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SC stops signing of GRP-MILF accord

The Supreme Court issued a temporary restraining order on the signing of the agreement on ancestral domain between the representatives of the Philippine government and the Moro Islamic Liberation Front scheduled tomorrow in Kuala Lumpur.

It set the hearing on Aug. 15.

Published inMindanao

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  1. Remember Yugoslavia?

    The present-day countries created from the former parts of Yugoslavia are:

    * Bosnia and Herzegovina
    * Croatia
    * Kosovo
    * Macedonia
    * Montenegro
    * Serbia
    * Slovenia

    A portent of things to come?

  2. chi chi

    Does the SC still have teeth, balls and constitutional awareness to ‘permanently restrain’ Gloria in dividing Pinas into small independent nations?

    Good God, help us!

  3. Huwag kayong magulat na na-TRO yan ng Supreme Court. It buys Gloria Esperon time to iron out the rough edges, get a good grasp of the the magnitude of oppositors including even those in Moroland, and establish a clear measurement of the incoming tide should there be one so that in the final push, they would have had an accurate assessment of the amount of power to unleash the moment the “overnight” congress cranks its chacha engine.

    At para masira ang Lunes ninyo, the Office of the Solicitor General has already issued its comment why the document to be signed with a REBEL group is top secret. It’s the ugly devil called “Executive privilege”! They are not divulging the contents of the agreement now because it involves executive privilege. Letse!

    Kelan pa nagkaroon ng kapangyarihan ang isang empleyado na ipamigay ang pag-aari ng isang kumpanya sa kanilang kalaban pa mandin na hindi pwedeng alamin man lang ang dahilan?

    Forgive me but in my company I would tell my CEO and his bootlickers: PUTANG INA NINYO, YOU’RE FIRED!

  4. Chi,

    Balak siguro ng ungas at ng asawa niya, kanila iyong malalaking isla at sila ang hari at reyna. Heaven forbid!

    Hindi dapat pinababayaan ang ungas na magpasiya ng magpasiya kung ano ang akala niyang mabuti para sa kanilang pamilya in the name of the Filipino people. Pag wala pang ginawa ang mga pilipino sa mga kabulastugan ng dorobo na iyan, magdasal na tayong may matira pa sa bansang sinilangan na baka maging dating Pilipinas na lang. Sabi nga ng nanay ko, anyway daw, souvenir na lang naman ang Philippine passport niya. Doon naman sa US passport niya, nakatatak daw ang pagpasok niya noon sa “Republic of the Philippines.”

    Hopefully, hindi papayag ang mga pilipino sa maaari pang gawin ni Gloria Dorobo bilang legacy daw niya! Ang sarap murahin ng ungas!

  5. Statement of Press Secretary Jesus Dureza:

    We submit to the sound discretion of the Supreme Court. The signing set for Tuesday will not take place.

    On a positive note, the TRO will provide opportunity for everyone now to dispassionately and objectively view and examine the draft MOA. An early legal and constitutional test will further strengthen the agreement.

    Some sectors may view this as a delay in the timetable of the peace process. Mindanao has waited so long for this historic breakthrough on the efforts to bring peace. A little delay will not matter if ultimately we achieve what every Mindanaoan has long been dreaming of.

  6. Reaction from former President Estrada:

    Former President Joseph Estrada commends the Supreme Court for granting the Temporary Restraining Order that will momentarily stop the signing of the ancestral domain deal between government and the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) while condemning the Arroyo administration for sanctioning the controversial MOA, saying such moves could even amount to treason. “The foremost duty of the President is to protect the territorial integrity of the nation,” Estrada said, “We all desire peace in Mindanao but it must not be obtained at the expense of our territorial integrity, and certainly not by methods that desire transparency and are in apparent haste.”

  7. Reaction from Sen. Kiko Pangilinan:

    We welcome the timely intervention of the Supreme Court. While we are all in favor of a just and lasting peace in Mindanao, a peace agreement that has far-reaching implications in the lives of millions affected by the armed conflict cannot be shrouded in near secrecy if it is to have any chance of success. The haste to sign the agreement without the benefit of a wider participation of all stakeholders will only do greater harm than good.

