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Xavier University – Ateneo de Cagayan, at its 76th University Convocation, bestowed an Honorary Doctorate in Humanities to Presidential Adviser on the Peace Process Teresita Quintos-Deles, and conferred the prestigious Fr William F Masterson SJ Award to Mohagher Iqbal, MILF chief peace negotiator jointly with Professor Miriam Coronel-Ferrer, chairperson of the GPH Peace Panel, for their valuable contributions to the peace process.

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“Let us stop fighting and killing each other. That is a dead end. Let us beat our swords into plowshares and turn our spears into pruning hooks. Let us overcome the enmity, bias, and prejudice of generations and share time and space, weave our dreams together, so that, finally, “the Bangsamoro story is also the story of the Filipino.” — Teresita Quintos-Deles

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“It is you, the youth and young of today, who will reap the fruits of peace in the future. … I urge you, therefore, to join our journey of peace! Speak up and be heard! Ask questions. Propose solutions. The future is yours.”  Mohagher Iqbal

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“Like the advocates of the peace process, Fr Masterson was misunderstood and became the subject of controversy when he made the bold move of transferring Ateneo de Manila to Quezon City. Kung meron na sigurong interactive sites— Facebook accounts, Twitter, SMS at social media n’ung time ni Fr Masterson, he would have been pilloried, cyber-bullied, even threatened bodily harm for his plan and vision.” — Miriam Coronel-Ferrer