The national government remains open to resuming peace talks with the Communist Party of the Philippines – New People 's Army – National Democratic Front (CPP-NPA-NDF) provided both sides share the same goal of achieving lasting peace without a “hidden agenda.” Office of the...
The national government is set to formally conclude its peace negotiations with the Cordillera Bodong Administration-Cordillera People 's Liberation Army (CBA-CPLA), a former armed group in the Cordillera region that fought for regional autonomy and the protection of indigenous peoples '...
With the first Bangsamoro parliamentary elections drawing near, Secretary Mel Senen S. Sarmiento of the Office of the Presidential Adviser on Peace, Reconciliation and Unity (OPAPRU) said ensuring that voters can freely choose their leaders without fear or intimidation has become one of the...
President Marcos is determined to fulfill all government commitments under signed peace agreements with former rebel groups, with the formal completion of the Cordillera peace process and the first Bangsamoro parliamentary elections among his administration 's immediate priorities, the Office...
The Philippine National Police (PNP) said Friday, July 17, that it has not monitored any security threat since the implementation of the election gun ban for the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM) as it intensified security preparations for the region 's first...
DAVAO CITY – The Moro Islamic Liberation Front-Peace Implementing Panel has welcomed the appointment of the Office of the Presidential Adviser on Peace, Reconciliation, and Unity (OPAPRU) Secretary Mel Senen Sarmiento as chairman of the government’s peace implementing panel. In a statement,...
President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. has appointed Office of the Presidential Adviser on Peace, Reconciliation and Unity (OPAPRU) Secretary Mel Senen Sarmiento as the new chairperson of the Government of the Philippines Peace Implementing Panel (GPH-PIP) for the peace process with the Moro Islamic...
The Office of the Presidential Adviser on Peace, Reconciliation, and Unity (OPAPRU) said on Saturday, June 27, that it has transferred infrastructure and financial assistance to former Moro National Liberation Front (MNLF) combatants and their families in Zamboanga Peninsula, Basilan, Sulu, and...
A group staged a peaceful rally outside the Office of the Presidential Adviser on Peace, Reconciliation, and Unity (OPAPRU) in Ortigas, Pasig City on Thursday, June 25, calling for the sustained implementation of the Comprehensive Agreement on the Bangsamoro (CAB) and the Bangsamoro Organic Law...
Preparations for the first parliamentary elections in the Bangsamoro region and the continuation of the Moro Islamic Liberation Front 's (MILF) decommissioning process are among the immediate priorities facing newly appointed officials of the Office of the Presidential Adviser on Peace,...
The Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) and the Office of the Presidential Adviser on Peace, Reconciliation and Unity (OPAPRU) urged Filipinos to protect national sovereignty and help build a culture of “positive peace” amid continuing national challenges as the nation celebrated the 128th...
As Muslims in the country and around the world observed Eid al-Adha on Wednesday, May 27, the Office of the Presidential Adviser on Peace, Reconciliation and Unity (PAPRU) called on Filipinos to uphold unity and compassion at a time marked by conflict and division. In his message for the 2026 Feast...
