must be turned over only by MNLF chief Prof. Dr. Nur Misuari to the representatives of their respective Embassies. Before turn-over, the victims must undergo an internal process in the MNLF such as identity recording, routine human rights interview, and medical attention, among others. We cannot fly the rescued hostages to Manila because we don't have funds. We have to coordinate with their embassies. It's their embassies who will pick them up at Jolo and arrange the transfer to Manila. <br />
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<b>BARELY HOLDING ON</b><br />
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In the history of MNLF, the major factor that causes temporary retreat is when our fighters get hungry and tired. We are brave, we can face enemy force, but when we experience days and weeks of hunger in the battlefield, the commander has no choice but to order a retreat. MNLF retreat is not something that happens sometimes, but something that happens ALL THE TIME because we are an "unfunded" organization. Five days without food supply is all there is that any army in the whole world can withstand. <br />
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Today, Thursday, is the fifth day of a no-food situation of our fighters at the front-line war against the Abu Sayyaf Group (ASG). Last Tuesday, I started blogging and emailing to request for donations; Philippines heard it, Americans heard it, but nothing comes in yet. If supply will not come at the end of this day, they will become vulnerable and too weak to maneuver, so I will have no choice but to advice them to call it a day. Anyway, the mission is already accomplished, the ASG is already neutralized. It's time to leave. It's up to the PNP/AFP to guide the displaced civilians in the evacuation camps to return back to their homes and clean-up the area.<br />
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<b>STRANGE FEELING</b><br />
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It feel strange that many parties seems to be grieving instead of rejoicing over the victory of the MNLF's war against terror. I can roughly calculate the feelings of the Philippine Government, they appear either grieving or embarrassed of their impotence. While the dead bodies and decapitated heads sprawl all over, I ask myself, who the hell are the big people behind this dreaded Abu Sayyaf Group (ASG) that terrorized this part of Asia Pacific for over 20 years already?<br />
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<b>CONFIRMATION PROCEDURE</b> <br />
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QUESTION: Sir John, you mentioned that you have "unconfirmed" report about a number of ASG kidnap victims rescued by MNLF, how do we get confirmation? What is the MNLF's procedure on establishing proof of existence? Do we get the confirmation from the MNLF spokesperson?<br />
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ANSWER: Considering that we have to split out 3,000 pursuing fighters into more than 20 teams, we have many mini command posts in Patikul. We receive many unconfirmed reports every now and then coming from all everywhere, some are even coming from our enemies who provide us with false information. Some say we have rescued victims. Some said we have not recovered any victims. Everytime there is a hint of good news, even if it is unconfirmed, I announce it because everyone wants to hear "HOPE" or anything positive. This is a very frustrating and helpless fight, the only thing left in our hearts is FAITH and HOPE. <br />
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Proof of existence is name, birthday, birthplace, mother's name, father's name, and a vital information that only the victim and the victim's relative knows. So when I receive information about rescued victim who is alive, I routinely tell the reporter to pass through the process of proving existence by asking the reporter to talk to the victim and ask his/her personal information. A picture of victim holding a front-page of a current newspaper may also serve as proof of existence. <br />
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The MNLF spokesperson speaks for anyone in the MNLF, and whatever is spoken by the spokesperson is not a confirmation. The only person who can confirm the existence and identity of any live rescued or deceased victim recovered by MNLF is a Doctor (MD) that I will personally brief (in coordination with the embassies of the victims) on the procedure and send to Jolo. There are also other relevant persons, such as relatives, who can possibly confirm it. Even in confirming the existence of an ASG leader who allegedly died in combat, we need a doctor to do it, dig the grave if necessary, especially if there is a reward that can be claimed on the head. I am 24/7 ready to send in the Doctor to Jolo as soon as I get a proof of existence of a rescued victim. <br />
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<b>WHY GPH-MNLF ASSAULT COORDINATION IS IMPOSSIBLE</b><br />
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QUESTION: Sir John, why is it that when government soldiers get ambushed, the MNLF would say it's their fault because they did not coordinate with MNLF? Equally, when MNLF assaults the ASG, the GPH would deny their involvement in it?<br />
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ANSWER: That's a good question. Coordination is a provision in the 1994 MNLF-GPH Ceasefire Agreement and 1996 Final Peace Agreement. Coordination of large troop movement is mandatory, but there have been repeated lapses. Coordination between two traitors is ridiculous because the target would possibly be informed and escape. Mistrust is a barrier of coordination. Nobody wants to release vital information to the possible ally of the enemy. <br />
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When the government says the MNLF did not coordinate to them this MNLF assault against the ASG, they are lying. Records would show that the government have been assisting the evacuation of civilians even before the fighting erupted. The government even received two ASGs captured by MNLF on the first day, but the government released one for reason that the captured ASG combatant is minor child. The government have reports on this that any smart media could pick-up. But you have not heard about it in the news.<br />
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I believe the GPH and MNLF should sit down to once and for all agree on the Implementing Rules and Regulations on Coordination of Armed Large Troops Movement. OPAPP should pick this up if they are smart.<br />
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<b>IS THERE ANY MNLF PRESS RELEASE ON THIS MNLF-ASG CONFLICT?</b><br />
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QUESTION: Sir John, is there any official MNLF Press Release on this MNLF war against ASG? <br />
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ANSWER: None yet. We have not issued any press release yet at this time. Press Release means it is already cleared for publication in the trimedia. You would know that it is Press Release by just looking at it,it will show a large banner "MNLF PRESS RELEASE".<br />
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Materials you read in this MNLF FB Page and in our Blog sites are not Press Release. Meaning, the media can neither echo nor quote it in their write-ups in newspapers or broadcast in radio. When you read messages and postings in this MNLF FB Page or any MNLF Blog Site, you are merely reading the mind of the writer, who is an MNLF. I am MNLF Director for Advocacy and Economic Projects -- it is my duty to function as such for the best interest of the MNLF. Rallying public support in any cause-worthy MNLF activity (such as this assault on ASG) is my technical expertise, and I can use any tactics I want (i.e. solicitation of donation) to measure public support. <br />
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This MNLF assault against Abu Sayyaf did not generate a single centavo of support from within the MNLF, none from the public, none from the OIC, none from PUIC, none from the Americans, none from the Bangsamoro People, none the Muslims, none from the Philippine society in general. An open-minded MNLF like me would accept this signal that we are somewhat "isolated" and this puts our organization at a floating status in terms of public support for our cause. We have to face this fact and the MNLF Leadership must implant this fact in mind. <br />
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Advocacy and Spokesperson are two different things. Advocacy can speak its own mind, but Spokesperson can only speak in behalf of others.<br />
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Our MNLF Spokesperson is Atty. Emmanuel Fontanilla. When you read a media published material about an interview with the official MNLF Spokesperson, you are merely reading the mind of the "MNLF behind" the Spokesperson who requested his speaking services. The MNLF behind could be Nur Misuari, or the Political Director, or me (the Director for Advocacy), or the ground commander, or someone else of higher rank in the MNLF. It is the duty of the MNLF Spokesperson to speak in behalf of any MNLF who is in a restrained position to speak (maybe sick, or far isolated place, or in prison, etc).<br />
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If you want to get information DIRECTLY from Prof. Dr. Nur P. Misuari, please contact him DIRECTLY. If you want to hear the mind of the grounds, you can read materials in this MNLF FB Page, or any of our blog sites, or talk to a combatant, or talk to me directly.<br />
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WHERE IS THE ACCOMPLISHMENT REPORT? (2/24/2013)<br />
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WHERE IS THE ACCOMPLISHMENT REPORT of the MNLF attack on Abu Sayyaf? Did the rumors we heard of really happened? Should the MNLF be given appreciation for a great deed to society? Marami na etong mga tanong sa akin ng mga foreign media networks from Switzerland, Australia, Japan, etc.<br />
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Honestly. I have no answer to those questions. I am in Manila, inside an office, in front of a computer. I'm not in Sulu. I receive a lot of reports, but when I ask for evidence, they can't give. So, all reports fall under UNCONFIRMED category and are classified as confidential internal affairs document of the MNLF.Rltr. John R. Petalcorinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00351282231301118967noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7406528097934088753.post-22927677765517082182013-02-01T06:01:00.001-08:002013-02-01T06:18:26.811-08:00Is MNLF directly involved in law enforcement?QUESTION: Sir John, tell us abou the MNLF Operations in Patikul Sulu. I have heard there is an MNLF Anti-Kidnapping Operations now in the grounds under MNLF Cmdr. Malik.<br />
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ANSWER: MNLF is not a deputized law enforcement organization. We don't get ourselves involved in a government deputized combat against criminals such as kidnappers, robbers, terrorists, etc. <br />
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Many MNLFs are gun-owners. We use our guns for self-defense only, and of course to defend our families, properties, and community. We don't use our guns to achieve political ends. <br />
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Nevertheless, there are MNLF-populated zones in Mindanao. There was an MNLF-GPH Ceasefire Ground Rules Agreement in 1994 that obligates the government to coordinate with the MNLF whenever they conduct a large troops movement to pursue bandits and kidnappers in and around MNLF zones. The purpose of the coordination is to prevent community panic that could endanger the lives of the soldiers. When government troops passes though MNLF zones in the conduct of law enforcement patrols, the MNLF have hospitality duty to provide them with necessary local escorts. <br />
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In photograph of Cmdr. Malik marching with his men in full combat gear in Patikul, that was just a routine escort hospitality duty. It was not a deputized law enforcement function. It is the government troops that pursues the kidnappers. <br />
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In case the government troops come in contact with kidnappers that would end up in a standoff, negotiations on the release of hostages normally happens. Sometimes, government would ask the MNLF for "extra favor" to help in the negotiations.<br />
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The MNLF is not a vigilante.<br />
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You want the MNLF to help law enforcement catch NPA? Did you see anything in the signboard that says we are in the business of bounty-hunting? The only thing we catch are fish in the sea, snails in the field, and wild ducks --- FOOD for our family. When NPAs quit, they join us to avail of Hijra, we give them a new life. <br />
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Bounty hunting is mercenary job -- a work that is exclusive only for government troops. Besides, we don't have access to government's secret information, so we don't know who they are looking for. You want to hire our men for bounty hunting? They would love to march in the forests to look for faces that match the cartographic sketch. Many MNLFs need off-farm jobs. If government can afford to pay for deputized law-enforcement with proper documents, why not? <br />
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Between years 1996-2000, around 5,000 MNLFs were absorbed by the Armed Forces of the Philippines and Philippine National Police. If they want to add more, we still have plenty.<br />
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In the photo below, you see a red (NPA) who surrendered to MNLF (not to government). In this particular batch of surrenderee, there were actually three of them if I remember it right. Through the years, the MNLF have received quite many NPA surrenderees. There is no room for quitting in the reds. When a red quits, he will most likely be assassinated by his own comrades. That is why in Mindanao, when reds quit, they join the MNLF in order to survive and give more meaning to their struggle to support the Mindanao Independence Movement. The reds don't harm their previous comrades who join the MNLFs.<br />
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QUESTION by Nadzmi L. Jimlok: Everyday we seen Robbery, Holdup & Killing in the Philippines, How can we help to install peace & order ? What govt agencies in particular the military agencies doing now, some of them involved in those crimes ! Thanks.<br />
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ANSWER: The problem of MNLF members and officers now is not the robbery, hold-up, and killings. In those unfortunate events, lives are taken in a random manner. Our problem is POVERTY -- it systematically kills the future of everyone. When MNLFs are poor, many rich corrupt politicians will come to take advantage to use our people as private armies on a pretext of deputized law enforcement. If we bite the bait, our freedom fighters will evolve into elements of private armies, we will have a widespread of private commandos that we cannot control, and our own people might be used against us in the future.<br />
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Amidst any of these exaggeratedly published robberies, hold-ups, and killings, our policy and doctrine in MNLF is the same and consistent as ever. We, the MNLF, are neither private armies, nor mercenaries, nor bounty-hunters, nor assassins, nor vigilantes. We are gun-owners and we keep our guns at home to protect ourselves, family, and property in any event crime comes to us in a random or systematic manner. If they want MNLF to get involved in law enforcement, then implement the provision in FPA that allows government to recruit and integrate MNLFs into the regular forces of the AFP or PNP. We don't want our members and officers to get armed work that is of lesser value than regular force of the AFP or PNP.<br />
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QUESTION: Sir John, is it possible for government to deputize the MNLFs to man checkpoints alongside with regular AFP or PNP troops during elections?<br />
