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....
(Courtesy of OPAPRU) Peace continues to dawn upon Mindanao as 21 high-ranking commanders of the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) applied for government amnesty and agreed to be reintegrated back to mainstream society, according to the Office of the Presidential Adviser on Peace, Reconciliation...
Office of the Presidential Adviser on Peace, Reconciliation and Unity (OPAPRU) Secretary Carlito Galvez Jr. (middle) speaks about the status of insurgency in Mindanao during the Kapihan sa Manila Hotel media forum on Sept. 4, 2024. With him are the hosts, former senator Atty. Joey Lina (left) and...
As the country prepares to commemorate the Peace Month in September, the government said on Saturday, Aug. 31, that it expects more members of rebel groups to apply for amnesty. OPAPRU Directors Dennis Legaspi and Wally Tee speak during the Saturday News Forum held in Quezon City on Aug. 31, 2024....
Representatives from the Office of the Presidential Adviser on Peace, Reconciliation and Unity (OPAPRU) and local government officials hold a groundbreaking ceremony for the construction of PAMANA projects worth P89.9 million in Brgy. Poswoy, Balbalan, Kalinga on Aug. 6, 2024. (Photo: OPAPRU)...
