“Everybody deserves peace,
but it’s all up to us if we let peace happen or just let other people steal
peace away from us.”
Lucky me, I am among those who was able to join the first ever #PeacenaPlease forum in the country which kicked off in Cebu
Lots of learning I must say.
The "#PeaceNaPlease" held on June 11, 2015 at the Handuraw, Gorordo
Avenue, Cebu City was a blessing for me.
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| Me as PIA intern, participating in the workshop =) |
The activity was participated by
student writers from different Universities in Cebu, Organization Leaders and
the Media.
The program talked about the BangsamoroBasic Law(BBL) and the outcomes of it if it will be pass, the positive side of
it and the help it may give to our Moro brothers and sisters in Mindanao and
all over the country.
It gave me an opportunity to
interact and talk about the topic with the different people who came from different
environment and culture. I am not used to talking in front of people whom I
don’t know, but I am happy to say that despite of having different stands from
the topic, We all have the same goal- To achieve peace!
I am not a pro or anti- BBL,
but as a citizen of this country, I know I can help in my own simple way to
create harmonious relationship with one another by just letting people know how
BBL is important to our brothers and sisters in Mindanao. It is true that not
all Moro’s are terrorists and not all terrorists are Moro’s. From the activity
that I had joined earlier, I learned that they really need help; they need to
be respected as a human because they also have feelings. Some people say that
Moro’s will still be Moro’s and that they are known to be aggressive people.
The Mamasapano incident will
always remind us how aggressive they
are, how they are willing to kill people in spite of the fact that the
Government already had a peace agreement with them, the question is- did we
consider the civilians and other Moro’s who are not involved in the incident?
Why not focus on our minds of creating peace with them? If we will not support it
then what do we think is the best way to achieve peace? Is it making war with
them again? Remember, not all Moro’s are terrorists, not all Moro’s want war,
not all Moro’s want to shed blood! Let’shave pity on those Moro’s who are not
involved in the bloody encounter in the Mamasapano.
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| National Youth Commission Asec Perci Cendana talks about BBL and the youth |
I learned from the workshop that
Moro’s are thirsty for the support of our Philippine Government in order for them to achieve
better ways of living. It’s just not that, we know that Mindanao have lots of
natural resources that can help the country in its economy. We all have
different stands regarding this issue, but the fact that we are all fighting
for peace is what makes it interesting. Let’s just help one another in
achieving peace.
-Mariel D. Torres, Palompon Institute of Technology (PIT), AB. COM INTERN
June
11, 2015
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