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PA,
 
Comdr,
 
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Bde,
 
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Speaker,
 
Pagana
 
Maranao
 
in
 
Celebration
 
of 
 
Eid’l 
 
 Adha
 
Theme:
 
Peace
 
Through
 
Reconciliation” 
 
Elena
 
Tower
 
Inn,
 
Tibanga,
 
Iligan
 
City/110900
 
December
 
2008
 
 Assallamu
 
 Alaikum
.
 
Maayong
 
Iligan.
 
May
 
I
 
greet
 
all
 
of 
 
you
 
today
 
especially
 
the
 
political,
 
traditional,
 
and
 
religious
 
leaders
 
representing
 
the
 
Christians,
 
Higa
‐
unons,
 
and
 
Muslims
 
communities
 
who
 
are
 
here
 
in
 
the
 
celebration
 
of 
 
“Eid’l
 
Adha”
 
or
 
the
 
Day
 
of 
 
Sacrifice.
 
I
 
am,
 
indeed,
 
honored
 
to
 
speak
 
before
 
this
 
gathering
 
to
 
contribute
 
to
 
a
 
priority
 
program
 
of 
 
City
 
Mayor
 
Lawrence
 
Cruz
 
in
 
promoting
 
understanding,
 
harmony,
 
peace,
 
and
 
ultimately
 
economic
 
prosperity
 
between
 
the
 
diverse
 
cultural
 
and
 
religious
 
groups
 
particularly
 
here
 
in
 
Iligan
 
City.
 
“Peace
 
through
 
reconciliation”—the
 
theme
 
for
 
this
 
occasion—to
 
my
 
mind,
 
is
 
a
 
fitting
 
approach
 
if 
 
we
 
are
 
to
 
attain
 
unity
 
of 
 
purpose
 
in
 
attaining
 
our
 
goals
 
despite
 
our
 
religious
 
and
 
cultural
 
diversity.
 
This
 
attitude
 
is
 
workable
 
as
 
it
 
is
 
proven
 
and
 
observeable
 
in
 
our
 
own
 
military
 
organization.
 
You
 
will
 
note
 
that
 
your
 
military,
 
the
 
Armed
 
Forces
 
of 
 
the
 
Philippines,
 
is
 
composed
 
of 
 
peoples
 
coming
 
from
 
the
 
various
 
ethno
‐
cultural
 
and
 
religious
 
backgrounds.
 
It
 
is
 
a
 
mix,
 
among
 
many
 
others,
 
of 
 
the
 
Ilocanos,
 
Tagalogs,
 
Pangasinenses,
 
Bicolanos
 
from
 
Luzon;
 
the
 
Warays,
 
Illonggos,
 
and
 
Cebuanos
 
from
 
the
 
Visayas;
 
and,
 
the
 
Maranaos,
 
Maguindanaoans,
 
Tausugs,
 
and
 
Lumads
 
including
 
Higa
‐
unons
 
from
 
Mindanao.
 
All
 
of 
 
these
 
hold
 
varied
 
beliefs
 
of 
 
the
 
many
 
Christian
 
sects,
 
Islam,
 
and
 
others.
 
Despite
 
this
 
mixture,
 
your
 
military
 
is
 
harmoniously
 
united
 
in
 
serving
 
its
 
purpose
 
of 
 
protecting
 
the
 
Filipino
 
people.
 
Your
 
Armed
 
Forces
 
have
 
also
 
contributed
 
in
 
attaining
 
peace
 
through
 
reconciliation
 
with
 
its
 
acceptance
 
and
 
integration
 
of 
 
the
 
former
 
Moro
 
National
 
Liberation
 
Front
 
or
 
the
 
MNLF
 
separatists
 
into
 
its
 
ranks.
 
These
 
demonstrate
 
that
 
peace
 
can
 
be
 
attained
 
if 
 
we
 
do
 
exert
 
an
 
effort
 
to
 
understand
 
others
 
and
 
seek
 
harmony.
 
All
 
these
 
must,
 
however,
 
start
 
in
 
seeking
 
to
 
understand
 
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