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“TERRORISM, PEACE, AND DEMOCRACY: THOUGHTS FROM MUSLIM MINDANAO”

Ballrooms 1 and 2 of the Mandarin Oriental Hotel, Makati City

11 MAY 2005, 8:00 A.M. - 4:00 P.M.

TENTATIVE PROGRAM

8:00 – 8:30Registration

8:30 – 8:35 National Anthem and Opening Prayers

8:35 – 8:40Welcome Remarks

Dr. Roberto F. De Ocampo, President, Asian Institute of Management

8:40 – 8:50Opening Remarks

Amina Rasul-Bernardo, Lead Convenor, Philippine Council for Islam and Democracy

8:50 – 9:00Overview of the Conference and Presentation on the

Philippine Council for Islam and Democracy (PCID)

Ustadz Esmael Ebrahim, Fellow, PCID and Executive Director,

Society for Family Development and Education of the Phils.

9:00 – 9:15Keynote Speaker

His Excellency Former President Fidel V. Ramos

Session 1: The Policies on Terrorism and Its Impact on Peace

and Democracy

9:15 – 9:30Speaker: Atty. Suharto Ambolodto, Fellow, PCID and Executive Director,

Institute for Strategic Initiatives

9:30 – 9:45 Reactors: Prof.Julkipli Wadi, UP Institute for Islamic Studies

Representative from the Office of the Presidential Adviser on the Peace Process

Representative from the Department of National Defense

9:45 – 10:20Open Forum

Session 2: The Political Engagement of Filipino Muslims in

Philippine Democracy

10:20 – 10:35Speaker: Hon.Gerry Salapuddin, Deputy Speaker for Mindanao

10:35 – 10:50Reactors: Mayor Omar Ali, Marawi City

Mayor Muslimin Sema, Cotabato City

Randolf Parcasio, Former Administrator, Southern Philippines

Development Authority

10:50 – 11:25Open Forum

Session 3: The Role of Filipina Muslims

11:25 – 11:40Speaker: Tarhata Maglangit, Fellow, PCID and Chairperson,

Regional Commission on Bangsamoro Women

11:40 – 12:00Reactors: Former Senator Santanina Rasul, Chairperson, Magbassa Kita Foundation

Mayor Tahira Ismael-Sansawi, Lantawan, Basilan

Dr. Carmen Abubakar, Dean, UP Institute for Islamic Studies

12:00 – 1:00Lunch

Luncheon Speaker

Hon. Speaker Jose De Venecia

1:00 – 1:30Open Forum

Session 4: Civil Society and Mindanao Development

1:30 – 1:45Speaker: Yasmin Busran-Lao, Fellow, PCID and Executive Director,

Al-Mujadilah Development Foundation

1:45 – 2:00Reactors: Representative from the National Anti-Poverty Commission

Representative from Tabang Mindanaw

Representative from the United Nations Development Programme

2:00 – 2:30Open Forum

Session 5: Reconstruction and Democratization in Muslim Mindanao

2:30 – 2:45Speaker: Dr. Danda Juanday, Bangsamoro Development Agency

2:45 – 3:00Reactors: Representative from the World Bank

Representative from the Australian Agency for International Development

Representative from the Japan International Cooperation Agency

3:00 – 3:10Synthesis: Amina Rasul, Lead Convenor, PCID

3:10 – 3:30Message from Partners

Dr. Klaus Preschle, Country Representative, Konrad Adenauer Foundation

Dr. Steven Rood, Country Representative, The Asia Foundation

3:30 – 3:45Closing Remarks

His Excellency US Ambassador Francis Ricciardone

Moderator: Atty. Nasser Marohomsalic

Co-Convenor, Philippine Council for Islam and Democracy