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Quezon City, 28 July 2014 As a symbolic

gesture of support, students from Miriam College had

their bangs trimmed to highlight calls for the
meaningful participation of women in the
Bangsamoro.

Photo: WE Act 1325

Bangs in support of Bangsamoro

It was held in time for the Presidents State of the

Nation Address and the opening of Congress, as an
expression of the participants support for the passage
of the Bangsamoro Basic Law (BBL).

Photo: WE Act 1325

Dubbed as Bangs for the Bangsamoro, the campaign

is part of Women Engaged in Action on 1325
(WE Act 1325)s initiatives to push for the womens
agenda in the future Bangsamoro region following the
signing of the peace pact between the government and
the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) early this year.

In solidarity, government peace panel chair Professor

Miriam Coronel-Ferrer also had her bangs trimmed
and assured the group that the BBL is not only for men,
but also for the women; not only for Muslims, but for
everyone regardless of religion; not just for the MILF,
but also for all Filipinos who seek change through
peaceful means.

Deles conducts dialogues in Cordillera

Benguet, 1 June 2014 Presidential Adviser on the Peace Process Teresita Quintos Deles conducted a series

of dialogues in Benguet and Abra to reiterate the governments commitment to deliver on the promises of its
peace accord with the Cordillera Bodong Administration and Cordillera Peoples Liberation Army (CPA-CPLA).

In 2011, the government signed a Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) with the CPA-CPLA to secure the peace in
the region.
Deles visited community development sites in Manabo, Abra and Mankayan, Benguet under the Payapa at
Masaganang Pamayanan (PAMANA) program, taking note of the success of the projects there, and the support
of local government executives in sustaining the gains of the MOA.
The peace adviser was accompanied by OPAPP Undersecretary Maria Cleofe Gettie Sandoval, Assistant Secretaries
Rose Romero and Danilo Encinas, and Director Martin Perfecto during the site visits.

September 2014

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