A pleasant new article, peace advocate Manhee Lee - Peace in Mindanao appeard in the 40 years.

I am so proud of that I am Korean because of ONE Korean person made an end of
Philippines's religious conflict lasted for 40years.. it touched my heart so I put this happy news here^^
I was curious about the Mindanao, so I searched that its size is about our country's big..  ...and originally lived Islam, Islamic native people there, but since the U.S ruled this area, Philippines Catholic (christian) people moved to Mindanao , so the native Islam people was outed from Mindanao...this is the first reason for their Catholic - Islamic conflict.. it started from the year 1968. independance struggles..

Once Philippines and Malaysia had territorial dispute, then Philippines' Islam military was put into the conflict but the Islam military couldn't attack because of the Malaysia is an Islamic country..and they were excuted because of they didn't attack the Malaysia , all of these stories caused conflict between them... Philippines government tried to make a peace agreement many times, but the Islamic people desperately opposed and they just had an armed struggle . through this terrible history, almost 120,000 people died , sacrificed... I feel really sorry about that, and maybe lots of people out there the feel the same... but we, young generation, don't know about the real horror... so when I heard the peace agreement in Mindanao, it was great news!! it is good enough news for a peace agreement , world peace , no war..!

 After reading the article, there was a person who is sent from the God to achieve the cessation between Catholic and Islam's repeated conflict in the island. Furthermore, I was surprised that he is a Korean.

I watched the main character's endeavor to occupy a certain area without a battle in the television drama 'Subaekhyang‘. And I thought that the best way to obtain the peace agreement from the two opposite sides without an armed conflict because there weren't any political scapegoats.

In the soap opera, it seemed to be so hard to occupy the section without the conflict and the one who had succeeded the difficult job went to the enemy at considerable risk to his own life. So, I think that the Peace Advocate who achieved the great peace agreement really wants the peace. Although Mindanao is very hazardous area he was willing to be there and became a substantive role in deriving the Peace Agreement.

A peace agreement Philippines , Mindanao is in festival atmosphere!

In Mindanao, Philippines, they 're in festival atmosphere now!
Because they said that their long term civil war is finally overed and becoming of their new world. also their national broadcasting system made big report about that.
The population of Mindanao Island, Philippines has about 20 million people there and is a little bit smaller than South Korea.
Originally the Islam (Muslim)people of Philippine lived there long time ago...
But lots of Philippino Catholic (christians) moved to Mindanao, at the same time, the native people (Philippino Islam) outed from their land.. this is the original reason for long civil war which lasted over 40years.

Since early 1970, there were about 140-thousand (140,000) people who died because of this terrible war...
Our country had also same suffering as this case..so I felt it wasn't not other people's affairs... nobody knows that this kind of feeling even they didn't go through something which killed each other in same national people before...

Peace Advocate Man Hee  Lee who led the signing a peace agreement.
Do you know that the person who led the signing a peace agreement is  a korean peace advocate Man Hee Lee? he was the one who can make the peace agreement decisively!
We know there are Mandela, Nelson Rolihlahla , Thich Nhat Hanh ;Buddhist monk who worked for world peace but like this time, it is worthy of attention for everyone! Peace advocate Man Hee Lee completed world's big tasks. He left a significant mark in modern peace history.

Fernando R. Capalla, the archbishop of Mindanao, pleaded with Mr.Lee to help end the conflict of the island Mindanao.

During the arbitraion of the conflict Mr.Lee figured out the religious trouble is the main reason and met both of the religious leaders of Islamic and Catholic. As a result, the two religious leaders accepted the proposal of unifying religions and they came to an agreement to sign a peace treaty.

The next day of the event, the Philippine government and the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF), which is the largest Islamic group, concluded final agreement and finally the forty years of religious conflict came to an end.

After the interview with Mr.Lee, the Philippine national broadcasting said that all the Philippines should appreciate the result of the peace agreement of Mindanao island. It's said that Philippine private broadcast ABC CBN news also widely covered the significance of the event.