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ANSWER: I am not sure, but I think so. That is not something new. MNLFs are the most disciplined and very reliable. There are many checkpoints in Mindanao that is manned by men in AFP or PNP uniform and alongside with them are men with MNLF patches. In Davao provinces I have even seen MNLF detachments and checkpoints with permanent MNLF signboards along the highway, and after I looked closely I see three PNP personnel sleeping on a duyan under the trees in the MNLF detachment premises. Although you will notice the GPH and MNLF are having a hard time reconciling their differences during negotiations in relation to implementation of the 1996 Final Peace Agreement, the MNLF and AFP/PNP have a good relationship in the grounds. I just hope that MNLFs will not be taken advantaged of. If MNLFs help in checkpoint manning, they must be paid as casuals by the AFP or PNP or COMELEC because they have families to feed too.Rltr. John R. Petalcorinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00351282231301118967noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7406528097934088753.post-81010151976482187992013-01-31T00:41:00.002-08:002013-02-03T22:18:35.762-08:00The extraordinary work of a revolutionaryI am a revolutionary, one of the top think tanks of the Moro National Liberation Front (MNLF). I work 24/7 to protect the interest of the Bangsamoro Nation - people born in Mindanao, Sulu, Palawan, and Sabah. <br />
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This is an extraordinary work -- there is no school for this, there is no vacancy announcement for this. You don't dream for this work, you can't find it, you can't pursue it. This work finds you.<br />
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Contrary to your misconception that we are under command of some revolutionary politicians, the truth is, as a revolutionaries, we only work for our principles. In the revolution, there is no boss, no funder, no employer. It is just me and my principle. In MNLF, we don't have contract of membership, we don't have internal code of ethics that forms as basis for us to judge one another, we only have common principle that bonds us altogether, a very few of us.<br />
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My ideology is egalitarianism. It comes from the word "equal". Egalitarianism means respect for basic human rights regardless of differences in religion, color, race, nationality, economic status, gender, and age. Advocates for sustainable development, aka environmentalists, are classified as egalitarians because they protect the rights of two generations (present and future). As a revolutionary, my principle is guided by this ideology. Egalitarianism is the ideology of the MNLF. <br />
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My enemies are those who make big money in religious conflicts, racial genocide, poverty exploitation, colonization, systematic large-scale land grabbing, and environmental abuses such as illegal logging and mining. I am aware that my enemies have all the resources and capability to have me assassinated. Death threats, at first it gave me sleepless nights, but later on I became immune to it.<br />
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As a revolutionary, I have four major advocacy: (1) Gun Control Advocacy, (2) Anti-Oligarchy and Anti-Political-Dynasty, (3) Mindanao Independence, and (4) Real Estate Professionalization. <br />
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As a gun control advocate, I support tighter gun-carry policy and installation of gun-control checkpoints. My mortal enemies here are the undisciplined gun owners who want to carry their guns anywhere; law enforcers who carry their guns even outside uniform and off-duty; and organized crime groups and insurgents who hate checkpoints.<br />
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My anti-oligarcy and anti-political-dynasty kicks in during election time. Incidents of election-related assassination in the Philippines is high, so I consider myself on the death list.<br />
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Advocacy supporting the Bangsamoro Nation, aka Mindanao Independence Movement is a long-shot protracted struggle and I want it done through a peaceful process. <br />
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Being a licensed real estate broker by profession, I am very active in the advocacy for real estate professionalization. I am the trademark owner of the Realter [Rltr] professional title for real estate practitioners (see <a href="http://realtersociety.org">Realter Society</a>). Also, I am the volunteer lead convenor of the Integrated Professional Organization for Real Estate Service Practitioners (see <a href="http://iporesp.org">IPORESP.Org</a>). Correct IPORESP formation is the most important foundation of effective advocacy in this field. Eradication of colorum is the clash point of conflict. My opponents in this advocacy are the tycoons in the real estate project development industry and their cohorts in the PRC and HLURB -- these gangsters are the ones who take in the cash out of operating colorum real estate agents.<br />
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There are many kinds of revolutionaries and political activists, the lowest level is the terrorist insurgent; the mid-level are the reformists and exhortationists; but the highest level of honor and patriotism is the secessionist. I am not saying that I want to become a hero; but all national heroes, of whatever nation, is a secessionist.<br />
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A secessionist is a person who finds ways and means to liberate his own people out of a political bondage of colonization or domestic discrimination towards a formation of a new independent nation. As organizer of the Mindanao Independence Movement (MIM), I considered myself a carrier of the mark of a secessionist.<br />
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Revolutionary work is a high-risk work. This fact is not debatable. In the end, most likely, I know that I will die in a violent manner. It could come anytime, but my heart don't pump fast whenever I feel death coming, I am ready anytime. Although I am not afraid to die, I must not die because it is my obligation and responsibility to live longer, and my ultimate patriotic duty to live longer to serve and lead my people to freedom.<br />
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Just like any normal human being, we struggle to survive, everyday. Just like any normal people, we need to eat, take a bath, find entertainment, travel, feed our children (if any), and of course put some garments on our body. But unlike the normal people, we have security issues. <br />
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As a revolutionary, personal security is one thing I never forget to think about each minute. We have to be very careful so we will survive the next day. The highest possibility of cause of death of revolutionaries is ASSASSINATION. Many revolutionaries believe that carrying a gun is the best self-defense; but this I don't believe. I believe that the most effective defense against assassination is called "whereabouts management". If no one knows where you are and where you will go, there is no way an assassin can be successful on you. So just a word of advice, if you have a revolutionary friend, it is inappropriate to send him text message or some sort to ask his whereabouts.<br />
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Whereabouts Management affects my livelihood and lifestyle. There is high security risk if I find a job because working will surely establish a patern of my whereabouts. There is high security risk if I will work as a salesman because the assassin might pretend to be an interested buyer and BANG BANG BANG, I am dead. There is high security risk if I attend family and social affairs such as weddings, baptismals, and even hospital visits. In short, whenever my location becomes known, there is a high risk that the assassin will succeed on me. <br />
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Continuing the topic of whereabouts management, there is high security risk if I go back to school in Philippines to pursue higher degree, so I can't even if I want to. There is high security risk if I attend school batch reunions and even ordinary night-outs. So if I come to any of these activities, you must be grateful because it means I love you more than my life and my revolutionary work. If I won't show up in a meeting, please understand, the reason is that my calculations and instinct tells me that the security risk is too high, or more often, I have to reserve my last coins for food. Now you know that it is not easy to become a genuine revolutionary.<br />
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In my revolutionary work, I have set of rules in relation to society and government. I work under the following parameters: <br />
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- Without disturbing the peacefulness of the community and normality of business days for trade and commerce ;<br />
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- Without forcing those who are unwilling to participate; <br />
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- Without resorting to violent methods that hurt people physically or emotionally; <br />
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- Without expressing ourselves in the threatening or intimidating manner; <br />
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- Without conducting mass gatherings that causes traffic jams;<br />
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- Without hampering government programs; and<br />
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- Without resorting to insurgency, rebellion, and sedition.<br />
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There are kinds of revolutionaries who collect revolutionary taxes from their people. I am not that kind of a revolutionary. The MNLF is not that kind of a revolutionary. If you think MNLF is anti-government, you are wrong, we are pro-good-governance. That is why getting arrested by government is never a fear factor among the MNLF. The AFP/PNP loves the MNLF, we can do and say what they are restrained to do. In fact, if we feel something's wrong, we run for shelter to AFP/PNP camps. <br />
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One of the privileges of being an MNLF is we can go whenever MNLF travels abroad to attend meetings with the United Nations. It is a chance to breath some fresh air of security. This opportunity comes many times in a year. To walk along the park in a foreign nation or to become a scholar in a foreign nation is the safest place I will ever be. But travel and education abroad is costly, no sponsor, so I just put it aside in my wish-list, under my pillow so I can pray to dream about it before I sleep.<br />
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The greatest weapon of a revolutionary in the past is a gun, a pen, and a microphone. But now, it is a laptop that is connected to the internet. In the past, revolutionaries speak on the stage and 50-200 people listens. At present, I post a message in the internet and thousands of people can read. Advancement of information technology is good for revolutionary work, and it made the work safer. Less exposure of our mortal bodies to the public means less risk.<br />
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To survive each day, I only rely in the donations given directly by some few people who sympathize for me, my ideology, my principle, my cause-- they have different reasons for supporting me, and various ways also on how they manage to get the funds through. Society is strange, people donate to church, but they don't donate to revolutionaries who advocate social justice, environment protection, and freedom. My family and relatives love me, they want me to quit my revolutionary work, I am too scared to meet my mom because I might see her tears fall, and obviously I should not expect any help from them.<br />
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This is THE LIFE of a revolutionary. Two words to describe it: (1) Scary High-Risk, and (2) Financially Difficult. That's why I pray to God a lot more than any praying mantis that ever lived. A true revolutionary is more closer to God or Allah compared to anyone else. Whenever we receive generosity from people, we pray to God or Allah that He return his grace to the giver a hundred times. So far so good, it's been 24 months since I became a revolutionary and I am still alive.Rltr. John R. Petalcorinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00351282231301118967noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7406528097934088753.post-20252012000674452082013-01-28T14:06:00.003-08:002013-01-29T02:29:20.673-08:00The Parallel Nation"Philippines" is a bastardized nation, the "special child" of colonization.
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On the other hand, "Sulu Sultanate" is the most poweerful nation in the Southeast Asia before the colonizers (Spaniard and Americans) came -- the great Rajah Soliman of Tondo was paying homage (tax) to the Sulu Sultanate when the Spaniards came. Now it is called Bangsamoro Land (Mindanao, Sulu, Palawan, Sabah) and its army is the Moro national Liberation Front (MNLF).
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<b>DUAL CITIZENS</b>
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When I was appointed Director of Advocacy of the MNLF in December of 2010, I noticed that the leaders of the MNLF teach "Moro, Not Filipino", but they have Philippine Passports. Immediately, one of the major reform I did in the education and advocacy in the MNLF is to replace the doctrine of "Moro Not Filipino" with doctrine of "Dual Citizenship".
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The Republic of the Philippines and Bangsamoro Nation co-exists as a parallel nations, their respective governments overlapping on the same space of land. We, the present generation of Bangsamoro People, people who are born after 1935 in Mindanao, Sulu, Palawan and Sabah, consider ourselves DUAL CITIZENS -- we are citizens of Philippines as well as citizens of Bangsamoro Nation.
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Wondered why Jose Rizal was "exiled" to Dapitan, Zamboanga? "Exiled" because Zamboanga, which is part of Mindanao, is not part of Philippines during Rizal's time. It was only in 1935 Philippine Constitution that major parts of Bangsamoro Land (Mindanao, Sulu, Palawan) were annexed as part of the Philippine Territory despite the Bangsamoro Nation's documented rejection of the proposal that invites them to join Philippines.
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For almost so long already, the Philippines have cruelly suppressed the Bangsamoro People, stealing their lands using the so-called "homestead titles", and pushing it into the edge of extinction.
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<b>PHILIPPINE-BANGSAMORO FRIENDSHIP</b>
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Does MNLF treats Philippines as its enemy? Hell NO! MNLF is an open secessionist movement, we struggle for independence of Bangsamoro Land. As I said, we consider ourselves as DUAL CITIZENS -- citizen of Bangsamoro Mindanao and citizens of Philippines. As Bangsamoro People, we are first-class citizens in Mindanao, but we are only second-class citizens in Philippines. That is why we want to have a nation of our own. Nevertheless, we don't want Mindanao and Philippines to end up as enemies. We want Mindanao and Philippines to treat each other as best friend neighbor, brothers and sisters, and the idea of closing the borders between independent Mindanao and Philippines never crossed our mind.
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<b>THE RIGHT TO ADVOCATE POLITICAL REFORMS</b>
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Although we are Bangsamoro citizens, being Filipino citizens at the same time, we have all the rights to criticize, exhort, and struggle for reforms in the Philippines. So please, don't call us insurgents if we criticize our OWN country.
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As Filipino citizens, we have all the right to participate in Philippine politics, whether as mere voter, an exhortationist, a catalyst of reforms, or a public official. With regards to Sabah, we might not do anything as Filipino citizens, but as Bangsamoro Citizens, we have patriotic duty to sacrifice our lives to recover and maximize our benefit from the fruits of the Sabah land because we, the Bangsamoro People, own it.
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Not until the Philippines stops suppressing our Bangsamoro Nation, it can never progress economically; it will continue to suffer territorial disintegration and internal conflict as a result of its disillusion that started in 1935.
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You see that Philippine Flag, it was designed in 1898, and the Bangsamoro Land was never in the mind of its designers/sewers during that time when they were sewing the flag. They teach in school now that the three stars represents Luzon Visayas and Mindanao -- well, the truth is, it does not. You want to know what the 3 stars represent?
