Even the Moro Islamic Liberation Front is mourning over the death of the former President Corazon Aquino. Chair of the MILF Murad Ebrahim recalled that the former president has a great “role in brining back peace efforts to solve Mindanao’s decades-old problem.”
According to Murad, that they appreciated the efforts of Cory’s late husband, Senator Benigno “Ninoy” Aquino Jr. to expose the “Jabidah massacre”where dozens of Muslims were killed by members of the now defunct Philippine Constabulary. Murad also agreed that Cory is indeed the icon of democracy as she resisted and fought the acts of the former dictator who enslaved the nation by proclaiming Martial Law.
During the Aquino administration the MILF was also recognized as a “partner in achieving peace in Mindanao.” The efforts made by the former president only drew her closer to the hearts of the Muslim. It was also during her leadership that extended the hand of peace with the late Chairman Salamat Hashim in Maguindano through her then Interior Secretary Aquilino Pimentel Jr. who acted as her “emissary”.
