Seeking Bamboo not Brawn in Zamboanga Samira Gutoc Multiple burdens confront our kabs (short for kababayan)/ bangsa in Zamboanga. Conflict, evacuation, burnt homes and now flooding can even cause disease such as diarrhea or dengue, mashaallah. A call to bring together bamboo for raising up the homes of affected way from the high waters is made. Calling on scouts, foresters, DENR, Gawad and Habitat to help as well this early to reconstruct temporary shelters . While the attached statement may come late, essayists (Fr Jun Mercado posted re asking narratives) and some mainstream media are doing analysis of what happened in the Zamboanga tragedy (such as ANC channel, whose ground reporters in Zamboanga last mid September include Jorge Carino ). Here is one voice out of a meeting with priests , lay, ulama and CSO sector at the Western Mindanao Command after a "dialogue" with Secretaries Mar Roxas, Gazmin (DND), Dinky Soliman, AFP Chief Emmanuel Bautista, General Rey Ardo and CMC Chair Mayor Beng Climaco. September 18, 2013 Believing in the goodness of the human heart, we peace movements are brought together by the suffering and pain in Zamboanga; People’s voices matters and must raise supreme in the ending of this hostilities; The culture and faith of people matters in building a route to peace; We raise concern on the violence, displacement, the pleas of mothers and children must be heard by the MNLF and the Security forces; We seek the soul of armed men holding hostages to end the suffering and crisis; We seek that civilian voices be heard in decision-making of the negotiations and Crisis Management Committee. We appeal to Media to avoid inflammatory divisive insensitive reportage and recommend for coverage of the human impact of this conflict and stand-off. CSOs present Councilor Cesar, Zamboanga City
Posted on: Tue, 08 Oct 2013 22:12:10 +0000
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