OPAPRU Sec. Carlito Galvez Jr. lauds the agency's international and private peace partners during the inaugural International and Private Partnerships Forum (IPPF) 2024 at the Manila Hotel on Nov. 14, 2024. (Photo by John Louie Abrina / MANILA BULLETIN) A technical working group (TWG) is needed to...
Senator Ronald "Bato" Dela Rosa is pushing for ample budgetary support for the Office of the Presidential Adviser on Peace, Reconciliation and Unity (OPAPRU) and the National Amnesty Commission(NAC) to ensure the full reintegration of former rebels to the communities. Dela Rosa stressed this...
OPAPRU Sec. Carlito Galvez Jr. lauds the agency's international and private peace partners during the inaugural International and Private Partnerships Forum (IPPF) 2024 at the Manila Hotel on Nov. 14, 2024. (Photo by John Louie Abrina / MANILA BULLETIN) The proposed appointment by President Marcos...
OPAPRU Sec. Carlito Galvez Jr. (middle) poses with representatives from the diplomatic corps during the inaugural International and Private Partnerships Forum (IPPF) 2024 at the Manila Hotel on Nov. 14, 2024. The OPAPRU recognized the agency’s international and private peace partners who support...
OPAPRU Sec. Carlito Galvez Jr. delivers a keynote address during the opening of the International Conference on Women, Peace and Security (ICWPS) 2024 at the Philippine International Convention Center (PICC) in Pasay City on Oct. 28, 2024. (Courtesy of OPAPRU livestream) The Philippine government...
Presidential Peace Adviser Carlito Galvez Jr. (left) checks the unlicensed firearms surrendered by residents in Basilan in exchange of agricultural tools and equipment as part of the ASPIRE program held in Sumisip, Basilan last week. (Photo: OPAPRU) To ensure that the first ever parliamentary...
OPAPRU Sec. Carlito Galvez Jr. (middle) flashes the "peace" sign with religious leaders in Mindanao during the Mindanao Religious Leaders Conference (MiRLeC) in Davao City last week. (Photo: OPAPRU) The Office of the Presidential Adviser on Peace, Reconciliation and Unity (OPAPRU) said on...
OPAPRU Sec. Carlito Galvez Jr. leads the commemoration of the 47 th anniversary of the Patikul massacre in Sulu on Oct. 10, 2024. (Photo: OPAPRU) The path to peace may be long and challenging but it is worth it. Hence, the fragility of the peace process must be protected at all cost. This was...
The ruins of Marawi City during the 2017 siege (File photo) In times of conflict or wars, it is often the voice of men that are listened to by the people: informing who and where the enemies are, what to do and where to go to keep us safe, and what plans the government should do to defeat the...
OPAPRU Sec. Carlito Galvez Jr. (Photo: Martin Sadongdong / MANILA BULLETIN) The exclusion of the province of Sulu from the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM) will only have a “minimal impact” on the national government’s efforts to establish just and lasting peace in the...
OPAPRU Sec. Carlito Galvez Jr. (fifth from left) poses with Gawad Kapayapaan awardees namely Department of Budget and Management Sec. Amenah Pangandaman (sixth from left), Prof. Miriam Coronel-Ferrer (center), and Kauswagan, Lanao del Norte Mayor Rommel Arnado (sixth from right) along with their...
OPAPRU Sec. Carlito Galvez Jr. (Photo courtesy of OPAPRU) The country is seeking to be a “global model” for other nations for its successful efforts in addressing internal armed conflicts, the Office of the Presidential Adviser on Peace, Reconciliation and Unity (OPAPRU) said. OPAPRU Sec....
