Rep. Mujiv Hataman of AMIN Party List and Rep. Faysah RPM Dumarpa of Lanao del Sur had filed two different bills on anti-Discrimination. Their bills are now being consolidated into one.
This consolidated bill is now on the process of being formulated and framed. We would like to hear your views about this bill and help contirbute to its construction by making your comments on its draft posted here.
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Everybody knows Corregidor Island as a historic spot. Everybody knows that in this island hundreds of our gallant heroes stood their ground and died defending our country from the invading forces of Japan during World War II. Because of this historical circumstance, Corregidor Island is now a Tourist spot - a place for people to go on a memorial pilgrimage in honor of those who died heroically for our country.
But how many of us remember that on this same island, forty years ago, about two dozen Moro Youth were summarily executed by forces of the Philippine Government? This incident is now known to history as the infamous "Jabidah Massacre."
In Brief, the Jabidah Massacre was a result of a bungled covert operation. In 1968, then President Marcos made a covert plan, codenamed OPERATION MERDEKA (Freedom), aimed at infiltrating Sabah, Malaysia to sow chaos and organize the locals of the island for an eventual invasion of Philippine forces to reclaim Sabah from Malaysia. Sabah was historically part of the Sultanate of Sulu.
A select unit of AFP officers gathered a number of Moro youth from Sulu and Tawi-Tawi to a secret military training in Corregidor. Without them knowing their mission, these Moro youth thought that they were trained for some other purpose. But after learning about their real mission, they protested and refused to follow the mission. They would not want to take part in destroying the lives of people many of whom are their relatives. Marcos and his butchers knew only of one solution that will keep this botched mission from leaking out. Batch after batch, the young Moro trainees were mercilessly slaughtered at Kindley Field , an abandoned airstrip in the island of Corregidor. Had it not for a lone survivor who was able to tell the world about the massacre, the incident would have remained unknown. This single incident sparked the resurgence of the Moro liberation movement in the 70's. And the rest is history.
COMELEC: Prof.Moy Edding legitimate AMIN President
Thursday, 13 March 2008
"Truth will out" Yes, that's how it is. That's how it should be. Finding truth eventually is a phrase applicable not only to the present Philippine political situation but also to the situation of Anak Mindanao (AMIN) Party List in many instances.
An underground organization styling itself as Revolutionary and calling itself as the Rebolusyonaryong Partido ng Manggagawa sa Mindanao (RPMM) is laying claim over the AMIN organization and trying to grab the leadership of AMIN Party List through its minions inside the Party List organization. Their maneuvers are made by manipulating members, twisting facts, sowing disinformation, and launching smear campaign against legitimate leaders of AMIN, particularly against AMIN President, Prof. Moy Edding and elected AMIN Party List Representative to Congress, Rep. Mujiv Hataman.
After all pieces fell into place, these AMIN pretenders should now hang their heads in shame. That is if they got at least one of both - a head and shame.
First they boasted of having the majority of the leadership of AMIN. But that very same majority branded them as usurpers of authority and declared them illegal. Then they submitted a case to the House Ethics Committee in an obvious attempt to besmirch the name of AMIN's elected Representative and put him out of Congress. But again, this case was simply returned to sender by the House's Committee on Ethics for being deficient. Attempting further to discredit AMIN's representative, they blatantly twisted a readily available information and accused him as voting in favor of the Human Security Act even if the House's Journal about the voting of the Bill showed otherwise. Not contented in twisting facts they go as far as creating wild theories with the aim of implicating AMIN's Representative to Congress in the Batasan Blast. And again, just recently, the Department of Justice had dismissed the case against AMIN Rep. Mujiv Hataman on the Batasan Blast for insufficiency of evidence.
Stretching further their miserably poor and obviously torn and frayed imagination, these AMIN pretenders thought of making a coup de grâce by launching their own Special Congress. Because according to them their Special Congress will finally bequeath them their mandate, legitimacy and claim over Anak Mindanao (AMIN) Party List. But, did it?
To debunk annoying lies and fake claims made by the AMIN pretenders, and as per his request, AMIN President Prof. Mahmor "Moy" Edding, was issued a certification by the Law Department of the Commission on Elections' Central Office in Manila, certifying him as the "duly elected and legitimate President of Anak Mindanao (AMIN) Party List since 2004 to the present."
