GUEST COLUMNIST By Secretary Carlito G. Galvez, Jr. During the Vin D’Honneur reception held in Malacañang on June 12, 2024 to commemorate the 126th Philippine Independence Day, the Bangsamoro peace process took center stage. In his speech, the Most Reverend Archbishop Charles John...
GUEST COLUMNIST By Secretary Carlito G. Galvez, Jr. The Bangsamoro peace process has indeed come full circle. What began as a determined effort of the Government of the Philippines (GPH) to decisively address the Moro people’s struggle for self-determination and self-governance has evolved...
PEACE BY PEACE By Secretary Carlito G. Galvez, Jr. Peace in the Philippines was an elusive dream that many actors struggled to build. The Office of the Presidential Adviser on Peace, Reconciliation and Unity (OPAPRU), under the leadership of President Ferdinand R. Marcos, Jr., takes off from...
Commissioner Ronald L. Adamat of the Commission on Higher Education (CHED) was awarded the “Mahatma MK Gandhi Prize for Non-Violent Peace” making him the first-ever Filipino to receive such an award. (Image courtesy of CHED) The award was conferred on Adamat by Dr. Prasana Kumar Patsani,...