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MILF: Nonviolent Peace Force visits Kabacan town; holds orientation

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From the MILF Website (Aug 27): Nonviolent Peace Force visits Kabacan town; holds orientation



The Non-violent Peace Force (NP) paid a significant visit at Kayaga, Kabacan, North Cotabato and conducted an orientation program to community residents held at Provincial Markaz Campus, Sitio Tan, Kayaga, Kabacan town on August 14, 2013.

The activity was graced by two foreign guests, Brother Salman Khan, from Pakistan and Brother Mong Macma of Bangladesh, an International Civilian Protection Monitors together with Sister Bai Elaysa Inalang and Lemuel Artiaga with the able assistance of the officials of North Cotabato Provincial Information Committee.
  
The group related about their organization and its programs with mandates to monitor, receive, and verify data or information reported by the concerned individuals in conflict-affected areas.  They also discussed to the community residents matters that pertain to their rights and privileges when natural and man-made calamites occur in their respective areas particularly issues that affect the GPH and the MILF Peace process.

They said that the Non-Violent Peace Force act as mediator and makes recommendations to concerned authorities matters or issues that are reported to them which need  urgent remedy or solution. Some of these are problems that affect internally-displaced persons (IDP’s) like human rights violations, lack of much-needed medicines, food, shelter and others. They stressed that condition like these need immediate attention so that the people shall not suffer for long.

The community gathering was organized by local residents who were so elated with the presence of Nonviolent Peace Force, an international non-government organization/service agency and non-partisan organization. Nonviolent Peace Force (NP) is a member of the Civilian Protection Component of the International Monitoring Team (CPC-IMT) holding satellite office in Pikit, North Cotabato.

At least forty (40) community residents from the municipalities of Matalam, Kabacan and Kidapawan City attended the activity. They expressed their thanks and gratitude to the guests for letting them know their rights and privileges embodied under international law.

 The program ended at noon time.
http://www.luwaran.com/index.php/welcome/item/523-nonviolent-peace-force-visits-kabacan-town-holds-orientation

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