Tres Marias (Philippines)
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The Tres Marias (English: Three Marias) were trio of veteran congresswomen of the Philippine House of Representatives openly critical against the signing of 1996 Final Peace Agreement between Ramos administration led by Manuel Yan and Moro National Liberation Front (MNLF) led by Nur Misuari.
Three congressswomen from Mindanao conposed of Maria Clara Lobregat, Luwalhati Antonino, and Daisy Avance Fuentes prominently in the protest against the creation of the Southern Philippines Council for Peace and Development (SPCPD) in 1996, which compose 16 Mindanao provinces, including Palawan. They argue that it align provinces into "Moro territory".[1] The trio went to Supreme court to fight against the accord signing.[2] The three also argue that the signing will not resolve peace and order issue of the island.[1]
One of them, Zamboanga City's Maria Clara Lobregat was a harsh critic of Moro National Liberation Front chair Nur Misuari, campaigned against the inclusion of Zamboanga City in the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao in the law creation, deliberation, and its passing up to the 1989 plebiscite.[3]
