Senator Alonto detested Moro moniker

On the Controversy Over the BANGSAMORO Moniker

By Aminullah Alonto Lucman

May 5, 2020 

WHAT the short narrative meant is provide clarity to multifarious claim my uncle the late Senator Ahmad Domocao Alonto had other things in mind; that in earlier posts on Facebook, authors drumbeated on 'Bangsamoro' aspiration of which I disagree.

First of all the moniker 'moro' were first put in play during the 50s rumblings of some Filipino leaders against the creation of the Mindanao State University. Perhaps, noteworthy had been the Philippine Senate Bill filed by Senator Alonto creating into law the Mindanao State University. 

In the earlier antithesis, thoughts of pursuing assimilation by Muslims in the country is eyed as the inspiration why the bill came as idea creating the school; for which opposition say retrospectively, that money be best put to good use instead of wasting it on schools to 'educate Muslims'.

Filipino leaders opposed to the senate bill argued assimilation for Muslims is work for the Church, not the academe.

This is where we trace origin of Filipino racism coining Muslims, "A good Moro is a dead Moro." It is precisely during which time in the 50s that 'racistic slurs' as the moniker Moro became outcry for Filipino politicians against the bill creating the school, the Mindanao State University.

My uncle for the record never acceded to the moniker Moro the origins of what primed a 'Bangsamoro', an ideology to aim as said, for the good of all Muslims in Mindanao.

But why Bangsamoro?

Moro moniker is most detested in much of the 50s 60s 70s, why call an entire nation resisting detested slur for hundreds years, if it meant true nationalism is resisting?

Because it was our Islamic heritage, not for anything else that made us resist Spain for more than 300 years and battling America decades later.

Senator Alonto made emphasis of much of these; why we hated the Moro moniker during much of the 50s struggling the senate bill he passed creating the Mindanao State University.

That such racist slur openly brandished by Filipino politicians for which came, 'A good Moro is a dead Moro' to portray the Muslim a second class cjtizen is certainly evident, there is no denying this.

Well, this is explicable for pedigree of reasons; there being two people finally making as citizen of a country called Philippines, one citizen accepting colonialists and another resisting. 

The Muslims by every preponderance, is the other citizen resisting, and yes to this day.

Bangsamoro a ploy?

Considering very ironically the Mindanao war to have surpassed every known conflict both known and unknown; this war must have been extra 'special' having lasted decades without ever knowing solution or solutions for it. 

But 'where' do we find origins for stereotypical so called nationhood as this is; how would stereotype moniker begin to enliven sense of patriotism for Muslims in Mindanao as these, what consist of these?

Let me begin by saying origins of Bangsamoro to have emanated from moniker 'moro'; a slur from Iberian name calling from Iberian war experiences with Muslims, historical warring Spain endured for many-hundred-year-war with a Muslim nation Morocco. This Muslim nation occupied Spain for several hundred years setting out Morocco's golden years ruling, and protracted hating by Spain.

Moro henceforth trace unabashedly from root word hate. The Muslim war with Spain in Mindanao for more than 300 years wrought intractable hating by Spain of Muslims while succeeding imposing colonization in Luzon and the Visayas; thence to usher mind conditioning, obviously brainwashing, pepper occupied territories dissuade of any remaining hint of heritage by every people, community and religion.

Assimilation for the occupied territories of Luzon and the Visayas was to expunge Islam and the totality of an absolute hate for Muslims using moniker, the Moro.

"A good Moro is a dead Moro."

But what really is the Mindanao conflict?

First of all, wars from this conflict are not the same as wars fought with Spain, or even America in the 1902-1915 Moro Wars.

All wars with outsiders had unique endings, apparently all of which did end, badly but it truly ended.

In Mindanao's war with Spain, it ended and in earnest, another war needed materializing, the Moro-American from 1902 to 1915. 

All these wars we fought bitterly wrought havoc to Mindanao and its people, difficult but they ended. What it did is make Mindanao's community grossly impoverished resulting in stunted growth economically.

But somehow wars with these superpower nations though hard fought did end, no matter the challenges. 

But this war in Mindanao seemingly is not ending, it seems to look like it has become 'a shadowy part' or a steady feature by which says it cannot end, but why?

But why is war in Mindanao not ending?

Analysts privy to inert issues say war in Mindanao has not been fully studied; there seems to have materialized 'multiple firewalls' seemingly stunting attempts at researching deeper uncover root issues why war had to re-trigger in the land of the Moros.

My take simply states there's never been probing by any of worth, serious token or temporal, find out exactly why has there been none of any to least of all, prove warring in Mindanao to have been deliberate, thus serious probing will net in truth that Mindanao's war are emoluments of profit seeking politicians.

Thus Mindanao war is a war crime issue, no more no less.

Forensic in linguistics in finding words may have to 'travel back in time' when in the 70s, a Filipino dictator sends beautiful wife to another strongman, an Aarab leader said providing Moro fighters cash and armaments. The Filipino first lady did have talks in the quiet of the deserts alone, to talk about peacefully seeking political solution to the re-triggered Moro wars.

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