Comments on: Oppose the Mindanao War

By: rpasigna

rpasigna — Sun, 21 Dec 2008 20:42:57 +0000

DO NOT BE BULLLIED BY A BUNCH OF THUGS, CRIMINALS , AND MURDERERS!! ASSERT YOUR AUTHORITY AND SOVEREINTY ON EVERY INCH OF THE REPUBLIC. PHILIPPINE TERRITORY IS SACRED AND SHOULD BE DEFENDED BY OUR EVRY DROP OF OUR BLOOD!!

By: rpasigna

rpasigna — Sun, 21 Dec 2008 20:40:42 +0000

WAR IS SOMETIMES NECESSARY TO ATTAIN PEACE IF APPEASEMENT DOESNT WORK!!! YOU DONT ATTAIN PEACE AND DISMEMBER THE REPUBLIC! THAT IS TREASON!! AND SHOULD BE PUNISHABLE BY DEATH!!

By: rpasigna

rpasigna — Sun, 21 Dec 2008 20:38:26 +0000

sometimes war is used as an instrument to attain peace!!!

By: andre varon

andre varon — Tue, 28 Oct 2008 18:57:04 +0000

Who wouldn’t rather have peace? No one here seems to be advocating violence as an end. I won’t be personally affected if it’s finally decided that the MOA would be implemented. But how about those not wanting to be under the bangsamoro rule, for one reason or another? Don’t they get to have a say in all this? I am sure they would rather have peace but may have to weigh its worth with the cost which is coming under the governance of bangsamoro.
Mr. Rius Valle, I am sorry to say I have not been to any “WAR THORN” area because I believe there no such thing unless you are talking about the place where brer rabbit lives.
I can’t say that I have experienced war first hand, but I have smelled burned flesh, I have seen gore and guts, I have had blood and shit on me, I have heard the cries and whimpers of those in agony, and the sigh at death’s touch. It’s not pretty. War should be the last resort, I get it and agree with you on that point.
Also, I have the right to call them pigs for letting the Abu Sayyaf run around their neighborhood and letting them massacre all those people. They also let some MILF commanders off the hook when they go violently crazy. If it can’t control their forces now, what does it say about the future peace of folks living under their rule?

By: pinoyobserver

pinoyobserver — Fri, 24 Oct 2008 09:17:31 +0000

fine points. however, let me just say that I’m all for peace. I hate war. I’ve seen it up close and personal. During Erap’s time, I was assigned in Maguindanao, Basilan and Sulu. I don’t pity both the soldiers and the rebels. They’re just doing what they’re supposed to do.

I pity the children, those whose mothers died for getting caught in the fighting.

I shed a tear for those widows who lost their husbands due to this cruel war.

I am concerned about the old people who lived long only to die slowly due to hunger, starvation and disease.

Let us go back, talk peace and resolve whatever problems we have.

Or, if that is really not possible, then, I call upon both the AFP and the MILF—Fight and just give it your all for a week. Magpatayan kayo. Afterwards, bahala na kayo. Pag malamig na ulo ninyong dalawang groups, then, go back and talk peace.

By: Rius Valle

Rius Valle — Fri, 24 Oct 2008 05:53:56 +0000

To those who don’t understand: understanding means to stand under. Before you speak out loud about your ideas and opinions, please understand the situation first. Have you even went to the war thorn areas and ask the fellow moros about what really is happening? You are talking too much and still don’t know what you are saying. You are speaking as if you have been there – feeling what the moro people are feeling, seeing what they saw and hear what they hear. you cant really just judge the book by its cover. what you see in t.v, what you hear in radios, and what you have read in the newspaper is far from what is reality. I have been there. And i have felt, saw and heard the cry of the people. The cry of wanting peace. Lets not be passive in viewing things. Because your life is indeed connected to other peoples lives, you are a part of the whole. And somehow, maybe not now, you will be affected by this conflict.
They say, history repeat itself. Then lets credit what the history have said.
We must take lessons from the dead and lets not repeat the mistakes of the past.I am also not a muslim, but i have understand them.
Dont let your feelings affect your judgement!
They are not Pigs! They are just victims of the Bigger Problem.

By: unknown

unknown — Thu, 23 Oct 2008 09:45:06 +0000

I oppose the war. Why? Because it just like stepping in each others foot. I think the government should compromise. To those agree to this all-out-war of the government, read the history of Mindanao and just don’t whine and write negatively about MILF. Know what they believe in.

I know some MILF commanders burned and killed villages. We should condemn it. But in my opinion, the government should countered it with maximum tolerance. History tells us that war is a never ending cycle. It just didnt do the whole Philippines good when they reciprocated it with guns.

I dont mind the ancestral domain because from the very beginning, Mindanao is “not” Philippines. Philippines just “assumed” that Mindanao is part of the Philippines and invited Visayas and Luzon to live in Mindanao. And Muslim leaders? Its just a stereotype that Muslims are warfreaks. Not all of them. There are also great muslim leaders on the world and I know a lot of MILF leaders are pretty brilliant (we just assume that they are all the same).

I am from Davao and Im not a muslim. But I do hope that all of us read about the history of this mindanao conflict. We should see the bigger picture and be proactive.

By: Rey Pasigna

Rey Pasigna — Tue, 09 Sep 2008 03:33:03 +0000

so what do you think should we do to those victms of atrocities of these so called revolutionaries. Killing innocent civilians, mutilating their bodies, burning houses, churches, etc… and the the govt wil not do anything. justice has to be served at any cost. Put yourself in these peoples shoes How would you feel. I have relatives who died in that MILF raid in North Cotabato. How about that Lt. Col,\. Benitez who was beaten nd killled by these criminals?The only language these people understand is force. The governmnet cannot and should not continue thi policy of appeasement. What hapened when we gve them autonomy?? Now they want another or expand the autonomous region Whats next the whole of Mindanao? We should not advocate the policy that would lead to the dismemberment of the Repub;ic.

By: andre varon

andre varon — Fri, 05 Sep 2008 13:39:09 +0000

While I respect your experience as a professor of history and as a journalist, I could not keep myself from responding to your view that boils down to this- agree to the MOA and give up a chunk of Mindanao because failing to do so would make the MILF mad and a war with them would surely topple the current government and would severely affect the national economy.
This debilitating fear of the MILF seems to casually set aside the fact that we have been in a war with the MILF ever since I could remember and we are still here. It may have been a factor in the eventual removal of Marcos from power but to credit it with his demise is absurd.
Yet this is not even the most important thing to consider. How about those who do not want to be under Bangsamoro rule, whose lives would be drastically altered by the MOA?
I would rather ask America to help wipe out the MIILF as a group than turn additional land to these terrorists. ARMM is not being governed well. Why do they have to ask for more on their plate?
You have your opinion, sir, but as for me, I would rather not throw any more pearls to those MILF pigs

By: Current » Wrapped in the flag

Current » Wrapped in the flag — Thu, 28 Aug 2008 13:37:03 +0000

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