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THE PHILIPPINES

POPULATION

98.39 MILLION (WORLD BANK 2014A)
=10.000.000

ETHNIC GROUPS*
28.1%
13.1%
9%
7.6%
7.5%
7.5%
6%
25.3%

Tagalog
Cebuano
Ilocano
Bisaya
Hiligaynon
Ilonggo
Bikol
Others

(STANTON 2012)

Tri-people
Voices on
Human Security
in Mindanao

GLOBAL PEACE
INDEX 2014

HUMAN DEVELOPMENT
INDEX 2013

117
187

134
162

(IEP 2014A)

(UNDP 2014)

Raul Antonio A. Torralba, Initiatives for International Dialogue (IID)

Located in the southern region of the Philippines, Mindanao has been the site of
armed conflict for decades, if not centuries. Complex patterns of conflict as well
as attempts at fostering peaceful coexistence have evolved among and between
Mindanao’s ‘tri-people’: the native indigenous peoples (IPs), the Islamic 'Moro'
communities, and the predominantly Christian Filipino settlers from other regions.
Against the backdrop of an internationally acclaimed peace process, this chapter
presents the reflections of experienced civil society and indigenous leaders on the
efforts to bring human security to Mindanao and its diverse peoples.

” e now see that peace does not
W
come from high above, but from
within ourselves.”

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