Deles, Leonen flesh out peace plan details in Congress | Inquirer News

Deles, Leonen flesh out peace plan details in Congress

/ 01:10 PM October 16, 2012

Sec. Teresita Deles. INQUIRER file photo

MANILA, Philippines—After the historic signing of the framework agreement between the Philippine government and the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) on Monday, Presidential Peace Process Adviser Teresita Deles and chief government negotiator Marvic Leonen on Tuesday fleshed out details of the peace plan with members of the House of Representatives.

House committees on peace, reconciliation and unity (chaired by North Cotabato Representative Jesus Sacdalan), Mindanao affairs (chaired by Sultan Kudarat Representative Arnulfo Go), and Muslim affairs (chaired by Sulu Representative Tupay Loong) quizzed Leonen in particular about details on how the peace process will go about halting decades of conflict in Mindanao and create Bangsamoro, a new political entity which will replace the Autonomous Region of Muslim Mindanao (ARMM).

Speaker Feliciano Belmonte Jr. has earlier called the signing of the framework on the peace plan between the government and the MILF a “great achievement” but one which will not be easy to achieve without both parties working together to achieve peace in Mindanao.

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A newlyweds returning from honeymoon were also among the victims of the crash, just two weeks after tying the knot at a ceremony on Dec. 13. A 32-year-old woman who was about to get married next spring was also among those who took the flight. A father who took his two sons on a trip to Bangkok was found to have died in the tragedy as well. The family was celebrating the elder son recently being accepted to university. A 30-year-old reporter at a Gwangju-based media outlet was one of the passengers of the flight 7C 2216, along with her 33-year-old husband. The vacation was a reward from the reporter's company, during which she posted a photo of a hotel swimming pool in Bangkok on her Instagram saying, "The weather here is so great, it's like early summer." A 50-year-old woman aboard the flight took the trip after surviving a yearlong cancer treatment. It was her first overseas trip since her honeymoon with her husband, who had passed away three years ago. The oldest victim in the accident, a 79-year-old man, was returning from a trip that was arranged by his family. His wife, two daughters and one of his son-in-laws, his granddaughter and three grandsons were also on board. Forty-one of the passengers aboard the flight were on the return leg of a package tour that left Muan International Airport on Christmas night. Of the 175 passengers, 103 were aged at least 50, while 14 were under the age of 20. The Ministry of Education on Monday announced that four of the victims were in elementary school, three in middle school, three in high school, and one was attending a local daycare center.
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A newlyweds returning from honeymoon were also among the victims of the crash, just two weeks after tying the knot at a ceremony on Dec. 13. A 32-year-old woman who was about to get married next spring was also among those who took the flight. A father who took his two sons on a trip to Bangkok was found to have died in the tragedy as well. The family was celebrating the elder son recently being accepted to university. A 30-year-old reporter at a Gwangju-based media outlet was one of the passengers of the flight 7C 2216, along with her 33-year-old husband. The vacation was a reward from the reporter's company, during which she posted a photo of a hotel swimming pool in Bangkok on her Instagram saying, "The weather here is so great, it's like early summer." A 50-year-old woman aboard the flight took the trip after surviving a yearlong cancer treatment. It was her first overseas trip since her honeymoon with her husband, who had passed away three years ago. The oldest victim in the accident, a 79-year-old man, was returning from a trip that was arranged by his family. His wife, two daughters and one of his son-in-laws, his granddaughter and three grandsons were also on board. Forty-one of the passengers aboard the flight were on the return leg of a package tour that left Muan International Airport on Christmas night. Of the 175 passengers, 103 were aged at least 50, while 14 were under the age of 20. The Ministry of Education on Monday announced that four of the victims were in elementary school, three in middle school, three in high school, and one was attending a local daycare center.
TAGS: Marvic Leonen, MILF, peace process

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