  8. A portion of Fr. Eliseo Mercado’s commentary “MOA -Quo Vadis?”

    The way Government negotiated the MOA would appear that it will NOT deliver on its commitments. Thus I have made observations that point to the seeming “bad faith” of government in the negotiation of the MOA.

    In an earlier forum, I have raised the issue of Government’s real motive in coming up with this MOA knowing fully well that it cannot deliver. Is it simply a feather in its cap and feather it shall remain…? Or is this a plan to use the MOA for something more “sinister” like perpetuating itself beyond 2010 through charter change?

    For the complete article, click to: http://blogs.gmanews.tv/jun-mercado/archives/17-MOA-Quo-Vadis.html

  9. Adel Tamano, spokesperson of the United Opposition, said that under the MOA, the President had “effectively ceded part of the territory of the Philippines to the MILF.”

    Tamano cited Section 3 on concepts and principles of the MOA, which states that “ancestral domain does not form part of the Philippines’ public domain.”

    “Obviously, GMA (Ms Arroyo) is not empowered to give up any part of our country to any group, only the Filipino people can do that in their sovereign capacity and only via amending the Constitution,” he said.

  10. chi chi

    Sirang-sira and lunes ko, Tongue.

    Oh, my LUZVIMINDA!

  11. I got this from a Mindanao e-group:

    Vice Governor Pinol and other leaders of North Cotabato asked the AFP for weapons and bullets. The General they spoke with told them that if they want to go to war, they will have to do it on their own.

  12. Gabriela Gabriela

    Ellen, this text is going around attributed to North Cotabato Vice Governor Piñol. This is related to your post:

    “My beloved people. Tonite I was told by a top govt official that if our opposition to be included in the ARMM will result in Milf attacks, the armed forces will not be able to help us all out because that is the policy of this government. If this is the case we have to defend ourselves. Let us be brave and stand firm. God is with us”

  13. Gabriela Gabriela

    Dureza said “the TRO will provide opportunity for everyone now to dispassionately and objectively view and examine the draft MOA. An early legal and constitutional test will further strengthen the agreement.”

    Why didn’t they do this before they scheduled the signing?

    Kung hindi pa na TRO hindi nila naisip yung “opportunity for everyone now to dispassionately and objectively view and examine the draft MOA.”

  14. chi chi

    This is treason again for Gloria! Wala ba talagang magawa ang mga pulitiko…puro pulpol! Hayyyyyy!!! Bakit hindi idala kaagad sa international court, sa The Hague…kahit saan na papansinin ng marurunong sa batas!

    Comfortable kay Gloria ng dalawang taon pa ha, Chiz Escudero?! Letse!

  15. chi chi

    Naghahanap na ng weapons…martial law na as Gloria’s devilish plan is beginning to clearly unfold.

    Ang sakit sa Mindanao ay ipakakalat ni Gloria sa Luzon at Visayas!

  16. Soon, the Philippines will become 7,100 Federal warlord states!

    Nasaan ang mga patriots? Sinabi ko na noon dito, tatlo lang ang solusyong pagpipilian: 7.62, 5.56 o 9.0!

    Aming ligaya na pag may mang-aapi, ang mamatay ng dahil sa iyo!

  17. Toney Cuevas Toney Cuevas

    Whore Gloria a totally fraud luckiest bitch is insane without a doubt. Anyone, in the right mind won’t even entertain nor considering negotiating with terrorists. In my opinion, MILF are nothing but an illegal armed group of army in accordance with the constitution. They shouldn’t be allowed to co-exist with Philippines Military which is the only should be recognized. But, since the whore is an idiot and a fraud, what else can be expected from the bitch. Such incompetent whore! Instead of uniting the Pilipinos as one great country, including all part of Mindanao, the bitch goes to Kuala Lumpur. Kuala Lumpur shouldn’t have any voice whatsoever how the Philippines should be governed, but the citizens of the Philippines. Revolution is the key as a pay back for when she usuped a legitimate govt.