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<b>MUSLIM INSURGENTS?</b>
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Muslim insurgents? Muslim secessionists? The hell, NO! That's what they ignorantly brand us with their pea-size brain and TV-educated values. In referring to the MNLF, the only correct word up there is "secessionist". MNLF, the army of the Bangsamoro Nation, is neither exclusive to Muslims nor an insurgent to Philippine Laws. I am a Christian, and one of the leaders of the MNLF.
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[I heard a side comment] Ahhhhh so they are referring to the MILF when they say Muslim insurgents. That's what I am telling you, the MILF was created, to mix among us, simply to brand us "Muslims" and brand us "insurgents" and create this perception that Muslims are "terrorists". I hate it when a person erroneously calls an MNLF, MILF -- it is a false allegation at pornographic proportion.
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A secessionist is a person who finds ways and means to liberate his own people out of a political bondage of colonization or domestic discrimination towards a formation of a new independent nation. There are many layers of political activists, the lowest level is the terrorist insurgent; the mid-level are the reformists; but the highest level of honor and patriotism is the secessionist. All national heroes, of whatever nation, is a secessionist.
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When we, the MNLF, are called secessionists, we should be proud of it. It means we are already in our senior year to becoming heroes of the great Bangsamoro Nation.
Rltr. John R. Petalcorinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00351282231301118967noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7406528097934088753.post-32947693377322156922013-01-26T22:11:00.001-08:002013-01-28T01:01:41.174-08:00MNLF to attend Summit in Cairo Egypt Feb 2013Manila, PH — Accepting to the invitation of Ekmeleddin Ihsanoglu, Secretary General of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC), the Moro National Liberation Front (MNLF), led by Prof. Dr. Nur P Misuari, will be attending the Islamic Summit Conference in Cairo Egypt on 6-7 February 2013. Read the full text of the MNLF PRESS RELEASE at ... ><a href="https://docs.google.com/file/d/0B8jmICP_buu1SDdDcV9XSlUwbms/edit">https://docs.google.com/file/d/0B8jmICP_buu1SDdDcV9XSlUwbms/edit</a>Rltr. John R. Petalcorinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00351282231301118967noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7406528097934088753.post-30799327168782070992013-01-26T21:06:00.000-08:002013-01-28T20:26:59.997-08:008th PUIC Sudan 21 Jan 2013 Press Release and CommuniqueMoro National Liberation Front (MNLF), led by Prof. Dr. Nur P Misuari, attends 8th Session of the Parliamentary Union of Islamic Cooperation (PUIC) in Khartoum, Sudan on 21-22 January 2013. Section 40 of the Communiqué of the 8th PUIC Session states that ... > read the full text of the MNLF PRESS RELEASE at <a href="https://docs.google.com/file/d/0B8jmICP_buu1aDFoQlkyRlVKTHc/edit">https://docs.google.com/file/d/0B8jmICP_buu1aDFoQlkyRlVKTHc/edit</a>
Rltr. John R. Petalcorinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00351282231301118967noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7406528097934088753.post-51298268268951736402013-01-26T21:01:00.001-08:002013-03-12T22:36:20.508-07:00MILF helps Malaysia uproot Bangsamoro People away from Homeland Sabah<br />
Now you see why Malaysia is behind the MILF-GPH Bangsamoro Framework deal. History is being rewritten right in front of your face. Bangsamoro People are now coined as "immigrants" of Sabah, instead of owners of Sabah; and the homeland of Bangsamoro People is wherever that small corner of Mindanao will be. Hilarious it may seem, but the power of journalism is not on your side. So eventually, through time, the Bangsamoro People will disappear in the literature in the future. That is the cost of your factionalism. Read more about this controversial news at ... <a href="http://www.nst.com.my/nation/general/bangsamoro-people-will-return-to-homeland-1.204367">http://www.nst.com.my/nation/general/bangsamoro-people-will-return-to-homeland-1.204367</a> <p /><b>THE TALE OF THE TWO TRAVELERS: GOOD versus EVIL.</b> <p />While the MNLF travels around the world to advocate the human rights of the Muslims in Bangsamoro Land; the MILF travels around the world to help the Malaysians in deporting and uprooting the Bangsamoro People out of their homeland Sabah. <p /><br />
Picture below is Murad (left), leader of MILF.<br />
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<b>DEPOPULATION: THE MALAYSIAN STRATEGY</b> <p />First, Malaysia is uprooting the Bangsamoro People in Sabah. Then, they will conduct a Referendum or Plebiscite to ask the residents where they would like to give the sovereignty over of Sabah. With purely Malaysian population, vacationers, and natural resource exploiters in Sabah, there will be a sure win for Malaysia. Nice trick, but very obvious. <p />What would I say if I can speak to the Bangsamoro People in Sabah? I would tell them, "<i>You are already branded as illegal immigrant of Sabah. Once you leave Sabah homeland for whatever reason, it is most likely that your Malaysian visa application back to Sabah will be denied, trust me, you can never return to Sabah</i>". <p /><b>PHILIPPINE GOVERNMENT INVOLVED?</b> <p />The Philippine government (GPH) recently signed a Bangsamoro Framework peace deal with the MILF. The event was prominently participated in by Malaysia. Now we are looking at a possible Malaysia-MILF-GPH collaboration on the Sabah issue. There is a possibility that the Administration of President Noy Aquino has already taken money under the table to facilitate the turn-over of Sabah to Malaysia. With Malaysia paying-off to finally get sovereignty over Sabah, it seems to appear that we have an Aquino-Murad pay-off sharing scheme. <p /><b>THE MNLF POSITION ON SABAH</b> <p />MNLF's position on Sabah issue is consistent. The ownership of Sabah belongs to the Bangsamoro People, particularly the Tausugs. The Sulu Sultanate, as owners of Sabah, leased Sabah to North Borneo Company in 1876 -- one hundred years after, the P75,000 Pesos/Month lease already expired in 1976. Malaysia is now illegally occupying Sabah as a result of its extended stay after it assumed to finish the lease term of of the North Borneo Company over Sabah. <p />At present, MNLF is looking at the possibility of leasing Sabah either to China or USA or both for a rough estimate of P100 Billion Pesos per year. <p /><b>THE OFFERING OF SABAH TO MALAYSIA</b> <p />Respecting the principle of <i>right of first refusal</i>, last 29 June 2012, the MNLF already offered a lease renegotiation of Sabah to Malaysia, but after the first meeting in the Malaysian Embassy, Malaysia showed disinterest to renew the lease agreement; and we have this impression that Malaysia thinks they have all the advantage to steal ownership and sovereignty of Sabah being the current illegal occupant. They said: "we have a long list of Sulu Sultans who claim Sabah and time is in our favor", which means the increasingly multiple-claimant scenario is a wind that blows to their favor through time. The offer to Malaysia was never really tendered with hopeful spirit because we know that Malaysia would never renegotiate to pay the correct lease amount if they can keep on occupying and exploiting the natural resources Sabah by (1) paying a few millions to the Sulu Sultants, (2) paying a few billions under-the-table to the corrupt politicians in the Philippine government, and (3) paying a few billions to the leaders of the MILF who have the capability to use ISLAM to put cloud on the eyes of the Bangsamoro People. We achieved two things in that event of offering Sabah lease renegotiation to Malaysia, (1) we have done the procedure of respecting right of first refusal, and because they are not interested, (2) we are now ready to offer Sabah for lease to the other clients (US and CHINA). <p /><b>WHY IS MALAYSIA INVESTING IN MINDANAO?</b> <p />The hidden objective is to provide greener pasture for the Bangsamoro People that they call "illegal immigrants" in Sabah. With the facilitation of MILF and Philippine Government, the Malaysians will put up various businesses in Mindanao and offer big salaries to Bangsamoro People living in Sabah should they decide to go back to Mindanao. Malaysia will use injustice, persecution, threats, and incentive to <i>systematically</i> uproot and depopulate the Bangsamoro People in Sabah. That is how the MILF-GPH-Malaysia Bangsamoro Framework Deal is connected to the Sabah issue. <p />QUESTION: Is it bad for the Bangsamoro People of Mindanao if Malaysian Corporations will invest in Mindanao? ANSWER: No, it's not bad, as long as the employment (from simple employees to management) that will be generated by these businesses is exclusive only for Bangsamoro People especially persons born and currently residing in Mindanao. It should not be used to lure and uproot the Bangsamoro People in Sabah. <p /><b>ECONOMIC USE OF SABAH</b> <p />The annual income from lease will be used by the MNLF to develop the political, economic, and social independence of the Bangsamoro Republic (covering Mindanao, Sulu, Palawan, Sabah). The land-use of the lease of Sabah to USA or China will be restricted to <b>Economic Use</b>. The new tenant will provide assistance to the MNLF to recover possession of Sabah for proper turn-over to its new tenant. While Sabah is on lease, Sabah ramains part of the sovereign territory of the Bangsamoro People. <p /><b>IS PHILIPPINES A POSSIBLE NEW TENANT OF SABAH?</b> <p />Is Philippines a possible tenant of Sabah? No. Philippines is too poor to afford the lease, and too cruel to respect the owners of Sabah. They have no respect for the people of Sulu. It is more likely that Philippines would rather continue using their power to inflict poverty on the Bangsamoro People, and put the Tasusugs into extinction so they can claim ownership of Sabah or they can take under-the-table money from Malaysia. So, you have to remove Philippines out of the equation -- they are just greedy nuisance. <p /><b>PHILIPPINES and MALAYSIA WORKING TOGETHER</b> <p />If MNLF succeeds in recovering the independence of Bangsamoro Land (Mindanao, Sulu, Palawan, and Sabah), Malaysia will lose its colonial occupation over Sabah and Philippines will lose its colonial occupation on Mindanao, Sulu and Palawan. That is why they help each other in suppressing the MNLF for the last 40 years. These two nations, Malaysia and Philippines, use the MILF to smear dirt of terrorism on the face of the Bangsamoro People, smear dirt on Islam, and ensure that homeland Mindanao is war-torn, malnourished, uneducated, and poor so they will become weak and unable to fight for their freedom. <br />
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Mindanao, Sulu, Palawan and Sabah are territories of the Bangsamoro Nation. MNLF is the army of the Bangsamoro Nation. Mindanao, Sulu and Palawan is presently colonized by Philippines. Sabah is presently colonized by Malaysia. MNLF works to liberate Mindanao, Sulu, Palawan and Sabah from its colonizers. Malaysia and Philippines are colonizers who work together as a team against the MNLF. Malaysia uses its money and Philippines uses is domestic mobilization capacity to bribe small groups such as MILF, Abu Sayyaf, and 15EC to infiltrate and factionalize MNLF. We are all aware of this. <br />
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Instead of Malaysia paying P100Billion lease to Bangsamoro to be received by the Official Receipt of the Philippine Government, they only pay some crooks in Malacanang with less than P5Billion under the table to help them continue their illegal occupation in Sabah.<br />
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If ever MNLF successfully recover Sabah (through the help of China), MNLF will be able to collect P100Billion rent per year and as the money enters Philippines, we pay the Philippine Government (with Official Receipt) a fee of incoming remittance of around P10Billion per year. If ever this when happen, the crooks in Malacanang will no longer be receiving the their under-the-table P5Billion, so you see, Malacanang will do everything FOR ILL-GOTTEN MONEY at the expense of the Filipino People.<br />
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Do you know how much is P10Billion that Philippine Government loses from this corruption? P10Billion is equivalent to 40,000 school classrooms that could have been built in Mindanao each year. <br />
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The bulk of the rent (around P100Billion) that enters Mindanao is a lot of money to help provide economic stimulus and capital to small and medium businesses in agriculture, fishery, and trade. This is the reason why MNLF is struggling because we know that Mindanao is losing a lot of money because of corruption. In this struggle, we have lost so many lives of revolutionaries already.<br />
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<p /><b>WHAT THE TAUSUGS MUST DO?</b> <p />If the current trend will continue, the Tausug and also the Bangsamoro People will disappear in history and their children will be scattered as poor people all over the world. My advise is simple. The current generation leaders (young and old) of the Tausugs must gather themselves together and see to it that everyone is aware of the issue at hand. After awareness, there should be a formation of a Sabah Recovery Council. Once the Council is ready, let's meet so I can answer all your questions and walk you through the lease negotiation process. The negotiation, in my estimate, will last for about 17-24 months, but the result will be worth the wait. Once the client (China or USA) signs the lease contract, the taking back of Sabah will come easy -- we have the manpower, they will provide the logistics and equipment. What to do with the rent once you start receiving it? That's your discretion, it's none of my business, but I would suggest you use it for the highest and best benefit of the Bangsamoro People. Money will pass, we will all die, but we should have a valuable legacy to the next generation. <p /><b>WILL THE NEW TENANT OF SABAH HELP ESTABLISH AN INDEPENDENT BANGSAMORO NATION?</b> <p />ANSWER: Yes. They will provide whatever you need once you are "decided" to establish it -- decision means a people with absolute willingness to fight and possibly die for freedom. The problem now is the factions are not 100% decided to push for independence -- admittedly, there are still many MNLFs with hands extended to beg for political positions and indebted with favors from their colonizer. Another problem is the people is malnourished, uneducated, poor, and lack of intellect to discern what is right and wrong -- how can they become fine soldiers if they can't even detect who their friends are and who their enemies are, and they can tolerate fellows who work for the other side (such as the MILF). <p /><b>WHAT TO DO WITH THE SULU SULTANS?