There’s No Easy Way: Peace and Its Price
“There is nothing easier than lopping off heads and nothing harder than developing ideas.” — Fyodor Dostoevsky “I like to believe that …
There’s No Turning Back
With all that’s been written about the Bangsamoro Juridical Entity MOA on Ancestral Domain (BJE MOA on AD), it is as if …
Perception vs. Reality
I find it inexplicable why the BJE MOA on AD is being considered at odds with our constitution, hence this TRO and …
Live and Let Live: The Non-Negotiable Solution
Today’s article at abs-cbnNEWS.com “From Brink of Peace to Brink of War” by Atty. Soliman M. Santos, Jr. brings to mind my …
Eyes On The Prize
I need not elaborate. I’m sure any of you reading this have heard the news — endless and hopeless as it may …
Just Thinking Out Loud
MLQ3′s recent post “Berserkers and a breather” in Inquirer.net’s “CURRENT” is an enlightening article. Unlike most widely-read posts spawned by bloggers mainly from …
You and What Army?
As the situation in Mindanao remains fluid, the people’s future remain uncertain. The road to peace is now littered with grenade. Who …
Deferred Peace is Expedited War
The events of late speak for itself. We have gone to war. Continuous attacks from the MILF, aggravated by an ambush at …
A Change of Pace on the BJE MOA: Other Avenues of Peace
This is something I never saw coming — Malacanang giving up so soon on the Bangsamoro Juridical Entity MOA on AD — …
The Buck Stops Here
Now that the ball has been passed to (or should I say was “taken” by) the Supreme Court ever since issuing the …
Actually, We’ve Been Dancing the ChaCha re: BJE MOA
Step, step, backward. Step, step, forward. And turn. And then you do it over and over until the music ends. That’s essentially …
So You Think She Can Dance?
Whoa. What a week! So much has happened since Monday, August 11. And even more if we’d go back a week before …
Where Do We Go From Here?
The situation in Mindanao seems to worsen by the day if not by the hour. It is clear to us that peace …
The Case of the “Ex”
I dreaded writing or commenting about this. I knew a recurrence of hostility was possible in Mindanao even as peace talks are …
Winners and Losers
I am moved to tears by a comment in Manuel L. Quezon III‘s article “The March of Folly in Mindanao” in …
Slow Progress is Still Progress.
I have read at least two good news today. First Good News First is the news that MILF agrees to pull out …
Fragile Peace? Say It Isn’t So.
A few hours after writing my last post dreading the thought of the slightest hint of tension and chaos that may be …
Of BJE MOA-AD, ARMM Polls and Oil Price Updates
So, it’s not a “done deal” yet — insofar as the government is concerned, although the MILF Vice-chair for Political Affairs claims …
Let’s Begin
This is in response to Patricio Mangubat‘s article “On The Bangsamoro Question” over at Filipino Voices.com. This was intended to be a …
Beginner’s Guide to Understanding the Bangsamoro Juridical Entity (BJE) MOA-AD
I had second thoughts about writing anything even loosely related to the BJE MOA-AD for fear of making a mistake on writing …