  18. Chabeli Chabeli

    Ms Ellen, regarding the message you received “from a Mindanao e-group” saying that “The General they spoke with told them that if they want to go to war, they will have to do it on their own.” Gloria is DESPERATELY finding a way to declare martial law !

  19. Toney Cuevas Toney Cuevas

    Whore Gloria a totally fraud luckiest bitch is insane without the benefit of doubt. Anyone, in the right mind won’t even entertain nor considering negotiating with terrorists. In my opinion, MILF are nothing but an illegal armed group of army in accordance with the constitution. They shouldn’t be allowed to co-exist with Philippines Military which is the only should be recognized. But, since the whore is an idiot and a fraud, what else can be expected from the bitch. Such incompetent whore! Instead of uniting the Pilipinos as one great country, including all part of Mindanao, the bitch goes to Kuala Lumpur. Kuala Lumpur shouldn’t have any voice whatsoever how the Philippines should be governed, but the citizens of the Philippines. Revolution is the key as a pay back for when she usuped a legitimate govt.

  20. Chabeli Chabeli

    Isn’t the MILF part of Al Quaeda & in the U.S. list of terrorists ???

  21. Toney Cuevas Toney Cuevas

    It’s cowardice and treasonous to give to MILF’s demands, a known terrorists that killed numerous AFP soldiers, and the whore Gloria did just that. Whore Gloria shoud be kicked out ASAP, or the Visayan will be next.

  22. eddfajardo eddfajardo

    Hay naku Gloria, ano na ba itong ginagawa mo sa Pilipinas kong mahal? Mukhang hindi mo na talaga kaya maging pangulo kahit na kunwari lamang. It’s high time, kung mayroon kapang natitirang kahit na kaunting honor man lamang, mag bitiw ka na. I could see this issue to spark a much, much, much greater things to come…

  23. Toney Cuevas Toney Cuevas

    Congress with majority of whore Gloria’s corrupt pigs played the major part for letting the whore to dictate how Mindanao should for portioned. They’re bunch of spineless pigs bought and paid for by the whore with breakfast brown bags. It’s only the begining, terrorist MILF will not quit until the whole Mindanao belong to the terrorists. Give them an inch and they’ll take a mile!

  24. Toney Cuevas Toney Cuevas

    Of course, Noli de Castro, vice presidente daw, is awol for over 8 years, too busy of trying to get out of whore Gloria’s way. Such a waste!

  25. Sinabi ni ESPERON na sovereignity nang Pinas is not in question at ang posisyon nang govt was hidden form public. I’m no lawyer pero pinag-tyagaan kong basahin kagabi ang MOA dahil di ako makatulog. Sa kokoting Business Law ko, anybody na indi lawyer pag binasa ang MOA, they will understand na they intend to become an independent nation. Saan ka nakakita nang they will have their own army and taxing authority? Ba’t di nila gawing Federal States ang Pinas gung ganun instead gawing buko pie?

    Salamat sa entry! I’ve been waiting for this kagabi pa dahil nakuuuuu!!! Magbubukas na rin ako nang Embajada nang Uragon Land sa Estados Unidos!! GRRRRR!

  26. Sarap duraan sa mukha ng durazang iyan. Bakla din ba iyan? Tingin ko kasi kundi bakla mga malilibog ang nakapaligid doon sa garutay!

  27. Chabeli:

    Not MILF, but Abu Sayaff. I understand they are two different groups although they may try to complement one another when they are cornered.

    Ang kagaguhan talaga is the granting of arms to these rebel groups. Kundi ba naman gago kasi, tagal nang supposedly independent country ang Pilipinas, kung bakit umaasa pa sa Tate, at saka kung bakit hind pulis ang namamahala ng peace and order kahit sa probinsiya. At saka bakit pinababayaang mga dayuhan ang naglulutas ng problema ng Pilipinas, maging itong problema ng mga Moslem? Bobo naman!

  28. Apparently, the idiot wants to stay in power until she dies, meaning, beyond 2010. Ang kapal naman ng mukha ng ungas na ito. Sukang-suka na ang mga kababayan niya sa kaniya, ayaw pa ring umalis. Ang sarap duraan sa mukha!

