A Cry For Peace In Zamboanga City

The crisis in Zamboanga must stop as soon as possible. 

I just don't get the government's action towards it. Why are they making this longer than what they should? I've heard on the news that the MNLF faction went there to raise their flag or have a campaign rally for whatever they are fighting for, and that the local government didn't let them to. Our main concern here is the innocent people who are now suffering from this situation. It's not just about the fight between the military and the rebels or who's more powerful than who. It's about the people who are being affected by this crisis. Why don't they just let them go peacefully and have a peace talk after? I don't think they could have a successful talk during the course of this fight. Why don't they just put their guns down for a common cause? 

I understand that the government needs to protect the city, but I don't think they are also protecting the people with what they're doing. Hunger and fear are not just the things that could kill them, but also those flying bullets that have been haunting the place and the minds of the innocents for five days now. Houses were burned; people got sick. The local government even admitted they couldn't feed all the evacuees. Who are the most affected by this violence? It's not the two parties, we all know that. 

Who are the ones with small dreams, hoping to fulfill them when they grow up? It's the children. Kids who want to go to school and learn, for it is what they believe could help their family in the future. Kids that are now living in fears. Some of them even think it's like the usual thing that happens in movies. Adding battalions of allies is not the solution to this, nor loading more guns and weapons for defense. The government must know what it is, and I want to believe they do. Do they think they could save those hostages if the situation gets to a higher level? Does having bigger force give them the assurance to save those people? Of course, the rebels are threatened that's why they also need to add a massive defense system. I don't speak for them. I speak for what I am seeing. After all, the fight isn't just about them. It's about the whole country itself. It's about PEACE and ORDER. 

Well, I just hope and pray for this terrible event to end the soonest possible time. It's not helping our nation, the people in Zamboanga, and the people involved in this violence. It's tearing everyone's heart. Please pray for peace. 

"What about all the peace
That you pledged your only son..."