</b> <p />Any one among the Sulu Sultans (with an S meaning plural) who continue receiving independently and separately from Malaysia for Sabah's hold-over lease payments, must be put to a public trial by the Tausugs. The lease of Sabah should be between 50-100 Billion Pesos and must be benefited by ALL TAUSUGS especially those who live in SULU. If these Sulu Sultans are receiving a few millions from Malaysia, they are actually creating a faction among the People of Sulu, making it difficult to renegotiate the lease or propose the lease to the new tenant, and this is a big disadvantage to the people of Sulu. You have a scenario now wherein few Sultans are receiving few millions from Malaysia at the expense of the power of the People of Sulu to collect the correct current lease value of Sabah of around 50-100 Billion Pesos. They wear Sultan costume, then receive few millions for their own pocket, while for almost 40 years already the people of Sulu have nothing to eat and the Mujihadeens of the MNLF are dying for lack of logistics in resisting the colonizers -- there is clear injustice to that. Don't you have social justice in the Muslim world? <p /><b>HOW LONG WILL IT TAKE TO NEGOTIATE SABAH LEASE TO CHINA AND/OR USA?</b> <p />It will take at least 17 months, starting the day the Sabah Recovery Council of the Tausugs signs a broker authorization. The 17 represents the 17 provisions in the Lease Contract. Each single provision will be diligently developed for a month, meaning, two weeks will be allotted for the broker to meet the Council to arrive at a proposition and then two weeks will be allotted to present and negotiate it with the prospective tenant. <p />There will be an appointment coordination office and lot of travel back and forth. Negotiation is one thing that is tedious, and if ever the lease agreement is finally signed, the processing of budget release is another tedious process. The question now is, when will the Tausugs start and finish collecting themselves from a scattered jigsaw puzzle to successfully form the Sabah Recovery Council? Mind you, Malaysia will be infiltrating the Tausugs and will do everything to sabotage and prevent the formation of the Sabah Recovery Council. <p />Suggestion: you can put 10 hens in one room and they can easily live side-by-side in harmony; but 10 roosters in one room is an endless rivalry. Hens care more for the children (the next generation), compared to roosters who just care about their ego. Nevertheless, the roosters must be ready because at the moment the lease contract is signed, they will have a patriotic task to go to war to recover Sabah. <p /><b>WHAT IS THE MALAYSIAN FEDERATION PLAN?</b> <p />It is an invisible plan, meaning, rarely you can find literature about this except from high profile intelligence officers of the MNLF, MILF, and the Philippine Government. I myself know very little about the detail of this stuff. The original Malaysian Federation Plan only covers the occupation and taking in of Sabah into the Malaysian sovereignty. The plan expanded to cover the island of Basilan and Zamboanga Peninsula as the MILF wanted itself to join the Malaysian Federation. <p />The greatest opponent of the Malaysian Federation plan is the MNLF because the MNLF is pushing for national independence of the Bangsamoro People covering Mindanao, Sulu, Palawan and Sabah. MNLF is loyal to the independence of the Bangsamoro Nation and it resists any form of colonial rule. <p />The Philippine society, in general, is unaware of this. Though, there are "traitors" in the Philippine government who helps the MILF and Malaysia push this so called Malaysian Federation Plan. These "traitors" take money from Malaysia and their task is to ensure that the MNLF is undermined and disempowered to clip the resistance. <p /><b>HOW BIG IS SABAH and WHAT IS ITS LAND VALUE IF SOLD?</b> <p />Sabah has around 76,115 square kilometers of land mass area. Sabah is three days away from Malaysia by boat, but only 30 minutes away from Sulu islands by boat. If you can imagine the size of Mindanao, the size of Sabah is almost the same. If the entire Sabah is to be offered for sale as a private property of the Tausugs, it should not go below 175 Thrillion Pesos -- no nation in the world can afford it in a single outright payment. <p /><b>HOW DOES MALAYSIA MAKES REAL ESTATE MONEY IN SABAH?</b> <p />Lands in Sabah don't have land title because of the usual ignorance of the owners of Sabah (the Tausugs) about real estate laws. The Malaysians who occupy Sabah assign leaseholds to the real estate developers and users in Sabah and collect an undocumented lease under-the-table of 23 Pesos per square meters per month. <p />The Malaysian methodology is quite simple, first they illegally occupy Sabah, then put in place their corrupt law enforcers to show a pseudo-sovereignty, put in place some dummy government ministers, and collect real estate user dues from the people at 23 Pesos per square meters per month. It's like a professional squatter operation if you compare it in some places in urban Philippines. <p />Estimated at 1 percent land use (meaning they only collect rent from 1% of the total land area of Sabah), at 23 Pesos per square meter per month would make the Malaysians get an estimated easy money of 485 Billion Pesos a year. <p />With that amount of money, they can afford the signature of the Philippine President Marcos to murder its own soldiers in the so called Jabidah Massacre, and they can afford to get the signature of Philippine President Noy Aquino to the empower the MILF in a so called MILF-GPH Bangsamoro Framework. I pity the true owners of the land, the people of Sulu, now living in poverty. <p /><b>IS SABAH OWNED BY THE SULTAN AND ITS HEIRS?</b> <p />No. Sabah was given by Brunei to the "warriors" from the Sultanate of Sulu led by the ascendant of Nur. P. Misuari, who volunteered to travel to Brunei to reinforce the Brunei King's army while at the verge of fall due to internal rebellion. Sabah was given as a gratuity gift to those warriors, it was not given to the Sultan of Sulu. <p />After it was given as a gift, half of those warriors stayed for good in Sabah, and the other half returned to Sulu -- one of the prominent descendant is now Nur P. Misuari, founder and leader of the MNLF. The Sultan of Sulu is the mere signatory of the lease agreement of Sabah to North Borneo British Company; he signed as a legal entity in behalf of its owners, but he does not personally own Sabah. So, claiming Sabah ownership by tracing the lineage of the Sultan of Sulu is not the proper way to do it, it is wrong, and the wrong way is what is being done by Malaysia and Philippines to counter the claim of its true owners. <p />Those half of the warriors who stayed in Sabah are still there in Sabah and they've been there since 1878. The heirs of these warriors are still in Sabah now, they are a Tausug community there, being persecuted by the Malaysian authorities, and now the MILF is helping Malaysia in uprooting these people from Sabah to deport them to Sulu. <p /><b>HOW IS NUR MISUARI and THE SULTANS FAIRLY TREATED BY THE SABAH LEASE BROKER?</b> <p />In the special project of Sabah PREMS Deal, we have two sides of the transaction. Left side the Principal Lessor (Tausugs - Muedzal Kiram, Nur Misuari, et. al.) and on the right side the Prospective Principal Lessee (Malaysia and/or China and/or USA). <p />The function of the Broker is to ensure that professional DUE DILIGENCE procedure is followed at the left side and the right side of the transaction. One thing clear, the Broker is an MNLF, and as such, he will look over the interest of MNLF being the army of the Tausugs and Bangsamoro People. <p />However in this particular project, Nur Misuari and any of the Sultans are treated fairly and professionally as CLAIMANTS on the Principal Lessor side of the transaction. No one will skip the due diligence process, no short-cuts, meaning, all claimants will pass through proper procedure and documentation on identity verification, relationship verification, and claim adjudication. <p />Is the Sabah PREMS Deal an imprimatur of Nur Misuari? The answer is NO. The Broker has independently made a research and found out that Sabah ownership belongs to the Warriors of Sulu -- this not an idea that was fed by Nur Misuari to the Broker. Warriors of Sulu, meaning, Nur Misuari could be a part of the heirs of the Warriors of Sulu, Sultan Muedzal Kiram could be part of the heirs of the warriors, and so is MANY OTHERS who are yet to make an appointment to meet with the Broker to discuss the prospectus of the Deal -- everyone will be treated FAIRLY. <p />On the Lessee side of the transaction, there will be a proper bidding. There will be no price discrimination. We will close a deal with the party (or parties) that will render the best and highest benefit for the Tausugs and the Bangsamoro People. <p />Philippines? Yes they can come talk to the Broker to file a claim; but they better be ready with a good explanation why they are putting the Tausugs into extinction. <p />The Broker will neither honor, nor respect, any third party to meddle in between the Broker and the Claimant. So please, if you are a claimant, contact the Broker DIRECTLY, face-to-face, without any middleman. The procedure is the same on the Lessee side, direct contact, no middlemen. <p /><br />
<b>SIR JOHN, WHAT IS MALAYSIA'S POLICY WITH REGARDS TO HANDLING THE TAUSUG'S CLAIM?</b><br />
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ANSWER: Why ask me, I am not Malaysia. Ask Malaysia. But since you already asked, perhaps you want to know how I see Malaysia's policy from my own perception and opinion.<br />
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In my study, I picked up four Malaysia policies/strategy with regards to handling the Tausug's claim on Sabah:<br />
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(1) Silence the issue. This is done by bribing the media and the Philippine Government. One of the evidences is the Memorandum of former President Gloria Arroyo in 2008 mandating all government agency to be SILENT on the Sabah issue. Some officers of the MNLF were also utilized to tell me to shut down my noisy blogs.<br />
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(2) Keep the Tausug poor and politically powerless. This is done by bribing the administration of the Philippine Government, and by using the MILF and Abu Sayyaf Group (ASG) to ensure that investors will get scared in Sulu and in entire Mindanao.<br />
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(3) Depopulate and uproot the Tausugs in Sabah. This is done by terrorising the Tausugs in Sabah and by facilitating Malaysian investments in Mindanao to facilitate their return to Mindanao.<br />
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(4) Create and maintain a multiple-claimant scenario. This is done by creating, feeding the desire of royalty, and providing appropriate costumes and international recognition to SEVERAL Sulu Sultan claimants separately and make them compete/fight each other over the issue on who the rightful Sultan is.<br />
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<b>SIR JOHN, WHAT IS THE MEANING OF MORO?</b><br />
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ANSWER: You can easily spot an MNLF and MILF by just asking the person about the meaning of Moro. <br />
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If the person would define Moro as exclusive Muslims, that is MILF. MILFs have Islamic superiority complex. When MILF rules Bangsamoro Land (Mindanao, Sulu, Palawan), they will cut the heads of all non-Muslims in these areas. <br />
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If the person would define Moro as people born in Mindanao, Sulu, Palawan, and Sabah, that person is a Genuine MNLF. The MNLF has egalitarian ideology which respects and promotes the harmonious co-existence of people in one space despite their differences in religion, race, ethnic origin.<br />
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<b>SIR JOHN, WHAT IS THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN MNLF AND MILF ON THE SABAH ISSUE?</b><br />
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ANSWER: There are over 50,000 undocumented children (no birth certificate, no passport) born in Sabah from Filipino/Bangsamoro parent. Because they don't have identity and citizenship documents, they were not admitted to school and they are now uneducated. As early as age ten, Malaysian operated plantations hire these undocumented children as laborers in the farms, even casually raping some of them whenever they want to.<br />
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MNLF wants the Philippine Consular Services and Malaysian Consular Services to conduct a joint outreach services in Sabah to document these children. MNLF also wants the international NGOs to help these children get a decent life.<br />
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MILF is helping Malaysia in UPROOTING these undocumented children and their parents away from Sabah and make them "captured voters" in ARMM. Malaysia thinks that removing the Bangsamoro/Filipino people in Sabah will weaken our claim on Sabah.<br />
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UPROOTING, according to the United Nations, is a violation of human rights. We are talking about 800,000 people in Sabah that Malaysia wants to uproot.<br />
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The administration of President Noy Aquino, the MILF, and Malaysia are "PARTNERS" in the Bangsamoro Framework and these three work together in the uprooting of the people away from Sabah. The role of the MILF-PNoyAdmin is to "lure" the Sabah population with a "PROMISE OF GOOD LIFE" in Mindanao.<br />
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Murad's faction of the MILF believes that peace and order situation can make or unmake a person migrate. Now I know their strategy, MILF will make it seem to appear that peace and order is restored in Mindanao, then Malaysia will disturb the peace and order in Sabah, singling out the Tausugs such as this Lahad Datu stage show, with an objective to effect the UPROOTING of the Tausugs from Sabah.<br />
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<b>SIR JOHN, REGARDING THE MALAYSIA-MILF UPROOTING OF TAUSUGS FROM SABAH, WHAT IS IT'S EFFECT ON THE SABAH PREMS DEAL? AND MORE QUESTIONS...</b><br />
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ANSWER: Thanks for the question. Nothing. It has no effect on the operations and principle of the PREMS. <br />
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QUESTION: Hi there. Is it true that some of MNLF troops are heading to Sabah?<br />
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ANSWER: Not a single one MNLF is going to Sabah. As I said, the MNLF has nothing to do with the ongoing chaos in Sabah. <br />
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The media in Philippines and Malaysia are the ones creating the bandwagon propaganda and they are trying to implicate the MNLF in that terroristic act of the Private Army of Jamalul Kiram III (PAJAK3).<br />
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There is an influential group in Philippines who wants to reclaim Sabah but they don't have the manpower and they are just couch potato oligarchs in Manila. This group got frustrated because the Philippine Government is not responding to the situation with military action. So, this group look at MNLF as the one who will do the invasion. <br />
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They also used the media to entice the "fraternity spirit" of the MNLF and they are hoping some would go there to aid PAJAK3 and eventually create a snowball of MNLFs going to Sabah. <br />
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Another means that they use is creating a "cloud" (mimicry, pseudo MNLF) leader of the MNLF who will self-proclaim as leader of MNLF and will order the invasion. <br />
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All of their techniques to implicate MNLF are not taking effect. The MNLF have its own timeline regarding Sabah and we are not dipping our finger into this PAJAK3 because we know that this is just a Malaysian black ops.<br />