  29. etcetera etcetera

    “Vice Governor Pinol and other leaders of North Cotabato asked the AFP for weapons and bullets. The General they spoke with told them that if they want to go to war, they will have to do it on their own.”

    “My beloved people. Tonite I was told by a top govt official that if our opposition to be included in the ARMM will result in Milf attacks, the armed forces will not be able to help us all out because that is the policy of this government. If this is the case we have to defend ourselves. Let us be brave and stand firm. God is with us”

    Kung magpatayan na sa North Cotabato, at iba pang lugar sa ARMM, ang Kristiano at Muslim ay hindi pala makikialam ang Philippine Armed Forces. Bakit ayaw ni unanong ahas na makialam ang PAF? Gusto ba niya talagang magkagulo ang mga mamamayan para mag karoon sya ng excuse na maideklara ang martial rule?

  30. etcetera etcetera

    Bistado na si unanong ahas sa Con-Ass nya dahil sa paglathala ni Puno tungkol dito.

    Bistado na rin si unanong ahas ni lucifer ang balak nya tungkol sa amendment para ang Senado at House of Representative ay bomoto ng jointly instead of separately ayon sa Tribune.

    Kung bistado na ng publiko ang mga balak nya paano pa kaya nya maisusulong ang mga ito?

    The only remaining option for her is martial rule.

  31. Tangnang yan, i-lift na ng Supreme Court ang TRO at ituloy na ang pirmahan! Tapos, ipanukala na agad ang chacha, dali! Ihiwalay na ang deputang ARMM na iyan na siyang may kasalanan kung bakit nakapandaya si Pandak ng husto noong 2004!

    Gumawa na sila ng sarili nilang bansa kung gusto nila, hindi nila ako kayang i-bluff. Gusto ninyo ng tunay na giyera? Sige, humiwalay kayo, saka namin kayo tuluyang uubusin at babawiin ang lupang kung saan ililibing ang putang si Gloria at ang mga tuta niya.

  32. Tongue:

    Galit na galit ka na, pero ganyan din ang feeling ng marami nang ibigay ni Dadong iyong Sabah sa Malaysia, at saka nang palitan niya ang independence day sa June 12 kahit na alam ng lahat na hindi naman naging malaya ang Pilipinas noon. Gusto lang ng bobo na maalala siya ng mga pilipino kahit na bilang isang ulupong, gunggong, etc. Pero may himirit ba? Wala!

    Kaya sabi ng tatay ko noon, alis na tayo sa Pilipinas. Dalhin na lang natin ang Pilipinas sa Amerika. Tutal baka balang araw wala na ring Pilipinas!

    Mukhang magkakatotoo ang akala ng tatay ko noon. Mabuti na raw ang magkaroon kami ng matatag na bansang may sariling pondasyon. Nakakalungkot isipin pero may katwiran siya.

    Pakimura na lang, friend. Nakakaluwag ng damdamin sa totoo lang kahit hindi ako makamura.

  33. Dr.Kwak Dr.Kwak

    Walang mangyayari diyan, mapipikon lang ang mga MILF dahil hindi maipapatupad ang kanilang kahilingan na maging isang malayang estado. Kontra dito ang karamihan. Kapag magpumilit sila taumbayan na ang siyang haharap sa kanila, at ako ay naniniwala dito kay vice governor Pinol na ipaglalaban ng mga tao ang intigridad ng kanilang teritoryo.

  34. Chabeli Chabeli

    Thanks, Chi. Thank you, Ms Ellen, for answering my question re the MILF.

  35. Yeah, MILF denies Al-Qaeda ties. But that is contrary to existing evidence. MILF camps are known to the intelligence community as JI training camps. The Abu Sayyaf is only a spin-off to distinguish plain criminal terrorism from ideological freedom-fighting terrorism. Anyway you look at it, it’s still terrorism wearing a different hat.

  36. Well, the other side, Gloria specifically on her SONA said the details of the agreement were ironed out only the night before her SONA, didn’t she?

    Now newpapers report MILF claims they have “initialed” the agreement ten days before! MILF lying about not being Al-Qaeda sympathizers and GRP lying about the date of the details.

