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HOW DO YOU SOLVE A PROBLEM LIKE THE GRP-NDFP PEACE PROCESS? Part 2
BY: SOLIMAN M. SANTOS, JR.
The Maoists have been waging a protracted people’s war in the Philippines
over the past 53 years. There is no indication they have achieved any
significant military or political gains through this approach. On the other
hand, the military claim, time and again, they are about to eradicate the
terrorist threat of communist insurgency. And yet the insurgency remains,
expressing a significant social, political, and military resilience. The country
is thus stuck in a power struggle between warring forces that still put more
faith in the barrel of the gun (a Maoist term which the Armed Forces of the
Philippines seem to share) than in political dialogue with their adversaries.
In the meantime, the structural problems of social injustice and weak
democratic institutions remain or even deteriorate further.
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The indigenous women have long been in the background while the men take the leadership roles. After learning about their rights through trainings and discussions, how do they now navigate the challenges that they are facing on the daily?
How do they navigate their political, economic, and socio-cultural rights in the midst of challenging times such as the Covid 19 Pandemic, African Swine Fever, and the continuous armed conflicts happening in their communities?
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