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Celebrity peace ambassador Gerald Anderson<\/p><\/div>\n

MANILA, Philippines\u2014Celebrity peace ambassador Gerald Anderson canceled an out-of-town trip just to be at Malaca\u00f1ang last October 15 for the signing of the framework agreement between the government and the Moro Islamic Liberation Front to create a Moro homeland.<\/p>\n\n

In a rare occasion, Anderson, one of the country\u2019s hottest young stars, was barely noticed at the jam-packed Heroes\u2019 Hall where more than 500 people, led by President Aquino and Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak, witnessed the historic event.<\/p>\n\n

The chairmen of the negotiating panels\u2014Marvic Leonen for the government and Mohagher Iqbal for the MILF\u2014signed the historic document.<\/p>\n\n

\u201cI felt it was a day of celebration. It is a stepping stone for everyone to have peace. It was also a very emotional day. I felt the joy, excitement and happiness from everyone in the room. I couldn\u2019t help but become teary-eyed from the magical moment that happened,\u201d Anderson said in a press statement released by the Office of the Presidential Adviser on the Peace Process on Thursday.<\/p>\n\n

Anderson was tapped by the OPAPP to be a pro bono celebrity peace envoy. Anderson stressed that the signing of the framework agreement was only the first step toward the full realization of having peace in Mindanao.<\/p>\n\n

\u201cWe all have to come together so this will go through and we will all live in peace,\u201d Anderson said.<\/p>\n\n

Another OPAPP peace envoy, Datu Khomeini Camsa Bansuan, known as the King of Moro Songs, was exuberant \u201cas a Moro and as a Filipino\u201d as he witnessed the signing in Malaca\u00f1ang.<\/p>\n\n

Admitting that he got quite emotional last Monday, he described the ceremony as the \u201cmost productive historic event that I have ever witnessed as a Moro and as a Filipino.\u201d<\/p>\n\n

\u201cLet us laud ourselves for keeping our faith and for believing that anything is possible. At last, the war in Mindanao will be put to end and peace will reign. There will be no more children evacuees but children who can freely go to school without fear and worry,\u201d Bansuan said in the OPAPP statement.<\/p>\n\n

Other celebrities who attended the signing ceremony were actor Epi Quizon; Aly Borromeo, captain of the Philippine national football team Azkals; and fashion designer JC Buendia, who noticed how everyone smiled and that even men \u201cshed happy tears\u201d at the Heroes Hall.<\/p>\n\n

\u201cThe euphoria was infectious\u2026 It felt like Christmas,\u201d Buendia said.<\/p>\n\n

Of course, presidential sister Kris Aquino was the most noticeable show-biz celebrity at the event, catching the eye even of MILF chairman Murad Ebrahim, who made special mention of her as he greeted the VIPs in the hall before reading his prepared speech at the signing ceremony.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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