MINDANAO DAILY TRUTH | JUSTICE | PROGRESS
Volume XII, No. 093
www.mindanaodailynews.com
Friday, December 23, 2022
BARMM to empower more local schools
PEACE Advocates in BARMM
By: Chuck Salapuddin/ Shammah Sunga MDN BARMM Office of Presidential Adviser on Peace, Reconciliation Unity (OPAPRU) in First BARMM Educ Summit aims to promote peace through education and cooperation with Southern Philippines Development AVAO C I T Y Authority (SPDA) and Moro Ministers of the National Liberation Front Bangsamoro Au(MNLF) had their peace contonomous Region in Musference at Kampilan Lounge lim Mindanao (BARMM), 6ID,DOS Maguindanao del local educational instituNorte. tions, and educators were A Pledge of commitment all present at the first ever between OPARU, SPDA, BARMM Education SumMNLF simultaneous moral mit, which was recently governance initiatives for held at the SMX Convention socio-economic peace develCenter in SM Lanang. This opment and national security gathering of key stakeholdfocusing BARMM areas. ers was organized to discuss Agri-Business Project of ways to use education as a SPDA in was held recently in means of promoting peace MNLF Community in Amai and regional development. Manabilang, Lanao del Sur headed by SPDA AdministraMinistry of Basic, Higher, Ministry of Basic, Higher, and Technical Education (MBHTE) Chief Mo- tor and CEO ABDULGANI and Technical Education hager Iqbal (front, left) cutting the ribbon with MBHTE Deputy Minister (MBHTE) Chief Mohager Haron Meling (front, right) UNICEF Mindanao Field Office Chief RadoIqbal and the rest of the slaw Rzehak (front, 2nd from right) at the first ever BARMM Education ministry led the proceedings Summit at the SMX Convention Center, SM Lanang. at the event. All the attendees contributed to a focused, lum to ensure a successful first education summit will to strengthen and emintensive, and inclusive con- post-conflict reconstruc- be a fundamental avenue power local school boards, sultations on continuing tion,” the Vice President for nation-building. “The school governing councils, education and grassroots and Department of Educa- Education Summit is an and parent-teacher assodevelopment for the educa- tion Secretary concluded. opportunity to replicate ciations,” he emphasized. tion sector in the region. BARMM Chief Minis- the message of how sigThe C hief Minister Iqbal, in his State of the ter Ahod Embrahim also nificant education and shared that he envisioned Education Address empha- delivered a video message, literacy are in nation- “an inclusive education sized that “education is a wherein he hoped that the building. It is also a venue See EMPOWER, page 7 pillar of nation-building.” “It can help society sustainably and logically sustain and overcome significant impediments – poverty, injustice, corruption, and conflict,” the Education Minister said. Iqbal also read a message from Vice President and Education Secretary Sara Duterte. Duterte’s letter highlighted the role of education in post-conflict reconstruction and in sustaining the gains of peace. “We counteract violent extremism by nurturing among our children and youth the values of inclusion, tolerance, conflict resolution, and non-violence,” she underscored. “Let us work together to reshape the future of BARMM by strengthening our education system, filling the learning gaps caused by the pandemic and instituting a culture of peace curricu-
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“GERRY” SALPUDDIN and Vice-Chairman Deputy Speaker Ustadz Abdulkarim Tan Misuari agreed and committed to work together for the smooth implementation of the said project site.3 OPAPRU National Secretary General Carlito Galvez (ret), SPDA Administrator Gerry Salapuddin, MNLF Vice-chairman deputy speaker Ustadz Abdulkarim Tan Misuari, Mr. Tawgan Kikay of MFAR-BARMM, Sultan Mastura Manabilang of Amai Manabilang,6ID Commanding General MGEN ROY GALIDO, GPH CCCH/AHJAG Sec COL JOEL MAM0N TF CENTRAL Commander COL JOE VLADIMIR, SULU MP ATTY BONG PARCASIO, MP FAISAL KARON & MP ABDULAZIZ AMENODEN participated the peace advocacy meeting.