Philippines: Inequality, Land Grabbing at the Root of Crisis in Mindanao – Moro Leader

Sep 28, 2017 | Marya Salamat, Bulatlat.com
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“They refer to us as ‘terrrorists,’ but in truth they torture us and they are just out to facilitate landgrabbing,” Jehad Muhamad said of the government’s military. He cited as an example the Islamic City of Marawi, the parts of Mamasapano where recently government soldiers conducted military strikes, and other parts of Mindanao where the soldiers claimed other Isis-influenced followers have probably arrived. In Marawi City after five months of military air strikes, the World Bank and representatives of big businesses which used to find it difficult to enter the city are now moving in through the proposed “rehabilitation” of the city.