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QUESTION: Is there any evidence of who the followers of the PAJAK3 are? Are they just people from Sulu? <br />
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ANSWER: No evidence on the identity that they are from Sulu. Not even picture of the face of the beach boys. If you notice, the alleged pictures of all dead beach boys are faced down. They also don't have a list of names of the beach boys.<br />
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It's just a clown entertainment show. Nice topic to talk about with my barbero. Remember the time when the clown cried when the MOA-AD was nullified by the Supreme Court, the clown burned the town of Kauswagan. That's what I call "toying around with anything of lesser value than independence". Hehehe.<br />
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Ang MNLF meron din yang history ng "toying around with anything of lesser value than independence". Ang Regional Autonomy naman ang sa MNLF, but we have learned our lessons and we consider autonomy only as a "transition" towards independence that will never work because the implementor (GPH) would never want it to be successful to ensure that independence will not happen in the future.<br />
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Walang pina-iikot ang MNLF. Ang Independence ay long-term target yan kasi pag minadali yan ay magiging madugo lang. The transition has to be peaceful. Autonomy is one of the transitions that was volunteered by the government.<br />
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In baseball, you can't reach the home-run without passing through the first base, second base, and third base. Short-Term Strategy: gradually establish political clout in smaller units like barangays, municipalities, cities, provinces, and regional units such as ARMM. Long-Term Goal: consolidate all smaller units to support the Mindanao Independence.<br />
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EXCERPT OF SPEECH for 21 OCT 2012 MNLF SUMMIT in DAVAO CITY<br />
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It is Imperial Manila's non-negotiable interest to maintain Mindanao as its impoverished colony to ensure exploitable volume and cheap supply of maids, labor, and natural resources. If Mindanao wants to prosper, it has to fight for its INDEPENDENCE.<br />
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LET'S USE THE "BANGSAMORO AKO, FILIPINO" SLOGAN TO EXPLAIN OUR ADVOCACY FOR MINDANAO INDEPENDENCE<br />
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Basta focus lang tayo sa objective natin towards Mindanao Independence. Huwag magpa-dala sa mga twisted wording maneuvers ng publicity stunts ng kalaban. We say YES to "Bangsamoro Ako, Filipino", pero ipaliwanag natin sa mga kasama natin na magiging DUAL CITIZEN tayo, we are Filipino Citizen and at the same time we will become known as Bangsamoro Citizen when Mindanao becomes INDEPENDENT NATION. Klaro ba?<br />
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THE DOWNSIDE OF THE MILF BANGSAMORO FRAMEWORK<br />
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A win-win solution is when you increase the level of happiness of both the MNLF and the MILF. The MILF-GPH Bangsamoro Framework is currently being proposed by the PNoy Administration at the expense of the 1996 MNLF-GPH Final Peace Agreement. It will not strengthen GPH credibility if it presents a new promise upfront at the expense of destroying a commitment previously made. There is no net gain if you increase the benefit of one at the expense of the other. There is no progress if you transfer your peso from your left pocket to your right pocket.<br />
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In Islam, you can marry second wife as long as you can provide for her equally as you provided for your first wife. But this MILF-GPH Framework is very UNISLAMIC because the GPH acted like getting a new wife (MILF) and kicking out the first wife (MNLF) out of the house to give the house to the new wife. Malaysia is known to be very unislamic.<br />
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You have this Islamic doctrine called HIJRA wherein it is a duty of Muslims to provide sanctuary to those politically persecuted. In 2001, when Maas fleed Philippine persecution to Sabah, the Malaysian authorities arrested him and returned him to Philippines, which is a gross violation of the Islamic doctrine of Hijra.<br />
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I don't know if this so called Moro ISLAMIC Liberation Front (MILF) really understands the teachings of Islam. But I know they are close friends with Malaysia. Birds of the same feather.<br />
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NOW ANSWER ME BY WRITING A COMMENT BELOW. WHAT IS THE BIG DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THE SIGNING OF MINDANAO INDEPENDENCE IN 21 OCT versus the TODAY'S SIGNING OF MILF-GPH BANGSAMORO FRAMEWORK? What is the BIG difference?<br />
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The Mindanao Independence is easy to understand and is signed by THE PEOPLE OF ENTIRE MINDANAO and the signature gathering is continuous. The MILF-GPH Framework is very difficult to understand and signed only by the leaders of the MILF and GPH in a one-shot event.<br />
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WHY IS IT CALLED A "FRAMEWORK"?<br />
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Because it is just a CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK, an idea, a possibility, a hypothesis. It is not a Democratic Resolution. It is not an Agreement. It is not a Contract. It is not a Policy Proposal. It is not a Treaty. It is not Implementable yet.
Before something gets implemented, it must first become a Law.<br />
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Do you know how long a Framework becomes a Law? Autonomy is a Framework in 1976, it became a Law in 1989, and it was ratified many times until it evolved into 1996 FPA, and then it became RA 9054 in 2001, and even now it is still ongoing amendment so that it can be implemented. Autonomy 1976, today is already 2012, so it is already 36 Years wala pa resulta.<br />
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So I don't understand why the MILF is happy. I don't understand why the Bangsamoro is happy.
Now, can a FRAMEWORK abolish the 1996 FPA and RA9054? The answer is NO! RA 9054 is is a LAW, legislated by CONGRESS!<br />
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You know what? This Bangsamoro Framework will just be used by the GPH as an excuse in their negligence to implement the RA 9054. Eto namang MILF, nagpagamit lang, but we understand because these guys are intellectually vulnerable. I don't understand why many Muslims are feasting now. Perhaps they are not aware of these analysis.<br />
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THE MOST UNACCEPTABLE PORTION IN THE MILF-GPH's BANGSAMORO FRAMEWORK
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The Colonial Government of Imperial Manila has NO RIGHT to dip their finger in any official document that will define what BANGSAMORO is. The term Bangsamoro is treated by the MNLF as SACRED, PURE, and honored with highest level of RESPECT and DIGNITY because the word BANGSAMORO is our collective name as citizens of the Independent State of Mindanao.<br />
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We are Bangsamoro Citizens and we have exclusive right to define the word BANGSAMORO. The BANGSAMORO is FREE and we shall not be defined in such a way that we are made subjects or subset of any colonial government such as the Philippines.<br />
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THE MAJOR OVERLOOK OF THE MILF's BANGSAMORO FRAMEWORK<br />
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If a person is a Christian, landed and resident of the ARMM, but is not a Bangsamoro Citizen following the MILF definition, he and his children will become a foreigner in his own land. Do you know the LIMITATIONS if you are not a citizen in your own land?<br />
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The MILF Bangsamoro Framework will only be adherent to human rights if it has a provision that will provide a just compensation for those that need to be uprooted and evacuated from the Bangsamoro territory.
This analysis, in just one strike, is sufficient to block the nationhood of Bangsamoro.
MILF Bangsamoro Framework defines Bangsamoro. In that definition, napakaraming residente ng ARMM ang hindi na sila Bangsamoro. Pag hindi sila Bangsamoro at maging Nation na yang Bangsamoro, syempre yung mga hindi Bangsamoro ay hindi yan sila Bangsamoro Citizen. Pag hindi sila Bangsamoro Citizen, hindi na sila makaka-boto, hindi sila makaka-bili ng lupa, kailangan nila mag-renew ng visa sa Bangsamoro State, mga anak nila hindi pwede makapag represent sa Bangsamoro Nation sa olympic games and beauty pageant, etc etc etc. Did you get my point, or you just don't understand the connection between NATIONAL IDENTITY and CITIZENSHIP?<br />
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The MILF-GPH Bangsamoro Framework itself is a proof that the many people in ARMM will be in danger if the MILF will administer or govern the area.<br />
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THE MILF-GPH AGREEMENT, IS IT AN ACT OF HOSTILITY OR AN ACT OF PROVOCATION BY THE GPH?<br />
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It is an ACT OF PROVOCATION by the GPH and a gross violation of the 1995 MNLF-GPH Ceasefire Ground Rules.
In Section 6 of the said Ceasefire Ground Rules, the following are considered provocative acts. Paragraph b says: "Providing sanctuary or assistance to criminal and lawless elements." Paragraph e says: "Public pronouncements that will lead to undermine the sincerity or credibility of either party in implementing the ceasefire or adversely affect the on-going peace talks".<br />
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Clearly, in one of the sections of the MILF-GPH Bangsamoro Framework, they said that the "Bangsamoro shall be established to replace the ARMM". Perhaps they forgot that the product of the MNLF-GPH peace talks is the ARMM and since 1991 when ARMM Organic Act was implemented, there has been continuous dialogues to troubleshoot the loopholes of the ARMM Organic Act.<br />
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Clearly, in this MILF-GPH Bangsamoro Framework, the motive of the GPH is what I call PROVOCATION. The provocation was INTENTIONAL, PURPOSIVE, PREMEDITATED, MALICIOUSLY ORCHESTRATED by the war merchandisers in the Government of the Philippines. They want to provoke the MNLF. But we are not that easily provoked because our leader is a UN Peace Prize awardee, we are civilized and decent freedom strugglers, and disciplined gun owners. We will not react to their provocation, but we will expose their stupidity to the whole world through the internet. Rltr. John R. Petalcorinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00351282231301118967noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7406528097934088753.post-65998928538024470812012-05-27T11:36:00.000-07:002012-06-21T21:15:06.902-07:00How to get MNLF I.D. CardI issue MNLF I.D. card not because it is mandatory for all members to have it, but because the MNLF individual member needs it, and I am here to meet such need. The kind of MNLF I.D. card that I issue can be used as a secondary identification document. It passes the standard of a valid ID because it is verifiable at the issuing source and it contains sufficient personal idintifiable information of the card holder. This request for ID is also the process that we use to gather information from each applicant for job in MNLF-facilitated economic and business projects.<br />
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HOW TO REQUEST FOR A MNLF I.D. CARD<br />
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Step 1. INITIATE CONTACT. Send an email requesting an MNLF ID card. You can send your email to <b>JohnPetalcorin@Gmail.Com</b><br />
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Step 2. PROVIDE YOUR IDENTITY INFORMATION. Wait for the response. You will receive a response by email that will ask you to reply by supplying the following information about yourself:<br />
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PART 1. PERSONAL INFORMATION.<br />
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a. First Name (Given Name):<br />
b. Middle Name (Mother's Maiden Surname):<br />
c. Last Name (Family Name):<br />
d. Present Position or Designation in MNLF (if any):<br />
e. Present Unit in the MNLF (if any):<br />
f. Date if your initial appointment in MNLF and complete name (including rank) of the MNLF Officer(s) who signed your appointment paper. If you don't have an appointment paper and you want to join the MNLF, you can indicate here that you want to join the MNLF and you will be initially appointed as Intelligence Officer under the Advocacy Communication Unit of the Moro National Liberation Front - Mindanao Independence Movement (MNLF-MIM).<br />
g. Complete Residence Address:<br />
h. Cellphone Number:<br />
i. Email Address:<br />
j. Birthdate:<br />
k. Birth Place:<br />
l. Weight:<br />
m. Height:<br />
n. Blood Type:<br />
o. Next of kin to be contacted in case of emergency. Name, address, and contact numbers:<br />
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p. Foreign countries where you have resided or worked: s. If you have SSS ID, what is your ID#:<br />
q. If you have Tax Identification Number, what is your TIN#:<br />
r. If you have Driver License, what is your License# and issuance date:<br />
s. If you have Philippine Passport, what is your Passport# and issuance date:<br />
t. If you have Postal ID, what is your ID# and issuance date:<br />
u. If you have a Birth Certificate, what is the registration number:<br />
v. Attach a file of your picture in JPG format.<br />
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PART 2. WORK INFORMATION.<br />
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a.Highest formal education attained:<br />
b. Provinces and cities in the Philippines you have resided or worked:<br />
c. What are your knowledge, talent, skills, expertise, profession, resources, hobbies, or anything that you are good at or interested to do that you can share to MNLF Organization:
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d. Do you know how to drive a 2-wheel motorbike? [Yes or No]:<br />
e. Do you know how to drive a small 4-wheel car? [Yes or No]:<br />
f. Do you know how to drive a bus or big truck? [Yes or No]:<br />
g. Do you know how to drive a small boat? [Yes or No]:<br />
h. Can you lift and carry a 50 kilogram sack of rice: [Yes or No]:<br />
i. Do you want to work as Security Guard or Security Escort? [Yes or No]:<br />
j. Are you willing to be trained in any job that the organization needs you to do, such as operating a warehouse equipment? [Yes or No]:<br />
k. Are you willing to work away from home/family? [Yes or No]:<br />
l. What is the particular job position that you want to reserve or apply for?: <br />
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Step 3. PRINT YOUR ID CARD. In response to the information you provided, you will receive a response by email,
containing two JPG files. The first file is the front of
the card (contains your picture) and the second file is the back of the card (contains your personal identity information). Copy/download the
two files into your USB Flash Disk or SD Card and bring it to Tronix for
printing into PVC Card (two pieces of ID cards will cost P80 only).
