Mindanao Peacetalks: A Sham

It wouldn't be the first time that the Philippine Government tried to negotiate in a peaceful manner with the group of bandits/terrorists in Mindanao. Of all the three main islands of the Philippine Archipelago, Mindanao has the most reported unresolved cases of violence that resulted to a long history of conflict against the government. Both sides are claiming that they're actions are justifiable and that there ideology should be respected. Well that's fair enough!

Several peacetalks have been organized by different administrations just to resolved and lessen the casualty between both sides but in turns out that every peacetalks is just a sham. It didn't last long because these Moro Groups in Mindanao are insisting that the region belongs to them and they should have control over it. On the side of the Philippine Army, why would they give in to the demands of these terrorists when in fact they are the law enforcer and part of their job is to deal and defend the country to such lawless groups.

The present Aquino Administration's approach to this situation is to have a series of Peacetalks like the one they have in Japan with the MILF leaders. The question now is whether this is effective? In my own assessment to this current situation, just like the rest of the peaceful negotiation with the past administrations, it's a SHAM and it think it shouldn't be dealt in this manner because these Moro groups don't even care to respect what was being agreed upon (I'm talking about the ceasefire). There will always be a faction from these Moro Groups that won't obey the agreement. What kind of a leaders do they have if they can't control their members or perhaps they knew what was going on but they just tend to neglect or don't even bother to care that they have cross the line based on the ceasefire agreement. To President Aquino, as much as I would like to resolve this in a peaceful manner but I think the best way for you to do is to declare an all out war to these Moro Groups. Several of our army have been brutally killed already by these groups, isn't that enough to back out from the agreement? How many more lives will be scarified just for the peacetalks to work? Remember Mr. President, there were already casualties of war, love ones killed for these so called peacetalks.How can you sleep at night knowing that there are families undergoing pain and agony that you didn't even give justice on!