SOUTHERN PHILIPPINES
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04月07日
Naonori Kusakabe Akiko Horiba Yasuhito Asami Masako Ishii SOUTHERN PHILIPPINESCrafting the New Bangsamoro Basic Law
On November 7, 2016, President Rodrigo Duterte signed the Executive Order 8 to create the expanded Bangsamoro Transition Commission (BTC). It has increased the number of BTC members from 15 to 21 to draft the Bangsamoro law to be more inclusive.
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10月11日
Masako Ishii SOUTHERN PHILIPPINESProspects of Attaining Peace under the Duterte Administration
On July 18, 2016, President Duterte approved “The Bangsamoro Peace and Development Roadmap,” which reflects the two simultaneous tracks of federalism and the new enabling law for the Bangsamoro. What are the prospects of attaining peace under the new administration? Masako Ishii interviewed Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) Chairman Al Haj Murad Ibrahim.
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01月13日
Masako Ishii SOUTHERN PHILIPPINESThe Peace Process in the Southern Philippines: Challenges and Prospects
The focus of my presentation highlights my personal experiences as a former Moro rebel who organized young Muslim Filipinos in the late sixties (1960s) to dramatize the growing discontent of Muslim Filipinos against their government, and to initiate collective action to urge the authorities to efficiently address demands for justice and equality from the native Moros.
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01月12日
Masako Ishii SOUTHERN PHILIPPINESNegotiating an Agreement is Difficult: Implementing it is Much Harder
One of the hardest lessons learned during the peace process with the Government of the Philippines (GPH) is th
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10月20日
Ikuya Tokoro SOUTHERN PHILIPPINESThe Mindanao Conflict and the Direction of the Peace Process: A Sulu Refugee Perspective
This article will consider the conflict and the peace process on Mindanao between the Muslim ethnic minority and the government in the southern Philippines, with a particular focus on refugees from the Sulu Archipelago.