Details

This year, another “Kusog Mindanaw” Roundtable Discussion is scheduled on July 16-17, 2004 with the theme “Engaging the Next Administration’s Mindanao Agenda on its First 120 days” at the Pryce Hotel in Cagayan de Oro City. The conference aims to present to the next administration a consolidated Mindanao Agenda – an acceptably realistic and doable agenda for peace and development or at least actionable short-term programs that will contribute to peace and progress in the region.

Kusog Mindanaw literally means Mindanao Force. It is a formation of socio-political and multi-sectoral stakeholders of Mindanao that is committed in the campaign of peace and development in Mindanao and of Mindanawons. It aims to be active in policy advocacy that will bring political parity for Mindanao, equitable development and peace and solidarity among Lumads, Muslims and Christians by forging basic unity and consensus among major sectors in this island region. Kusog Mindanaw was born out of multi-sectoral workshop-discussions on Mindanao Concerns organized by the Konrad Adenauer Foundation (KAF) and KAF Fellows in Davao City last October 1994.

For interested parties, please contact TACDRUP office in Davao at (082)297-2215 and look for Dondon Clamor or you may contact Felipe Parba of KAF at (02) 894-3427.

_PROGRAM_

Day 1, Friday

A.M. - Arrival & Registration

P.M.

1:30-2:30- Conference Orientation & Introduction of Participants by REY MAGNO TEVES, Secretary General, Kusog Mindanaw

2:30-3:30- Opening Ceremony

Inter-Faith Invocation (IP Representative, Moro representative

Christian Representative)

Pambansang Awit ng Pilipinas

Welcome Remarks by:

HON. VICENTE Y. EMANO, Mayor, Cagayan de Oro City

KLAUS PRESCHLE, Country Representative, KAF

FR. ELISEO MERCADO, JR., OMI, Chair, Kusog Mindanaw

3:30-4:30- Mindanao Peace & Dev’t. Agenda of the Participating Networks of Kusog Mindanaw

SYLVIA OKINLAY-PARAGUYA, Chair, MINCODE

Archbishop FERNANDO R. CAPALLA, Co-Convenor, Bishops-Ulama Conference; President, CBCP

ANTONIO R. SANTOS, Chair, Mindanao Business Council

IRENE M. SANTIAGO, Chair, Mindanao Commission on Women

Chairperson of the Mindanao Legislators Association

Chairperson of the Confederation of Mindanao Governors, City Mayors And Municipal Mayors

4:30-6:30Roundtable Discussion and/or Workshop

“Crafting A Consensus Mindanao Peace &

Development Agenda”

6:30-7:30Reporting/Plenary Session

8:00-9:00Dinner

Day 2, Saturday

A.M.

9:00-9:30 - Recap of Day 1

9:30-10:00 - Presentation of the Consensus Mindanao Peace and Development. Agenda by REY MAGNO TEVES, Secretary General, Kusog Mindanaw

10:00-11:00 - Mindanao Agenda of the Next Administration

by H.E. GLORIA MACAPAGAL-ARROYO, The President of the Republic of the Philippines

11:00-11:30 - Open Forum

11:30-12:00 - Synthesis

P.M.

12:00-12:30 - Closing Ceremony