This piece means a lot to me since this is my winning piece when
I joined the Mini Press Conference held in Concepcion Elementary
School. I was the representative of my school, Our Lady of Perpetual
Succor College, for the English Editorial category way back then
Nowadays, we cannot assure our safety because of the war caused by the
Moro Islamic Liberation Front, also known as MILF. We do know that what
they are doing is drastic. But admit it or not, we do not know the real
cause of this crisis in the South.
If we would look around, we will find families grieving and blaming
the MILF because of the lost lives and damaged properties. Many would
say that the MILF are out of their minds. While some would blame the
government. But others really do not know why this war has to come
along.
Before, when the Spaniards, Japanese and Americans tried to conquer
our land, the only place that they unsuccessfully ruled was Mindanao.
That is why the Muslims are the only people uninfluenced by these
invaders. So up to this day, they are trying to own pieces of land in
our country. And with this, they want the government to approve the
Memorandum of Agreement on Ancestral Domain. But the president’s
messages only goes to show that she is having second thoughts on signing
the agreement, causing the MILF to start a war.
Now if we would take the side of the government, we already know why
they refused to sign. They rejected that agreement because they want to
protect us from the possible effects if they would give the MILF what
they want.
As for now, we still do not know when this war would end and when we
could finally have peace in our country especially in Mindanao. And
still, no one knows if the President would sign the MOA-AD or not. Now,
knowing all of these, which side are we in? But always remember that
whichever side we may believe in, we should always keep in mind the
saying, “Man must put an end to war, or war will put an end to mankind”.
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