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By Michael Lim Ubac
Philippine Daily Inquirer

Giving up its claim to have Palawan included in their so-called Bangsamoro autonomous region was one of the “significant concessions” that the secessionist Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) gave during negotiations for a framework peace agreement, President Aquino said Wednesday.

Speaking at a forum of the Foreign Correspondents Club of the Philippines, Aquino disclosed the decision of the MILF negotiating panel to give up the inclusion of Palawan’s southern municipalities to the soon-to-be-expanded Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (ARMM).

“I think it is a significant concession on the part of the MILF,” he said.

The President noted the MILF claim that there were people in Palawan who could trace their ancestry to the areas they claimed as belonging to the Bangsamoro, the rebels’ preferred term for the Muslims of Mindanao.

What are they smoking?...

i've been to palawan. wala man ko kakita ug muslim didto.

He he, gisud ra anis bulsa ang GPH. Kunohay gi give up ang Palawan (which was never theirs), unta dayon ra pug claim ang other party nga usa ni sa MILF's “significant concessions”...

Quote from: TUBAGBOHOL.com on October 18, 2012, 06:08:46 AM
By Michael Lim Ubac
Philippine Daily Inquirer

Giving up its claim to have Palawan included in their so-called Bangsamoro autonomous region was one of the “significant concessions” that the secessionist Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) gave during negotiations for a framework peace agreement, President Aquino said Wednesday.

Speaking at a forum of the Foreign Correspondents Club of the Philippines, Aquino disclosed the decision of the MILF negotiating panel to give up the inclusion of Palawan’s southern municipalities to the soon-to-be-expanded Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (ARMM).

“I think it is a significant concession on the part of the MILF,” he said.

The President noted the MILF claim that there were people in Palawan who could trace their ancestry to the areas they claimed as belonging to the Bangsamoro, the rebels’ preferred term for the Muslims of Mindanao.

UNsa may maayo nga iapil na lang nila Scarborough Shoul

Quote from: bugsay on October 18, 2012, 09:03:52 AM
What are they smoking?...

katyobong

Quote from: insurectus on October 19, 2012, 02:14:24 AM
katyobong

unsa man nang katyobong?

I have good friends from Palawan and yes, according to them, there are significant Muslim communities in the southern part of the island. Daghan kono didto ilabina ang mga Badjaos. Pero dili ko mosugot nga ilahon pud ang Palawan. Naa bay MILF didto? Wa man siguro.

Sa unang panahon, Palawan was part of the Sultanate of Sulu. Pero, that was 200+ years ago. Now its part of the Republic of the Philippines.

eeekkk.  they may as well claim quiapo in manila too, because there's a big muslim community there.  and the badjaos in tagbilaran are increasing, at least from the looks of it because there were none before...

hmmm, silly remarks indeed.

Quote from: taga tigbao on October 19, 2012, 10:15:44 AM
I have good friends from Palawan and yes, according to them, there are significant Muslim communities in the southern part of the island. Daghan kono didto ilabina ang mga Badjaos. Pero dili ko mosugot nga ilahon pud ang Palawan. Naa bay MILF didto? Wa man siguro.

Quote from: islander on October 19, 2012, 11:22:34 AM
eeekkk.  they may as well claim quiapo in manila too, because there's a big muslim community there.  and the badjaos in tagbilaran are increasing, at least from the looks of it because there were none before...

Pilahay ra may claim-claim. Nakakitag wati ingnong bitin. One squad ingnong one battalion. Like that lang gud...