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CONTENTS
Part I. “Why we have to fight?!”
Introduction
Origins and Factors of the Filipino Muslim Armed Struggle
Anti-American, Christian, Government, and Internal Rivalries
Resettlement Programmes, Opening the Frontier
Internal Conflicts and the Post-Independence Period
Post-Independence Tensions
Martial Law
Moro National Liberation Front (MNLF)
The Tripoli Agreement
Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF)
Abu Sayyaf
The Peace Movement
Arena of Peace and Development
Southern Philippines Council for Peace and Development (SPCPD)
What do we mean by a ‘Culture of Peace’ (COP) ?
Mindanao Experience in Building a COP (Culture of Peace)
Person as Peacemaker
COP (Culture of Peace) trainings
The Mutuality of Peace and Development
“Land of Unfulfilled Promises”
Economic Development
Underdevelopment in Mindanao
Major Difficulty
Crucial incident
Fertile Ground
Complicating Development
Criminal Bent
American Impetus
Declining Fortunes
American Criticism
Alienation Core
The 1996 Peace Agreement
Response to Grievances
A Failing Accord
Limitations of the Peace Agreement and Its Implementation
The Future of The Accord
Muslims as “The Other” In Philippine Society
The MNLF and the International Muslim Community
Philippine Government Responses and Islamic Resurgence
International Linkages
Manifestations of Islamic Resurgence

Part II. “Exploring Conflic Resolution”
Islam, Muslims, and the State
Internal Political Conflict
Internal Conflicts in the Philippines
Characteristics of Philippine Conflict Resolution
Smooth Interpersonal Harmony
Intense Emotions
Personalized Trustworthiness of the Intermediary
Catholic-Influenced Interventions
Historical Context
Educational policy in the Philippine Commonwealth
The CPP (Communist Party of the Philippines) and Philippine
Radicalism
EDSA (Epifanio de los Santos Avenue) and the Decline of the CPP
The Specificity of Philippine Capitalism
Political Succession and National Specificities
Conclusion
End Notes
References