Given this certification issued by COMELEC, AMIN President Moy Edding is now contemplating of filing appropriate charges against those usurping authority and illegally claiming to be officers of AMIN, in the court of law. Prof Edding said that "it is high time that some people should be reminded of what the rule of law is all about. Perhaps they have already erased the concept of rule of law in their vocabulary. That's why they think that they can just transgress on anyone any time they want."
President Edding directs all AMIN members to disseminate this new information and openly expose the illegal existence of an organization claiming to be AMIN Party List, to all AMIN members, friends and supporters.
Indeed, Truth becomes known eventually. And this time it came with a COMELEC Certification. For as Shakespeare said in The Merchant of Venice, "But at the length truth will out."
On separate occasions, Anak Mindanao (AMIN) Party List Representative Mujiv Hataman personally supervised the turn over of chairs donated by his office to the Madaris (plural for Madrasah - an Arabic and Islamic School for Children)of Baseco Community in Tondo Manila and the Kalagan Mosque in Maharlika Village in Taguig City.
Rep. Hataman said that one of his important concerns is to look after the the welfare of AMIN's constituents in Metro Manila, particularly the Muslim communities. Among various Mindanaoans scattered in Metro Manila, it is the Muslims that has a defined, concentrated and compact communities. Muslims coming from Mindanao also comprised the bulk of the Mindanaoan population in Metro Manila. It is also the Muslims and their communities in Metro Manila that suffers the brunt of discrimination, neglect and violations of human rights.
Most of the Madaris around Metro Manila receive minimal support from the local government, if any. Like their Mosques, maintenance of these schools depend largely on support coming from the community itself, private benefactors and non-government organizations. This situation prompted Rep. Hataman to provide support, even in a small degree at least, if only to ease the worries of the parents and give comfort to the children in their schooling.
On March 1, 2008, without fanfare, Rep. Hataman turned over the chairs to the community leaders, Imam of the mosque and teachers of the Madrasah in Baseco, Tondo. Likewise, on March 9, 2008, in Madrasahtol Daawatol Islamiya in the Kalagan Mosque located at 14 Barracks street Maharlika Village, Taguig city, the chairs were received by their Imam Ustadz Abdul Karim Aharad and their administrator, Halil Sacatan. Students of the Taguig Madrasah presented Rep. Hataman with their rendition of an Arabic song, in token of their sincere gratitude over his concern and support to their Madrasah.
Camp of former lawmaker slam media reports on his arrest; Hataman feels vindicated By Jefferson Antiporda Reporter and Sammy Martin Correspondent
THE Philippine National Police (PNP) has created a task force to go after former Basilan Rep. Jerry Salapuddin, who was issued a warrant of arrest by a Quezon City court early this week in connection with his alleged involvement in the November 13 Batasan blast.
(March 5, 2008) Members of Anak Mindanao (AMIN) Party List - NCR Chapter and BANGSA -MMR held a picket rally in front of the National Office of the Commission on Human Rights in Quezon City.
The group held the picket rally to demand the Commission on Human Rights to heed the result of the probe and recommendations forwarded by the CHR Western Mindanao Office regarding the Maimbung, Sulu Massacre. In their joint statement, AMIN-NCR and BANGSA-MMR, reiterated the demands of the CHR Western Mindanao Office calling for the immediate filing of criminal and administrative case against those involved in the massacre of eight civilians which includes a pregnant woman and two children. The group also expressed their apprehensions for a cover-up of the case as the AFP Western Mindanao Command had already cleared the soldiers involved in the massacre.
The group made a short program on the grounds of CHR while a panel coming from their ranks were invited inside to have a dialogue with the CHR. As there were no Commissioners available at that time, the AMIN-BANGSA panel was instead met by lawyers of the CHR in the person of Atty. Homer Rusiano and Atty. Atillano. The AMIN-BANGSA panel forwarded their demands to the CHR lawyers. After a discussion of the case, both panels agreed to a proposal made by the CHR lawyers that the CHR will conduct a high profile dialogue and discussion which will include the following: WESMINCOM Chief Lt.Gen.Nelson Allaga, the Massacre Survivors, CHR Western Mindanao Director, Atty. Jose Manuel Mamauag, Congressman Mujiv Hataman of Anak Mindanao (AMIN) Party list, Sulu Congressmen Yusop Jikiri and Munir Arbison , Sulu Gov. Sakur Tan, Anak Mindanao (AMIN) Party List, BANGSA and other Civil Society groups the CHR, AMIN and BANGSA would wish to invite. The picket rally dispersed peacefully after the panel meeting. Click here for the AMIN-BANGSA Joint Statement
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