ABDURAHIM ALDRIN- Informed Consent Self-Report Questionnaire on Nationalism Diversity SecurityMINDASULU

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Nationalism, Diversity, and Security:A Case Study of Mindanao, Sulu Archipelago, and the Philippines

Rey TyDecemer !", #$!"

Dear %riends,

May I request you to be my research collaborators to provide short answers to questions that I will quote,please? As you know, I conduct research and publish articles with quotes from friends like you who areinvolved in the public realm in social action work that promotes positive social change.

In the past, I have conducted research on (! Muslim perspectives of peacebuilding and ("! #omen in$eacebuilding in which you might have participated for which I am thankful. %his specific research here focuseson (&! 'ationalism, iversity, and )ecurity. )ome questions in the above*mentioned research might be similar,because all these research papers deal with Mindanao and )ulu Archipelago, but please note that the focus ofeach paper is different, based on the topics I have cited above. +ence, please do not be confused, as they areall different research papers. e assured that you are not uselessly repeating yourself. -our voices will go outin different papers, which will be widely distributed in Academia.edu, esearch /ate, )lideshare.net, andelsewhere. )ome might be presented in conferences. )ome might be published too. As you know, I will let you

know for sure.

0or your information, I am doing a parallel e1actly*the*same research for indigenous groups in northern andcentral $hilippines. I still do not know if I will write two separate papers or integrate all findings for the whole$hilippines as one paper. If you have suggestions, please let me know, as I will consider your ideas.

$lease use this form and answer right below each question. I hope you will answer all questions, but if you feelnot competent to answer some questions, please feel free to skip them. 2indly return your answers in this formby email attachment to reyty3gmail.com at your earliest convenience, seven days after you received thisquestionnaire, at the latest, please. %hank you so much.

)incerely,

ey %y

. I'04M5 64')5'%7 I am an adult (8 years old or older!. I am aware that my participation is

voluntary and I am free to participate or to withdraw at any time in the research pro9ect titled

:'ationalism, iversity, and )ecurity.; If I have questions about this study, I will contact ey %y

through his email at reyty3gmail.com. As my community service and public service are public

information, I decide to have all information gathered during this study made public, as I am happy

to publici


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least give me your full name, your traditional and academic titles, your current 9ob title and 9ob

description (if any!, optionally your important past 9obs too, the place where you live in and work

(province, city, etc.! and other important information. I will take e1tracts from your profile and

identify you.

Answer7 I am 5ngr. Aldrin ucoy*Abdurahim, 6o5. I am a freelance trainer.

&. #hat is your ethnicity or what are your ethnicities?

Answer7 )ama %ausug and amboangueno@. #hat is your religion?

Answer7 Islam

B. $lease give your brief summary of the history of conflict situation in Mindanao and )ulu. I know that

there are different views on the Mindanao 6onflict and I would like to hear your views.

Answer7 %he long*struggle and conflict in Mindanao is attributed to the issue of land grabbing by settlers

from original inhabitants of Mindanao. )uch caused greater violence which until now is prevalent. %he

century old armed struggle is caused by the continuous poverty and structural violence that hits Mindanao.

)uch increase of incidences of violence is further caused by the biases and pre9udices we have over another

due to the differences we have in terms of race, culture and religion, gender and se1 and other orientations.

0or me, this is the main brief od the conflict in Mindanao that had resulted to the formation of many

revolutionary groups in the country.

>. $lease give the causes of the Mindanao and )ulu conflict. $lease enumerate or give a list and

e1plain one by one.

Answer7 %he century old armed struggle is caused by the continuous poverty and structural violence that hits

Mindanao. $eople still is living below poverty that is being attributed to ones personal attitude of being la


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8. $lease describe diversity in the $hilippine conte1t in terms of national ma9ority and national

minorities. iversity means :have many,; such as many religions, ethnicities, and cultures.

Answer 7 iversity in the $hilippines is prevalent in terms of religion and ethnicities. %he $hilippines is a

6atholic country which isolates the Muslim in Mindanao areas. 4f course in terms of religion, the 6hristian is

ma9ority in the $hilippines. %he culture being observed in government where we have the ma9ority and

minority in the congress best represent the divisions in our society. 5ven if there e1ist this social stigma,everyone is being given the needed representation. #e label ourselves with such due to population or

numbers.

F. Is diversity a problem for the country called the $hilippines? )ince when is diversity a problem or

not a problem? $lease e1plain.

Answer7 iversity is not a problem in the$hilippines. It is to be celebrated as it promotes greater appreciation

of who we are. %he term has been used by so many as an advantage point for tourism industry. ecause we

are different from one another, this signify that we sometimes differ from points of view and how we look at

things, but above all, these are inspirations. %his make us so unique.

. If you think diversity is a problem, what changes have resulted? If you think diversity is not a

problem, please type 'A or skip this question.

Answer7 'A

. +ow have ma9orityGminority relationships (as we see them today! been established before the

$hilippines became a country as we know it today? $lease give a short summary about history

here.

Answer7 I understand before the $hilippines came into e1istence, there is already the powerful empire of the

orient* the )ultanate of )ulu and 'orth orneo which is a ma9ority relationship with the rest of thw orld and

came the various groups like the Malays, Indonesians,Aetas, )paniards, Americans, Hapanese and the rest

of the world.

ecause of coloni


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resort to giving autonomous region as the option.

>. #hat role does citi


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voices or vice*versa? $lease e1plain.

Answer7 -es the presence of 6$$ '$A or communist groups in the $hilippines and other revolutionary

groups emerges to assert the impacts of ma9ority rule and re9ection of minority rights. %heir presence are still

indicators that we are not co*equal with the rest of the people.

"D. $lease e1plain your views of seculari

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