MARAWI CITY, Lanao del Sur, Nov. 8 (PIA) -- The Regional Legislative Assembly of the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (ARMM) has passed a resolution supporting the call to declare Mindanao State University (MSU) as a ‘zone of peace.’
The resolution, entitled “Supporting the MSU to be Formally Declared as a Zone of Peace,” was one of the three resolutions adopted by the legislative body on November 6, said Assemblywoman Samira Gutoc-Tomawis.
Such resolution was passed after a fire incident at the Mindnolia Net Café in the MSU commercial center on the morning of October 25 resulted in the death of café owner and MSU Philosophy Professor, Othello Cobal, and student assistant Erwin Diaz.
Campuses should remain safe haven for students where teaching and learning could continue unhindered in an atmosphere free of violence and interference, the resolution stated.
In August this year, an ambush occurred inside the vast MSU main campus where three members of the 103rd Infantry Brigade of the Philippine Army were slain.
These series of events triggered perceptions of insecurity and instability in the campus that need intervention from the different stakeholders, the resolution further stated.
Tomawis said copies of the resolution will be furnished to the MSU System President and Board of Regents, the provincial and city governments, the Commission on Higher Education, and the Office of the Presidential Assistant on the Peace Process.
Prior to the adoption of the resolution by the RLA, a multi-sectoral organization in the province passed a resolution calling for the formal declaration of MSU as a zone of peace.
The Multi-Sectoral Cooperation for Peace was formed during the security stakeholders’ dialogue convened by Assemblywoman Tomawis on November 2 to respond to security issues in the MSU main campus.
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