GMWI joins in commemorting Malisbong Massacre

GMWI Executive Director Ms. Wahida Abdullah and members participate
in commemorating the 45th anniversary of the 1974 Malisbong Massacre. 

Palimbang, Sultan Kudarat (24 September 2019) - Gagandilan Mindanao Women Inc. (GMWI) joins a multi-stakeholders gathering in this town for the first formal commemoration of the 1974 Malisbong Palimbang massacre. The commemoration is organized by Transitional Justice Independent Working Group, Consortium of Bagsamoro Civil Society (CBCS), and the Palimbang local government in Sultan Kudarat province.

At the event, it is announce that the Sangguniang Bayan of Palimbang had passed a resolution officially commemorating the massacre every year in order for the lessons of the past be not forgotten and as a reminder that no one wins in the perpetuation of wars and culture of violence and to begin healing for the future generations.

The commemoration is also dub as a peace walk participated by the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP), Bagsamoro Islamic Armed Forces (BIAF), local students and Mindanao peace advocates. 

GMWI staff join by participants from Sulu and Zamboanga.