TRENDS AND
ISSUES IN
SOCIAL
STUDIES
LESSON 6
TERRORISM
What is Terrorism?
•The use of terror and
violence to intimidate
(Webster’s Dictionary).
•Is defined as the use of fear
to pressure a person or a
community to act contrary to
reason (Current Issues)
Philippine Islamic
Militant Groups
•Moro National Liberation
Front (MNLF)
•Moro Islamic Liberation Front
(MILF)
•Bangsamoro Islamic Freedom
Fighters (BIFF)
•Abu Sayyaf
•Maute Group
MORO NATIONAL
LIBERATION FRONT
•Is a political organization in
the Philippines that was
founded in 1969 by Nur
Misuari.
MNLF
•Its primary goal has been to
establish an independent
state for the Muslim
population in Mindanao,
particularly for the Moro
people who have long felt
marginalized by the Philippine
government.
•More immediate causes of
insurgency rose out of the
increasing lawlessness in the
southern Philippines when
violence associated with
political disputes, personal
feuds and armed gangs
proliferated.
•Already in competition over
land, economic resources and
political power, the Moros
became increasingly alarmed
by the immigration of
Christians from the north who
were making Moros a minority
in what they felt was their
own land.
Nur Misuari
•Guided the MNLF as the
chairman.
•Believed that the Moro
constituted a separate people
which was the BangsaMoro.
•He claimed that the Muslims
can only free themselves
from corrupt leaders and
implement institutions in an
independent state
•Tension between the native
Muslim population and the
newly-arrived Christian
population sparked its
creation.
•September 21, 1972 - Martial
Law was declared in the
Philippines - the government
attempted to disarm the
Muslims which provoked an
open rebellion.
•MNLF began a rebellion
against the gov’t on October
1972.
•Government troops and
Muslim rebels clashed
•Organization of the Islamic
Conference (OIC) – appealed
to the gov’t to end its
repression of Muslims.
•President Marcos ordered a
ceasefire, proposed a peace
plan, but MNLF rejected.
•OIC mediated between the
government & MNLF in Tripoli
parties agreed to a cessation
of military hostilities.
•On March 1977, Marcos
issued a proclamation
establishing an autonomous
region in Mindanao.
On March
1977, Marcos
issued a
proclamation
establishing
an
autonomous
region in
Mindanao.
•Referendum was boycotted by
the MNLF.
•Government troops and
Muslim rebels clashed.
•Muslim civilians fled to Sabah
as refugees.
•Muslim
civilians
fled to
Sabah as
refugees.
•President Corazon Aquino &
MNLF representatives signed
a ceasefire agreement on
September 1986.
•Government and MNLF signed
the Jeddah Accord on
January 1987.
• Government
and MNLF
signed the
Jeddah
Accord on
January
1987.
•MNLF agreed to abandon its
campaign for independence in
favor of autonomy for
Mindanao island.
•Nur Misuari, expressed
dissatisfaction with the level
of autonomy granted by the
Jeddah Accord.
•MNLF resumed its rebellion
against the government .
•Approval of a plan providing
autonomy of the Moro
provinces-MNLF called upon
Muslims to boycott the
referendum.
•OIC mediated, ceasefire
agreement was signed by the
gov’t & MNLF
•September 1996 was the
signing of the Final Peace
Agreement, also known as
the Jakarta Accord, the
Autonomous Region of
Muslim Mindanao was
established with Nur Misuari
as its governor.
• September
1996 was the
signing of the
Final Peace
Agreement,
also known as
the Jakarta
Accord
•This agreement formally
ended the armed conflict
between the MNLF and the
Philippine government and
established mechanisms for
the integration of MNLF
combatants into Philippine
society.
•World Bank and Japan
provided reconstruction
assistance in the ARMM
beginning 2002.
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  • 1.
  • 2.
  • 4.
    What is Terrorism? •Theuse of terror and violence to intimidate (Webster’s Dictionary). •Is defined as the use of fear to pressure a person or a community to act contrary to reason (Current Issues)
  • 5.
    Philippine Islamic Militant Groups •MoroNational Liberation Front (MNLF) •Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF)
  • 6.
    •Bangsamoro Islamic Freedom Fighters(BIFF) •Abu Sayyaf •Maute Group
  • 7.
    MORO NATIONAL LIBERATION FRONT •Isa political organization in the Philippines that was founded in 1969 by Nur Misuari.
  • 8.
  • 9.
    •Its primary goalhas been to establish an independent state for the Muslim population in Mindanao, particularly for the Moro people who have long felt marginalized by the Philippine government.
  • 10.
    •More immediate causesof insurgency rose out of the increasing lawlessness in the southern Philippines when violence associated with political disputes, personal feuds and armed gangs proliferated.
  • 11.
    •Already in competitionover land, economic resources and political power, the Moros became increasingly alarmed by the immigration of Christians from the north who were making Moros a minority in what they felt was their own land.
  • 13.
    Nur Misuari •Guided theMNLF as the chairman. •Believed that the Moro constituted a separate people which was the BangsaMoro.
  • 15.
    •He claimed thatthe Muslims can only free themselves from corrupt leaders and implement institutions in an independent state •Tension between the native Muslim population and the newly-arrived Christian population sparked its creation.
  • 16.
    •September 21, 1972- Martial Law was declared in the Philippines - the government attempted to disarm the Muslims which provoked an open rebellion.
  • 17.
    •MNLF began arebellion against the gov’t on October 1972. •Government troops and Muslim rebels clashed
  • 18.
    •Organization of theIslamic Conference (OIC) – appealed to the gov’t to end its repression of Muslims. •President Marcos ordered a ceasefire, proposed a peace plan, but MNLF rejected.
  • 19.
    •OIC mediated betweenthe government & MNLF in Tripoli parties agreed to a cessation of military hostilities. •On March 1977, Marcos issued a proclamation establishing an autonomous region in Mindanao.
  • 20.
    On March 1977, Marcos issueda proclamation establishing an autonomous region in Mindanao.
  • 21.
    •Referendum was boycottedby the MNLF. •Government troops and Muslim rebels clashed. •Muslim civilians fled to Sabah as refugees.
  • 22.
  • 23.
    •President Corazon Aquino& MNLF representatives signed a ceasefire agreement on September 1986. •Government and MNLF signed the Jeddah Accord on January 1987.
  • 24.
    • Government and MNLF signedthe Jeddah Accord on January 1987.
  • 25.
    •MNLF agreed toabandon its campaign for independence in favor of autonomy for Mindanao island. •Nur Misuari, expressed dissatisfaction with the level of autonomy granted by the Jeddah Accord.
  • 26.
    •MNLF resumed itsrebellion against the government . •Approval of a plan providing autonomy of the Moro provinces-MNLF called upon Muslims to boycott the referendum. •OIC mediated, ceasefire agreement was signed by the gov’t & MNLF
  • 27.
    •September 1996 wasthe signing of the Final Peace Agreement, also known as the Jakarta Accord, the Autonomous Region of Muslim Mindanao was established with Nur Misuari as its governor.
  • 28.
    • September 1996 wasthe signing of the Final Peace Agreement, also known as the Jakarta Accord
  • 30.
    •This agreement formally endedthe armed conflict between the MNLF and the Philippine government and established mechanisms for the integration of MNLF combatants into Philippine society.
  • 31.
    •World Bank andJapan provided reconstruction assistance in the ARMM beginning 2002.