I think this peace agreement must be the work that improved Korea's international status. And it's no wonder that the event surprised the entire world since the one peace advocate stopped the forty years of bloody conflict. Even Lamos, the former president of the Phillippines, expressed his appreciation for the arbitration and I'm very proud of the news as a Korean.

Our wish is to be reunified. I hope the day when both leaders of south and North Korea come to sign a peace agreement as soon as possible.

Mindanao in Philippines, Man Hee Lee peace advocate, Peace Agreement on January 23rd

The second largest island Mindanao in Philippine had deep religion dispute for 40 years. The conflict between Catholic and Islam caused a lot of damage to each other and there were about 100,000 casualties. However there was a big change, a big miracle happened in Mindanao.
To settle the conflict, messenger of peace Man Hee Lee has met the two representatives(Islam and Catholic) to sing the Peace Agreement on January 23rd.
The purpose of his visit was to settle the conflict in Mindanao. And the day after signing the Peace Agreement, there was hundred of students waiting Man Hee Lee desiring that Peace could come in Mindanao. As soon as he arrived many people; the University of Mindanao, youth associations, mayors and religious leaders etc greeted him.
The reason why the people in Mindanao thought peace could come when the peace messenger Man Hee Lee came is because the Peace Walk held for the first time in the midst of high alerts of violence General Santos that inspired the Philippines.
Though there was a previous Peace Agreement signed in 2012 by the philippine government and the Islam autonomous region, violent killings have since interrupted the call for peace.
However Mr. Lee is contributing deeply in order to end the conflicts in the Mindanao region. Through his efforts, the citizens in Mindanao are seeing a big chance in there nation that peace is possible to achieve not just for their nation but for the whole world. Man Hee Lee peace advocate not just went to Mindanao to achieve peace. but he had traveled the whole world meeting many other religion leaders, presidents and youth group organizations to accomplish world peace.

Mindanao Peace Agreement - No religious strife, We want World Peace

Recently, I became interested in religious strife as the issue of Mindanao peace agreement.
The religious strife has continued without intermission between many countries of the world today.
Many young man and children are dying each year by the war.
They are living with fears every day.
In spite of the religious people should try to make world peace, they are rather causes of the war.
When world peace will come..
It makes me heart ache and very unfortunate.
I want to hear the news of world peace as soon as possible.

The Peace Movement, led by peace advocate Man Hee Lee - A Miracle Happened in Mindanao Island

A Miracle Happened in Mindanao

Maybe almost everyone in the world wishes for peace and justice including me.
And anyone can say that we should bring peace. Just saying is so easy.
But it’s never easy to sacrifice his/her all life for peace.
In history, many people tried so hard to make this world peaceful without wars.
Unfortunately, Some wars are still happening out there, and you can’t even imagine how many people died and hurt because of wars. More importantly, they are caused by just greed of an individual and an organization! How is that possible for human? Very disappointing!
Somehow I come to believe there’s no peace in the world so maybe I give up.
But I heard very AMAZING news! which changed my mind.

Do you guys know Mindanao in Philippines?
It’s the second largest island of the country and weary from 46 years of a conflict that has killed tens of thousands. A few obstacles still remain. Hostilities have not yet ceased.
SURPRISINGLY, A MIRACLE HAPPENED THERE!
On January 24, a new era of peace has started in the Mindanao Island, a region stricken by a long history of religious conflict between Catholics and Muslims.
The peace movement, led by peace advocate

Man Hee Lee marks Lee’s third visit to the Philippines from South Korea at the request of Mandanao religious leaders.

The representatives of Catholicism and Islam united to sign the peace agreement for ending the war and achieving World Peace and pledged to work together with Chairman Man Hee Lee of peace advocate. After signing the agreement, Capalla and Esmael vowed before God, the people of the world, and the approximately 150 participants that Catholics and Muslims will never have disputes again.
After hearing this news, I am so happy because it feels like this peace agreement is just a beginning for peaceful world. From now on, more peaceful happy news will come I hope.
So proud and thankful for him.