Dr. Ben Lee Joins Envoy to Home of Philippines Peacemaker Congressman Jose de Venecia, Jr.

Dr. Ben Lee Joins Envoy to Home of
Philippines Peacemaker Congressman Jose de Venecia, Jr.

Together with five prominent individu als from Malaysia and Philippines, Dr. Ben Lee was invited to visit Congressman Jose de Venecia, Jr. on Wednesday, 20 May 2010, at his home in South Forbes Park, Makati City, Metro Manila, Philippines. Honorable Congressman Jose Claveria de Venecia, Jr., also known as JDV or Joe De V, is former Speaker of the House of Representatives of the Philippines, serving from 1992 to 1998 and from 2001 to 2008. As Speaker, he was the fourth highest ranking official of the Philippines.

As the special peace envoy for former Philippines President Fidel Valdez Ramos, Speaker de Venecia reached out to insurgent groups, secessionists in Mindanao, the RAM-SFP-YOU military rebels, the Communist Party, and the other dissident groups.

In 1992, de Venecia began secret talks with leaders of the military rebels, which led to a ceasefire in December of that year and a final peace agreement in 1995. In April 1997, de Venecia journeyed to the Netherlands to meet with self-exiled Philippines leaders of the National Democratic Front and New People’s Army. He was the first Christian leader to enter Mindanao’s Camp Abubakar Mountains in November 1997 and open breakthrough peace negotiations with the Moro Islamic Liberation Front.

He crossed Africa’s Sahara Desert twice to meet the Libyan leader Muammar al-Gaddafi and MNLF Chairman Nur Misuari and assisted in forging a peace agreement at Tripoli in 1976. His persuasion of Misuari to accept autonomy led to the signing of the peace pact of September 2, 1996.

(Standing)Dr Ricardo F. Wagan III, Hj. Ismail Yusof, Dr. Ricardo A. Wagan, Dr. Ben Lee, Judge Amado Valdez
(Seated) Senator Mustafa Kamal and Congressman Jose De Venecia. Jr.

The photograph above shows the members of the gathering, including: seated to the right, Honorable Congressman Jose De Venecia. Jr., Philippines; seated to the left, Honorable Senator Mustafa Kamal, Malaysia, Advisor to EDS Business School and standing, starting from the left, Dr. Ricardo F. Wagan III, Vice President for External Affairs at Laguna State Polytechnic University, Philippines; Hj. Ismail Yusof, Training Specialist; Honorable Dr. Ricardo A. Wagan, President of Laguna State Polytechnic University; Dr. Ben Lee, President of EDS Business School, Malaysia; and Honorable Justice Amado D. Valdez, President of International Association of Constitutional Law based in Pasig City, Manila, Philippines.


News by EDS Team @ 24 May 2010.

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