    We now have an agreement between LIARS!

  37. Tongue,

    Nalilito ako sa grupo na iyan. I know Nur Misuari from good ole UP days. Tahimik na tao ang boy, never in my mind did I think he would be the rebel he would become. Iyong grupo niya di ba MNLF? I know I can google in the Internet for the answer but I like your explanation better. How different it is from MILF?

    Kung rebel at least may ipinaglalaban pero iyong mga Abus at MILFs mga hoodlums lang ang tingin ko sa mga iyan as a matter of fact. Pero ano ba ang pinagkaiba nila kay Bush at mga sundalo niya? Maganda lang ang uniporme nila pero in the eyes of the people they invade and terrorize, terrorists rin sila gaya noong mga ipinadala sa Iraq! My friends in Basra, Iraq tell me so! 😛

  38. Isang radio announcer na naman sa Iligan ang pinatay. Nakamotorsiklo na naman ang pumatay gaya noong ginamit sa pagpatay ng isang radio announcer sa Zamboanga na nagkataong member ng simbahan namin noong 2000 prior to EDSA 2. Same modus operandi matagal nang ginagawa bakit hindi pa iyan malutas ng mga gunggong na pulis sa Pilipinas. Unbelievable ang inefficiency at incompetence. Kawawa naman iyong gustong tumino, wala namang magawa. Kawawang bansa.

  39. grizzy, it seems you are having problems seeing your post once you hit the “Submit Comment” button. That ex[plains your 4-post submission above.

    If you get a “404 Error” message, just click the backspace and if it still doesn’t show push F5 or the refresh icon in the toolbar.

  40. Prof. Nur is MNLF. MILF was a breakout faction of MNLF that disagreed with him in signing the Tripoli Agreement that would give autonomy to Moroland. Hashim Salamat wanted independence, no less, so he created MILF.

    Now why do you think MILF now would sign this MOA if there has been no promise of independence? It’s that simple, really.

    Gloria wants to agitate the whole Philippines into civil strife so either she can declare martial law or with cool-headed moderates having their way, a constitutional change. Both ways, she can maneuver her perpetuation in power!

    Tuso ang puta diba?

  41. ron ron

    just asking…. di ba before you enter in a negotiation or a deal you have to seek first the opinion nung mga taong in some way maaapektuhan? kasi base sa mga nababasa ko at naririnig sa dyaryo parang alang ganung nangyari sa deal na ito..buti na lang medyo hindi pa bulag at pipi ang ating hustisya at nagbigay ng TRO..did esperon consult the peole of zamboanga city? or kahit yung officials man lang? ganun na ba ang kalakaran ng bansa natin ngayon? na wala ng consultation na mangyayari basta pirma na lang ng pirma?or baka di rin nila naiintidihan kung ano yung pinirmahan nila? baka magising nalang tayo sa makalawa nabenta na rin tayo ni Glo?

    nakapardon lang po ba si NUr ngayon kaya sya nakalabas?

  42. atty36252 atty36252

    The MILF employed violence in their attempt to dismember the Republic. So did the NPA. That is the very definition of rebellion.

    But the MILF were given a deal, and the government wants the Communists to be wiped out; although earlier, they were also into talks with the government.

    Trillanes, Danny Lim et al, who never fired a shot are in jail. The media who covered the event were “processed”. What the pacquiao is going on?

    I have some legal observations, pero mamaya na lang mahirap magsulat kapag buwisit sa illogic ng mga apologists.

    Para niyo nang awa, tantanan niyo na ang Iligan. In two plebiscites, they opted out of the ARMM. How many plebiscites will it take for people to believe that Iligan does not want to join the autonomous region?

  43. Tongue,

    Di ko nakita ang apat na pareparehong posting ko. Hindi akin iyon. Kay Rose na pihadong nahirapan din ng pagpost ng message niya. Tindi talaga ng censorship na gustong gawin ng mga suckers ni Punggok. Iyan ang isa pang ini-deal niya doon sa mga intsik na gustung kontrolin ang internet di lang sa Asia kundi sa buong mundo.

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