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(Headlines for today, September 17, 2019)

 Muslim-American Relations was celebrated this day in Mount Dajo Park in Sulu
 Military Occupation of Moroland to secure Muslim Filipino acknowledgement of United States
sovereignty in Mindanao and Sulu was commemorated
 Creation of Moro Provinces under the American Mandate was observed

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Anchor 1: Muslim-American Relations was celebrated this day in Mount Dajo Park in Sulu, now
reporting, Frencess Tipawan

Field Reporter 1 (Frencess):

President Donald Trump arrived early this morning to attend the celebration of the Muslim-American
Relations in Mount Dajo Park in Sulu. The event highlighted the basic policy of the United State towards
the Philippines, which is to develop, to civilize, to educate, and to train in the science of self-
government. This general mandate was also the particular mandate for Moroland. Including the attitude
they represented, the mandate established the character of Muslim-American at least from the
American points of view.

“As what have President William McKinley said, The Philippines are not ours to exploit, but to develop,
to civilize, to educate, to train in the science of self-government. This is the path we must follow or br
recreant to a mighty trust committed to us”

The American administration of Moroland developed in three successive stages between 1899
and 1920. First there were the years of initial Muslim-American contact and military occupation of
Moroland, beginning in May of 1899 and ending with the inauguration of the Moro province in July of
1903. Next came the decade (1903-1913) of the existence of the Moro province which exercised a
politico-military control over the region and prepared Muslim for civil government. And finally, a six-year
period (1914-1920) where in the process of bringing Mindanao and Sulu into the general governmental
framework of the Philippines was accelerated. During this third stage administrative control over
Muslim affairs was rapidly transferred from Americans to Filipinos.

Weather Update: Good Afternoon everyone this is the latest Weather update. As of 3:00 PM yesterday,
a Low-Pressure Area (LPA) was estimated 895 km East Northeast of Basco, Batanes. Meanwhile, another
LPA was estimated at 280 km West of Iba, Zambales. Southwest Monsoon affecting Central and
Southern Luzon and Western Vizayas. We can expect moderate to strong wind going to southwest in
Southern Luzon and Vizayas, and Moderate to strong south to southwest wind in Mindanao, while we
can expect moderate northwest to west wind in Northern and central Luzon. For our coastal waters, we
can expect moderate to rough waves ranging from 1.2 meters to 4 meters. The sun rose 5:45 this
morning and will set at 5:57 in the afternoon. This is Angelika Obedoza, reporting.

Anchor 2: Military Occupation of Moroland to secure Muslim Filipino acknowledgement of United States
sovereignty in Mindanao and Sulu was commemorated, now reporting, Baikong Simpal.

Field Reporter 2 (Baikong):

Military Occupation of Moroland was Occasioned by American citizen to secure Muslim Filipino
acknowledgement of United States sovereignty in Mindanao and Sulu. The Americans also wants to
keep the Muslim neutral in the Philippine-American war year 1899-1901. The US army depended on
garrisons at a few strategies to point in Moroland and sought by diplomacy to win Muslim friendship
and neutrality. Muslim were to be protected from foreign impositions in US agreed not to interfere with
the religion of the Muslim and with respect to Sulu to pay certain to the Sultan and his principal chiefs.
The American mandate in the Philippines was only mildly implemented in moorland during the period of
military occupation. The policy of non-interference in Moro internal affairs precluded any vigorous effort
to develop, civilize, educate, and train the Muslim Filipinos in the Science of Democratic self-
government. Within the limitation imposed by the non-interference policy, the army did not achieve
what it could carry out the mandates especially after the Philippine-American war ended. The proper
authorities took notice of Moro affairs studied condition and began to formulate policies for the future
administration of Mindanao and Sulu. At the same time, other activities were easily misunderstood by
Muslims, custom regulations were imposed, taxes were levied, land surveys were made and mapping
and exploring expedition become frequent. The Muslim Filipinos could not help but speculate as to what
this escalation of American activity meant in terms of the security of their religion and way of life. The
American interpreted Muslim hostility as defiance of US sovereignty. The growing numbers of Americans
in Moroland after the Philippine-America war and the multiplication of their activities brought two quite
different cultures into more abrasive contact than had been the case earlier in the military occupation.
The decision to take a direct hand in the control of Moro affairs was made towards the end of the
military occupation. When the decision was implemented the conflict between Muslim Filipino and
American culture was…

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Anchor 1: Creation of Moro Provinces under the American Mandate was observed, Andrean Acapulco,
reporting

Field Reporter 3 (Andrean):

The Philippines Bill of 1902 formally committed the United States to the ultimate independence of the
Philippines. Civilian military authorities wanted to apply American policy in Moroland and abandon the
non-interference policy to have a direct rule over the Muslims preparing them for the body politics of
the Philippines. The decision to exercise direct control of Muslims resulted in the abolishment of the
Bates agreement and assurances of non-interference by American. The American authorities recognized
that preparation of the Moro for integration into a modern Philippines requires a different form of
government from the regularly organized provinces. In 1903, the Moro Province was created. The
administrative structure of the province was suited for the direct rule of the Muslims. The line of
responsibility stretched from the provincial Governor in Zamboanga to the datu who served as the
headman of the remotest tribal ward.

The officials of the government were carefully selected. The successive governors of the Moro province
General Leonard Wood, Tasker Bliss and John J. Pershing were given considerable latitude in
administering provincial affairs. The Moro province offered more opportunities to implement the
American mandate. Slavery made illegal and common people were protected from the tyranny of their
traditional leaders. Moro leaders were given limited political authority as headmen in tribal wards under
the “Tribal Ward Court”. As part of the program to civilize the Muslims, agriculture and commerce were
encouraged to exploit natural riches of the region. Taxes were also practiced on Muslim living. The Moro
province adopted the policy of respecting the Islam religion and associated customs of the Muslim
Filipinos.

The American policy of direct rule attempts to implement mandate struck at the authorities and prestige
of the Muslim chief and to some extent unwittingly at the religion and attitudes of the Muslim Filipinos.
The American administrators of the Moro provinces were either unaware of or choose to completely
ignore the fact that Muslim Filipinos saw separation between the sacred and secular.

Governor Leonard Wood, the first governor of the Moro province found nothing in Muslim Filipino laws.

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