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Building Peace Infrastructure in Lagawasan Marsh
Root Causes and Status

Presentation by: Professor Abhoud Syed M. Lingga
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Ligawasan Marsh is the largest swamp and marsh area in Mindanao (288,000 has.)

It is a conglomeration of three adjoining marshes of Ligawasan, Libungan and Ebpanan

It cuts across three provinces – Maguindanao, North Cotabato and Sultan Kudarat

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Rehab drive for Liguasan Marsh spins off


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Friday, May 05, 2006

KORONADAL CITY -- A different battle is taking place in Liguasan Marsh, a vast wetland lying across the provinces of Sultan Kudarat and North Cotabato in Central Mindanao and Maguindanao in the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao.

It is not a bloody war but one that will save the diverse environs of the 288,000-hectare marshland for the benefit of present and future generations.

Liguasan Marsh, the country's largest wetland, had been the site of major encounters between the government, Moro rebels and lawless elements in the past using its forested portions as lairs.

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