BULUAN, Maguindanao—Moro children and youth should be exposed more to public activities and given the right education to get them off the perils of extremism, Gov. Ramina Pandian, a young teacher, said she almost grew hopeless in life after surviving a motorcycle mishap which crippled her for quite a time. She said the MagPeace lit her path with fresh motivation to finish college education, and become the young school teacher that she is now. Mangudadatu said dozens more of Maguindanao children orphaned in armed conflict needed institutional guidance to get into the right track towards brighter future. Their only way through freedom from the perils of violence is education,” Mangudadatu said, as he and Maguindanao employees watched orphans enjoy the presence of the popular mascot of a fastfood chain.

Source: The Standard August 19, 2017 16:07 UTC