Pagpati'ut - Centre for Humanitarian Dialogue

SURVEY AT
BARANGAY NIANGKAAN,
OMAR, SULU
IV. PRESENTATION &
ANALYSIS OF FINDINGS
states, markets and social institutions fail to provide
basic security, justice and economic opportunities for
“Where
legitimate institutions and governance to provide citizen security, justice,
and jobs is crucial to break cycles of violence” (World Development Report
While it is true that the Sulu archipelago has been an active participant
in resisting the state building efforts of the colonial government and
years and have taken the character of being privately- motivated rather
than state-directed. Thus, rido 11 or clan feuding is more prominent in the
creates an atmosphere of insecurity internally, and creates an image of
anarchy externally. This greatly affects the development of the province,
and consequently, constricts the spaces of opportunities available
to the people. A situation of underdevelopment most often creates a
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11 See also Torres, Wilfredo Magno (Ed.). 2007, Rido: Clan Feuding and Conflict
Management in Mindanao, Makati: The Asia Foundation.