Tronix branches are in <a href="http://tronixonline.multiply.com/photos/album/2/List_of_Branches" rel="nofollow nofollow" target="_blank">http://tronixonline.multiply.com/photos/album/2/List_of_Branches</a># . If there is no Tronix Branch in your area, you can ask around for photo printing shops who can print and laminate your ID card in PVC Plastic.
After printing your own MNLF ID Card, please sign your MNLF ID card.<br />
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NOTES:<br />
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1. MNLF ID Cards developed by the Communication and Advocacy Unit are pocket-size cards.<br />
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2. When there is someone interested to verify the authenticity of your MNLF ID Card, they can send a message in the MNLF Advocacy Website at <a href="http://www.facebook.com/MNLFpage">http://www.facebook.com/MNLFpage</a> or email the Communication and Advocacy Director at JohnPetalcorin@Gmail.Com and they will get a response. The MNLF Director can only confirm membership and authenticity of MNLF ID for those who have record in file (those who provided a complete identity information in the Step 2 of this MNLF ID process).<br />
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3. MNLF ID Card is not a mandatory requirement. You can be an MNLF without an ID and can live with or without it. Nevertheless, having an MNLF ID can be beneficial in many possible ways.<br />
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Note: the back of the ID Card contains the following information that are relevent for the ID to be considered as a VALID ID:<br />
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1. Name<br />
2. Address<br />
3. Phone Number<br />
4. Email Address<br />
5. Website: http://facebook.com/MNLFPage<br />
6. Signature<br />
7. Date/Place of Birth<br />
8. Weight, Height, Blood-Type<br />
9. Contact in case of emergencyRltr. John R. Petalcorinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00351282231301118967noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7406528097934088753.post-61850353635282610882011-12-20T17:34:00.000-08:002011-12-20T17:35:58.276-08:00The Horse and the CartQUESTION: Sir John, what is your reaction on this statement: "Political settlement of the conflict should take precedence over any economic development. Putting the cart before the horse cannot and will never work in a sovereignty-based conflict such as the Moro Question". This is for my school paper.<br /><br />ANSWER: The statement is probably made by someone who believes that politics dictate the economic development. Well, my reaction is, that statement is kinda old and clearly influenced by the school of thought of the warlords of the past.<br /><br />We are already in the information age, wherein it is the market economy that controls the politics, not the other way around. The development success of a particular region can only be driven by the economic players, that is the business sector. The investors in the business sector are the ones who hold the purse and they will release resources only to those areas where they can control the politicians.<br /><br />The horse is the politician, that is correct. The cart is the economy, that is correct. You put the horse first before the cart - that is correct. But that statement missed one element to move the horse-driven cart to the right direction. The element they missed is THE RIDER that drives the entire carriage. The rider is THE PEOPLE.<br /><br />So now you think there are three elements, horse, cart, and people. Well, that's not it, yet. There is still one more element you need so the entire thing will start moving. The fourth thing is you have to fill-up the cart with products. There is no reason for the people to move the cart using the horse if the cart is empty.<br /><br />The problem we are facing now is we have a very wild horse. We have a horse that kicks the people. We have a horse that does not want a cart to be attached to it and it kicks the cart away (read that statement above). The PEOPLE wants that wild horse out of the dynamics because the horse is untamable, it does not recognize the superiority of THE PEOPLE, it is an unconquerable horse.<br /><br />If you are THE PEOPLE who need to get the cart full of products moving, what would you do to that kind of an untamable horse? Remember, there are many horses available to choose from.Rltr. John R. Petalcorinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00351282231301118967noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7406528097934088753.post-67263272004472568062011-10-28T19:13:00.000-07:002013-01-28T07:08:51.219-08:00Mindanao Independence Movement (MIM)IMPORTANT KNOWLEDGE!<br />
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All mind must be clear that MNLF struggles for independence of Bangsamoro Land or Mindanao Nation (MINSUPALA - Mindanao, Suluu, Palawan).<br />
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The MNLF does not treat Autonomy as the final solution. The Autonomy was the counter-offer of the Philippine Government in 1976 and MNLF accepted Autonomy as a "peaceful political path" or "stepping stone" or “transition” towards independence. The ARMM is an organization operated exclusively by the GPH that is supposed to implement the transition, but and it deliberately fails because the GPH does not want MNLF to achieve what’s next to Genuine Autonomy which is INDEPENDENCE.<br />
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There is not a moment that Nur Misuari and the entire MNLF ever dropped the struggle for independence.<br />
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The Mindanao Independence Movement (MIM) became officially activated on 15 October 2011. The MIM has a clear focus on the vision to achieve the formation of an Independent Mindanao Nation. It is not hate-driven but hope-driven. It is unarmed. It is bullish but non-violent. It is not anti-government but catalystic for reforms. It's mission is unbendable but its procedure is consultative and flexible. It is not an intellectual monopolist but understanding of the co-existence of other competing programs. It is tolerably long-shot and patient but diligent in meeting the timeline. The MIM Executive Director is yours truly, MNLF Cmdr. John Remollo Petalcorin.<br />
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We believe that an Independent State of Mindanao that will be serving a population of 20-25 million can perform better as a government compared to a Philippine National Government that serves a population of 95-100 million. The people of Mindanao can only get away from the marginalization if it becomes an Independent State. The independence of Mindanao is a huge relieve on the population burden of Philippine government. Philippines can only survive economically if Mindanao is independent, prosperous, and a good neighbor nation. <br />
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We believe that we can achieve Mindanao Independence through democracy, diplomacy, not by insurgency. We will pursue our activities towards the formation of Mindanao independent nation under the following parameters:<br />
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• Without resorting to violent methods that hurt people,<br />
• Without expressing ourselves in the threatening manner,<br />
• Without resorting to insurgency, rebellion, and sedition.<br />
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Click here to download the <a href="https://docs.google.com/file/d/0B8jmICP_buu1NGJfb1dobURIOEE/edit">MIM Brochure</a>.Rltr. John R. Petalcorinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00351282231301118967noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7406528097934088753.post-72998235939441884212011-10-28T03:21:00.000-07:002011-11-10T02:22:55.687-08:00Post-AlBarka Lessons in Entering MNLF or MILF VillagesNote: the original 25 Oct 2011 location URL of this article is published at Voice from the Resistance. It is transfered in this MNLF blogsite on 28 Oct 2011.<br /><br />xxxxx<br /><br />QUESTION: Sir John, lahat ba na tao or sundalo or pulis na papasok sa MNLF Villages or MILF Villages ay kailangan mag-coordinate sa MNLF and MILF Peace Panel? ANSWER: Hindi. Pag individual or small group hindi naman kailangan magpa-alam. Ang magpapa-alam or mag-coordinate ay yung mga LARGE TROOPS ARMED MOVEMENT lang which is usually those who want to exercise a police function in the area such as serving a warrant of arrest or military conducting routine patrol. Kailangan may coordination para hindi nerbyosin mga tao dyan sa mga isolated villages na yan. Okay?<br /><br />Ganun din naman ang policy ng AFP. Halimbawa, ako MNLF mag-isa, nakakapasok naman ako mag-isa sa Camp Aguinaldo ng AFP or Camp Crame ng PNP. Pero kung fully armed ako at may kasama akong 100 ka fully armed na MNLF, kailangan magpa-alam ako ng maayos sa Peace Panel kung gusto ko pumasok sa Camp Aguinaldo for whatever official busines I want. Baliktarin mo lang ang scenario, isipin mo mga 100 ka fully armed AFP na papasok sa MNLF Villages ay kailangan magpa-alam ng maayos.<br /><br />Kahit nga large troop ng MNLF na taga ibang lugar na papasok sa ibang MNLF Village eh kailangan magpa-alam sa MNLF Peace Panel. Walang exemption yan, basta large troop movement, kailangan magpa-alam (coordinate) ng maayos.<br /><br />Ang pinaka unwise na lugar na mang-arresto ng Wanted ay sa loob ng MNLF or MILF Village. Kasi ang Village Chieftain dyan ay naturally po-protektahan ang mga residente dyan, ayaw nila na magka-bakbakan dyan sa loob ng village kasi baka ma-apakan nang mga pananim nila (not to mention the civilians who compose 95% of the population in the village).<br /><br />So, pag merong large troops movement ng sundalo na nagpapa-alam na pumasok, naturally pagsasabihan nila ang mga visiting/in-transit bandits dyan na nagpapahinga sa loob na umalis na lang para hindi sa loob ng village magka-bakbakan. Ganun din pag merong mga sundalo na nagpapahinga sa loob ng village, sinasabihan din ng chieftain ang mga bandits na huwag muna pumasok sa village para hindi magka-gulo kasi mabubulabog ang mga taong bayan.<br /><br />The highest priority of the Village chieftain is to protect the residents, ayaw nila gawing battleground ang village. Pag ang Large Troop Army movement ay hindi nagpapa-alam at mag sneak-in na pumasok, ehh ma threaten ang Village people for sure, ehhh ang village people na mismo makakalaban nila.<br /><br />For further reading, please read the 1994 MNLF-GPH Ceasefire Ground Rules at <a href="http://bangsamoromnlf.blogspot.com/2011/04/1994-mnlf-grph-ceasefire-guidelines-and.html">http://bangsamoromnlf.blogspot.com/2011/04/1994-mnlf-grph-ceasefire-guidelines-and.html</a>.<br /><br />xxxxx<br /><br />QUESTION: Sir John, is it dangerous to enter MNLF or MILF Camps?<br /><br />ANSWER: Ang isang MNLF or MILF zone ay parang reservation area yan ng mga lion, tiger, annaconda, at iba pang mga dangerous na mga nilalang na kailangan din respetohin ang habitat nila. Delikado pumasok dyan ang large armed troops na mag sneak in ka na walang proper coordination with the zoo keeper. Ang Ceasefire Agreement ay may mga provisions dyan kung papano ang safety procedure kung merong isang lion dyan sa loob na kailangan hulihin at ilabas. Pag pumasok ka dyan at hindi ka sumunod sa procedure, mabubulabog yan sila at talagang kakagatin ka ng mga lion dyan. Pag mabulabog yan, mahirap patahimikin yan.<br /><br />xxxxx<br /><br />QUESTION: Sir John, can Philippine troops enter MNLF villages without the MNLF's permission?<br /><br />ANSWER: Yes pwede basta hindi lang large number. "Permission" is not the term. "Coordination" is the right term. The GPH have ABSOLUTE PERMISSION. They just have to COORDINATE prior to entry para hindi nerbyosin ang taong bayan. Kasi maraming mga pumapasok at dumadaan dyan na mukhang Army or Marines itsura pero mga bandits pala na nanununog ng bayan, mga namumugot ng ulo ng mga residente, mga Abu Sayyaf, mga masasamang tao. Coordination is the only way for the Chieftain to determine if the transient large group of armed troop is a friendly party or a hostile party. Pag walang coordination, the MNLF will engage.<br /><br />xxxxx<br /><br />QUESTION: Sir John, sinabihan po ng GPH ang MILF na isurrender ang mga members nila na may warrant of arrest, ano po masasabi mo?<br /><br />ANSWER: Etong GPH po ay palaging mali, ewan ko kung bakit, hindi sumusunod sa procedure. Kung hindi nag-kulang ehhh sumosobra naman po. Wala po sa Ceasefire Agreement na "ISURRENDER" ng MILF ang mga tao nila. Ang nakasulat po ay mag-coordinate ang GPH ng maayos sa MILF Peace Panel kung meron silang gustong arestohin sa loob ng kampo ng MILF. Pwede naman daw po pumasok sa loob ng MILF camp ang GPH para mang-arresto ng mga wanted ng batas, basta may coordination lang. Ang trabaho na mag arresto ay trabaho yan ng GPH kasi batas nila ang nagpapa-arresto eh, hindi nila pwede ipasa yang arresting workload sa MILF kasi may conflict of interest ang MILF dyan sa aspeto na yan. Ang kabobohan ay nakamamatay.<br /><br />In the first place, the MILF Peace Panel have no custody over the individual that the government wants to arrest. How can they surrender someone who is not in their custody?<br /><br />xxxxx<br /><br />QUESTION: MILF po daw ang naka-enkwentro ng mga Army Rangers sa AlBarka Basilan. MILF po ba kayo?<br /><br />ANSWER: Mga sirs, MNLF Director po ako, hindi po ako MILF. Halos magkapareho lang po ang procedure ng MILF and MNLF. I don't speak in behalf of MILF po. Nakikilahok lang po ako rito kasi po gusto ko ng kapayapaan, isang paraan po ay pag-educate ng public na meron naman po risk-free and 100% effective na procedure kung papano po mag arresto ng tao na nasa loob ng MILF Camp. Ang problema po ay karamihan sa ating mga Officers sa AFP ay hindi po na-train or na-briefing kung papano po ang procedure, kaya po sila nalalagay sa alanganin (baka sinadya po ng mga commanders nila na gusto gumawa ng eksena para magka-gyera). Ako na lang po ang mag train sa kanila para po hindi sila ma disgrasya. Eto po ang step by step:<br /><br />1. Kumuha muna ng original copy ng Warrant of Arrest galing sa Court.<br /><br />2. Bigyan po ng copy ng warrant ang MILF Peace Panel, huwag kalimutan ipa-tatak-received.<br /><br />3. Pwede na po magsimula na po ang informatin gathering kung saan nagtatago ang Wanted.<br /><br />4. Pag matuntun na po ang Wanted sa isang MILF Camp, pwede na po puntahan ng GPH Agents (say AFP or PNP) ang nasabing MILF Camp. Sa front gate po dadaan at kakatok ang GPH, huwag po mag sneak in sa likod. Pagmakaharap na ang Gate Guard ng MILF Camp, pwede na po ipakita ang Warrant of Arrest na may tatak "Received" ng MILF Peace Panel. Pag magtanong po ang MILF Camp Commander, pwede naman po gamitin ang cellphone para tawagan ang MILF Peace Panel.<br /><br />5. Papapasukin po ng MILF yang GPH Agents sa Camp nila pag sumunod po sa tamang procedure. Risk-free po pag sumunod lang sa procedure.<br /><br />xxxxx<br /><br />QUESTION: Sir John, the Philippine Army Rangers who were slaughtered were serving a Warrant of Arrest in Al Barka Basilan. What went wrong?<br /><br />ANSWER: They willfully and deliberately failed to follow the professional procedure of serving the arrest warrant. They may be decorated soldiers, but were rogue in that particular time and space of the incident. What make soldiers professional is they are reliable to follow procedures. Procedures are put in place to minimize job-related risk for the AFP/PNP in dealing with the beligerent organzation. But there are really few AFP/PNP, such as this case that we have in AlBarka Basilan, who are so engrossed in accomplishing the mission or getting the reward that they tend to take risk by ignoring the procedure.<br /><br />Kung ako yung field commander ng Army na inatasan na mag-serve ng warrant, I would follow the procedure by coordinating with the MNLF Peace Panel and knock formally at the gate of the village to try to make a face-to-face arrest. Kapag nakatakbo, hindi ko nahuli, I will just go back to my superior and write a report. It is up to my superiors and the policymakers of my organization to review the procedure and try to make changes with it. Hindi ko gagawin yung ginawa ng mga namatay doon.<br /><br />The incident should be a lesson to be learned by the ground troops of the AFP/PNP.<br /><br />xxxxx<br /><br />QUESTION: Sir John, ang procedure ba ng pag serve ng warrant sa MILF or MNLF Camps ay magka-iba sa mga mainstream areas sa Pilipinas?<br /><br />ANSWER: Kung papano kayo mag serve ng warrant sa mga baranggay sa Metro Manila, ganun din ang procedure dyan sa Mindanao grounds, you have to be accompanied by the village chief in order to make the arrest. Ang dagdag lang eh kailangan nyo makipag-coordinate sa MNLF or MILF para ma-abisuhan ang village chieftain. Pag mag sneak in kayo dyan sa mga village, talagang ratratin kayo dyan kasi kang ganyang estilo ay para kayong mga Abu Sayyaf at iba pang mga terrorista na nanununog ng mga villages.<br /><br />The AFP on the grounds who wants to enter isolated MNLF Zones MUST coordinate with their counterpart in the MNLF Peace Panel because that is the PROCEDURE that is APPROVED and AUTHORIZED by the MNLF-GPH Peace Process. Kung hindi sila mag follow ng procedure, mga rogue sila in that particular instance.<br /><br />PROFESSIONALS follow APPROVED PROCEDURES. That's what separates profesionals from the rogues.<br /><br />xxxxx<br /><br />QUESTION: Sir John, sabi ng Army, pag mag coordinate daw sila, sure daw na maka-takas ang huhulihin nila. Ano masasabi mo?<br /><br />ANSWER: Whether you follow the procedure or not, pareho lang ang chance na ma-alerta and maka-sibat ang subject. Ang kinagandahan lang ng pag-follow ng procedure, ehh ma eliminate ang risk in the part of the GPH. Ang issue ngayon sa Basilan eh hindi naman yang hindi pagka-huli ng mga subject; ang issue sa Basilan ay NAPATAY yang mga rogue Army Rangers 19 of them.<br /><br />The recent incident is not an ambush. The survivor Army already said that while they were engaging around 10 people in a gun-battle for two hours, the people were reinforced by hundreds.<br /><br />There is no such thing as 10 people that ambushed 50 heavily armed Rangers. There was no ambush. The information you should get yourself from the survivor is the answer as to how the gunbattle with 10 people started -- the MNLF cannot share our information because we will wait at the right moment that the AFP report will lie.<br /><br />Rangers were saying that they knew that they were outnumbered. In that scenario, the Army officer should have raised a white flag of surrender, but he did not, so shooting continues (not on sitting ducks). But did you know why they can't raise the white flag? What did they do that made them think that white flag will make THE PEOPLE merciful upon them? Ano ginawa nila para maisip nila na hindi sila patatawarin ng TAONG BAYAN?<br /><br />As I said, because of "the cruelty that they did" prior to the encounter (na nakita ng taong bayan), most likely they will be summarily executed by THE PEOPLE pag nag white flag sila. So, wala silang choice, they have to fight till the last drop. Pag sinabi ko na THE PEOPLE, I mean THE ANGRY PEOPLE, hindi yun mga regular MNLF/MILF troops na properly trained in the Rules of War. Yung rumatrat sa Rangers doon mga galit na taong bayan yun, they don't know what a white flag means.<br /><br />Kahit dito sa Metro Manila, pag ang taong bayan magalit, pinapatay sa bugbog ang magnanakaw, cruelty by THE PEOPLE against the salot ng lipunan.<br /><br />xxxxx<br /><br />QUESTION: Sir John, dahil sa nangyaring pagkamatay ng 19 ka Army Rangers, galit po ang mga Pilipino sa mga residente ng AlBarka at gusto nila bombahin na ng AFP yang mga Muslim dyan sa entire AlBarka Basilan. Ano masasabi mo rito?<br /><br />ANSWER: The civilian population of Al Barka is at least 20,000 unprivileged poor people. Ang naka enkwentro ng Army ay sabi nila ay less than 50O lang (daw kuno), wala namang conclusive data kung sino yung mga yun. Yang AlBarka ay maraming mga armed groups in transit na nagpapahinga dyan. For sure, yung mga gumawa, wala na yun sa AlBarka the followng day. Walang ma achieve yang pag bombahin mo yang 20,000 civilian residents dyan.<br /><br />I roamed around Facebook and tallied all negative remarks discriminately targetted against Muslims since the Basilan incident. As of today, it is 868 points. The number is too huge to call it simple discrimination. I believe the perception that Muslims are discriminatable people is already embedded in the cultural mind of Filipinos. This is one of the reasons why there will always be fighting in my homeland Mindanao.<br /><br />xxxxx<br /><br />QUESTION: Sir John, for Philippine law enforcers, ano masasabi mo on ho to arrest wanted criminals in Mindanao? Can the MNLF help?<br /><br />ANSWER: How to arrest? Ewan ko kung papano nila yan gawin ang duty nila. Duty ni GPH yan, risk nila yan. They are paid to perform such duty, pinagmayabang nila na willing sila mamatay para sa bayan (bayad), so panindigan nila ng katapangan. Atsaka merong risk-reducing procedure yan. As profesionals, they have to follow procedure. The Ceasefire Agreement stripped off the MNLFs police function. We, the MNLF, can't help unless the Rules are revised and the 1996 FPA is implemented.<br /><br />xxxxx<br /><br />QUESTION: Sir John, ano ba ang justice na hinihingi ng mga residents ng AlBarka Basilan?<br /><br />ANSWER: Paano na yung mga nananahimik na members ng MILF occupied village na napatay ng mga rogue soldiers na yan? Ililibing ba yun mga nasawi na rogue na sundalo sa mga libingan ng mga bayani ng Pilipinas? Anong justice and compensation ang i-offer ng Philippine Government sa mga naiwang pamilya ng mga farmers and fisherman na napatay sa Albakar fishing village sa rogue assault na yun? Yan ang mga tanong ko.<br /><br />xxxxx<br /><br />QUESTION: Sir John, pwede ba mag establish ng temporary camp ang AFP sa AlBarka Basilan?<br /><br />ANSWER: YES! Kahit PERMANENT camp pa basta may mabili silang lupa! Kung sincere ang Philippine Government sa PEACE, dapat mag-lagay sila ng camp sa mga isolated areas na pinag-babakasyonan ng mga bandido para hindi na pumunta mga bandido dyan. Pag meron nang camp dyan, mababawasan na ang private gun-owners dyan kasi ibebenta na nila mga baril nila kasi hindi na kailangan kasi may nag-babantay na sa lugar nila. Pero habang ISOLATED and ABANDONED ng gobyerno yang mga lugar na yan, THE PEOPLE there should be armed under the MNLF so they can defend themselves from lawless elements including rogue AFP.<br /><br />xxxxx<br /><br /><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">AREA OF TEMPORARY STAY (ATS)</span></span><br /><br /><br />QUESTION: Sir John, ano po ang ibig sabihin ng Area of Temporary Stay (ATS)?<br /><br />ANSWER: ATS means it is a place of <span style="font-style: italic;">Temporary Camp, Transient, Bakasyonan, Pahingahan, Transit point, Walk-through, Non-residency, Dinadaanan.</span> Yang Al Barka, MNLF Zone yan kasi majority ng residents dyan ay MNLFs. Walang government office presence dyan kaya tinatawag yan na ATS ng iba't ibang grupo. Minsan dyan dumadaan at nag-papahinga ang troops ng MILF, mga Abu Sayyaf, at iba-t ibang grupo ng bandits. Sabi ng Army Rangers, pununtahan nila ang Al Barka dahil may info sila na nandyan napadaan at nagpapahinga (nag ATS) si Abbu Sayyaf Cmdr Malat and Ansawi, nagbakasakali lang sila para sa 4M ransom. Pag dating nila, wala doon, so pinipiga nila yung isang residente na magbigay ng leads, kaya ayun pinaulanan sila ng mga residente mismo.<br /><br /><br />QUESTION: Sir John, bakit merong Area of Temporary Stay (ATS)?<br /><br />ANSWER: Yang AlBarka ay isa yan sa mga ATS. Maraming ATS sa Mindanao, mga isolated area, walang government presence, pero merong empoverished population na nag-fafarming and fishing. Kapag ATS, palaging merong "asset" or "spy" na informer ang AFP dyan na kumokontak sa AFP officer na nag-aalaga sa kanya pag may na-spottan na "CAPTURE REWARD" na dumadaan dyan. Yang mga asset dyan may nakukuha naman na pera from the AFP. Kapag kumontak ang asset sa AFP at pununtahan ng AFP ang ATS pero hindi inabutan ang criminal, ehhh pinu-punish ng AFP yang mga assets nila dyan sa ATS, minsan pinapatay, summary execution, parang aso na walang silbe pinagod mo lang kami sa byahe BANG BANG BANG, tapos mag develop nanaman sila ng bagong asset. In the case of AlBarka, MILF ang asset ng AFP dyan, pero napatay na on that fiasco.<br /><br />Kapag ang isang isolated place ay ginagawa ng gobyerno na ATS, kawawa mga tao dyan hindi lang inabandon ng gobyerno, parang ginawa nang combat zone ang area nila. Usually kapag naging ang ATS ang isang lugar, and Tribal Chieftain dyan ay lumalapit sa MNLF para humingi ng tulong pag organisa ng population for self-defense and community-defense purpose. Alam kasi nila na pag maging MNLF Zone na yan ay covered na yan sa MNLF-GPH Peace Process, hindi na pwede yan basta-basta gawing war zone.<br /><br />xxxxx<br /><br /><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">MNLF IS FOR SELF-DEFENCE AND INTEGRATION, NOT VIGILANTE</span></span><br /><br />QUESTION: Sir John, merong mga baril ang MNLF dyan sa Al Barka, bakit hindi hinuhuli ng mga MNLF ang mga dumadaan dyan na mga wanted na may mga patong sa ulo na Abu Sayyaf?<br /><br />ANSWER: Armed ang MNLF for self-defense and community defense purpose lamang. The MNLF are explicitely unauthorized by the MNLF-GPH Ceasefire Agrement to exercise police power. So, kahit nandyan na sa harap namin ang Wanted, hindi namin pwede hulihin kasi BAWAL sabi ng GPH, hinahayaan na lang namin.<br /><br />Kaya nga nag-iiyak na ang MNLF na i-implement na ng GPH ang 1996 FPA na i-integrate na ang natitirang MNLFs sa AFP, pero hindi kami pinagbibigyan, hindi ini-implement ang FPA. Pag ma-integrate sa AFP ang MNLF dyan sa AlBarka, wala nang bandido na mag ATS dyan sa Al Barka dahil pwede na mag-execute ng police power ang MNLF.<br /><br />QUESTION: How about citizen's arrest sir?<br /><br />ANSWER: MNLF lang ang hindi pwede makapag citizens arrest dahil delikado maging assuming baka magka-misencounter. Sa Ceasefire Ground Rules kasi merong provision dyan na saka lang tayo maki-alam pag mag coordinate ng request ng assistance ang Local GRP Commander (per Article 6 of the 1994 MNLF-GPH Ceasefire Ground Rules).<br /><br />Ang hinihintay natin ay ma implement na ang Phase 2 ng 1996 Final Peace Agreement, which is the SRSF. We hope ma buo na ang SRSF and ma integrate na ang MNLF sa SRSF.<br /><br /><span style="font-style: italic;font-size:85%;" >1996 Final Peace Agreement PHASE 2:<br /><br />B. The Establishment of the Special Regional Security Force for the Autonomous Region (Phase II of the Implementation of the Tripoli Agreement)<br /><br />General Principles:<br /><br />Section 73. When the new regular Autonomous Regional Government shall have been established, there shall be created or constituted a PNP Regional Command for the new Autonomous Region, which shall be the Special Regional Security Forces (SRSF) as referred to in Paragraph 8, Article III of the Tripoli Agreement.<br /><br />Section 74. The Regional Legislative Assembly may enact laws governing the PNP Regional Command for the Autonomous Region/SRSF consistent with the constitutional provision that there shall be one police force in the country which is national in scope and civilian in character.<br /><br />Section 75. The PNP Regional Command for the Autonomous Region/SRSF shall be composed of the existing PNP units in the area of autonomy, the MNLF elements and other residents of the area who may later on be recruited into the force.<br /><br />Section 76. The powers and functions of the PNP Regional Command for the Autonomous Region/SRSF, which shall be exercised within the territories covered by the Regional Autonomous Government (RAG), shall be the following:<br /><br />a. Enforce all laws and ordinances relative to the protection of lives and properties;<br /><br />b. Maintain peace and order and take all necessary steps to ensure public safety;<br /><br />c. Investigate and prevent crimes, effect the arrest of criminal offenders, bring offenders to justice and assist in their prosecution;<br /><br />d. Exercise the general powers to make arrest, search and seizure in accordance with the Constitution and pertinent laws;<br /><br />e. Detain and arrest a person for a period not beyond what is prescribed by law, informing the person so detained of all his rights under the Constitution and observing the inherent human rights of the citizens; and<br /><br />f. Perform such other duties and exercise all other functions as may be provided by law.</span><br /><br />Pwede ang Citizen's Arrest kung hindi nyo dalhin ang pangalan ng MNLF sa mga oras na gagawa kayo ng action, meaning you will be acting in your own personal decision as a citizen and it should be clear that MNLF has neither accountability nor involvement with it. In this case, you can wear civillian clothes naman na walang MNLF patch. Pero delikado, I don't recommend, kasi hindi mangingilag sa inyo yang mga hard-core na mga Wanted pag hindi kayo MNLF.<br /><br />QUESTION: Takot sa repercussions ang mnlf from rogue elements? would it not be better for mnlf to help in the enforcement of laws so that their status as a credible partner in the pursuit of peace will be enhanced?<br /><br />ANSWER: Gusto ng MNLF yang suggestion mo, Leon. Gustong gusto namin yan. meron nang legal framework yan sa 1996 FPA kung papano yan mangyari, sa Phase 2 yan ng implementation ng FPA.<br /><br />Ang GPH lang ang may ayaw. Gusto nila maging Vigilante ang MNLF. Hindi pwede sa amin yan. Ayaw namin maging vigilante. We want to be legally, lawfully, and officially integrated into the GPH law enforcement system.<br /><br />Yang mga MILF na bumalik sa MNLF, yang mga yan ay eligible na yan sila sa recruitment for SRSF. Hindi na kailangan gumawa ng MILF ng sarili nilang 196 FPA. Matagal na ako nag release ng advisory for MNLF to open doors for returning MILFs. In fact Al Zajeera already featured on of the Exodus of MILF to MNLF at <a href="http://www.abs-cbnnews.com/video/nation/regions/02/15/11/al-jazeera-reports-exodus-milf-members-mnlf">http://www.abs-cbnnews.com/video/nation/regions/02/15/11/al-jazeera-reports-exodus-milf-members-mnlf</a> . We have many pictures of MILF returning to MNLF kasi it is an ongoing project. Sa estimate ko mga 60% (around 10,000) na ng MNLF ay nag return na sa MNLF, yung iba unaccounted nawawala or baka bloated lang talaga ang numbers, yung iba naman nilaglag na ng mga MILF Leaders at tinawag na silang LAWLESS ELEMENTS. Halos wala nang tao sa grounds ngayon yang mga leaders ng MILF na kinaka-usap ng gobyerno dyan sa Peace Talk. Yung mga MILF na hindi pa bumabalik sa MNLF, kawawa yun sila. Yung iba sa kanila nagtatago na dahil nilaglag na sila ng mga leaders nila kapalit ng P5M na binigay ng gobyerno para tatakan na sila ng brand na LAWLESS ELEMENTS.<br /><br />xxxxx<br /><br />QUESTION: Sir John, can you give us a vital statistic description of Al Barka that will help us imagine the place in our mind?<br /><br />ANSWER: AlBarka Basilan Profile: (1) Population around 20,000. (2) Livelihood mostly fisherfolks and farmers. (3) Philippine Government offices presence, social services, and census, NONE, COMPLETELY ISOLATED AND ABANDONED. (4) Incidents of major AFP surprise harassment in the area, TWICE, both are results of uncoordinated encroachment, they were repulsed and massacred by THE PEOPLE. (5) Religion: mixed tribal, christians, muslims. (6) Accounting of private gun-owners, between 800-900 rifles plus handguns all unregistered. (7) Group afliliation of gun-owners, 90% MNLF, 10% MILF [note that MNLF-GPH have FPA and MILF-GPH have Ceasefire]. (8) Tourism, casual transit visitors are vacationing Abu Sayyaf and other pirates who spend their loot in the village, and some retire for good in the village. Some AFP casually comes into the village to sell firearms and ammunitions to residents like guns na ukay-ukay. (9) In-village residents domestic ang neighborhood crime rate, ZERO. (10) Residents who DONT TRUST the Philippine Government: 100%. (11) Happy people, YES, just don't disturb them.<br /><br />Number of Barangays: 16.<br /><br />Major incidents: Beheading of 5 Marines in July 2007. Assassination of local Mayor Karim Jakilan in January 2009. Slaughter of 19 Scout Rangers in October 2011. Failure of Elections.<br /><br />My recommendation: The ZERO-CONFIDENCE, HATE, and ANGER of THE PEOPLE of AlBarka against the Philippine Government is still fresh after they were terrorized by the latter. AFP at the moment must not go there to terrorize more. Terrorizing THE PEOPLE using artillery and bombs as a pre-text of pursuing some criminals won't even be rational because the ones they are looking for are no longer there in AlBarka kasi transients lang yan sila. Ang mga regular residents dyan sa Al Barka ay nasa voters list naman, makikita namn nila kung nandun sa list ng residente ang mga criminals.<br /><br />AFP may set-up stable gun-control checkpoints at North, South, and Sea, as long as it will have mechanisms that will not restrict the resident's rights of movement across the checkpoints. Habang pinapalamig ang situation for how many months, the MNLF-GPH must start planning TODAY the formation of a Special MNLF-GPH Joint Program for the area to stabilize the peace and order situation, and also assist the residents in the firearm registration (gusto ko libre ha). Don't take away the citizen's rights to arm themselves in Al Barka because that is their only security to survive the next day, especially that government is not present there. The human-wise need for the citizens of AlBarka to be armed has even more weight compared to the citizens of Metro Manila. And again, do not bomb the residents of AlBarka.<br /><br />xxxxx<br /><br />QUESTION: Sir John, what is your comment on this? "'AFP won't touch graves in MILF commander's camp. In respect to the Muslim culture, despite the brutal killings of soldiers in Basilan, troops won't dare touch the remains of Moro fighters buried in several graves found in the lair of Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) leader Wanning Abdusalam in Payao, Zamboanga Sibugay."<br /><br />ANSWER: They indiscriminately summarily execute Muslims using bombs and systematically depopulate Muslims Communities through selective-area PROVERTY. When the task of killing is accomplished, they would publicise that they respect the dead. They respect the dead, how about the living? Patay na ang dinidescribe nilang CRIMINAL, tatawagin pang MUSLIM. Kailangan bang lagyan ng religious branding lahat na criminals? Unfair naman yan sa mga Muslims. Only Allah can tell if the person is truly Muslim.<br /><br />xxxxx<br /><br />REPORT: The AFP already completed its investigation on the clash between government troops and suspected elements of the Abu Sayyaf Group (ASG) and Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) in Al Barka, Basilan that happened last 18 October 2011. The AFP, however, said contents of the investigation will not be disclosed to the public.<br /><br />ANSWER: Very good. Better be silent than later on proven a liar. You got a deal. I will keep the MNLF investigation confidential as long as (1) the AFP keep their mouth shut about the 18 Oct fiasco, and (2) they'll be following correct procedure in enforcing law and order in AlBarka.<br /><br />xxxxx<br /><br />The MNLF is ready to punish those Terrorists in Basilan, but our hands are tied because the Government just don't implement their 1996 FPA obligation to form the SRSF that will authorize the MNLF to exercise police power in those critical areas in Mindanao where the Army is futile (if not one of the threats). Please tell the President to stop funding MILF and start implementing the 1996 FPA so we can help. <br /><br />xxxxx<br /><span style="font-size:130%;"><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Recommended links:</span></span><br /><br />People can ask me (the MNLF Director for Advocacy) more questiona via my Facebook Page at <a href="https://www.facebook.com/JORPee">https://www.facebook.com/JORPee</a>.<br /><br />If you are MNLF or a Friendly Party to the MNLF-GPH Peace Process, I suggest you join the MNLF Page in Facebook at <a href="https://www.facebook.com/MNLFpage">https://www.facebook.com/MNLFpage</a>.<br /><br />If you want to watch my MNLF Lecture Series in YouTube. This MNLF Lecture Series is primarily designed for MNLF officers and leaders. This is also a good reference for researchers, media, policymakers, and the people of Mindanao in general. The URL of the playlist is at <a href="http://www.youtube.com/user/johnpetalcorin#grid/user/2432BA703AEB321D">http://www.youtube.com/user/johnpetalcorin#grid/user/2432BA703AEB321D</a>Rltr. John R. Petalcorinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00351282231301118967noreply@blogger.com