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. (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....
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...
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)...
President Marcos believes that the Bangsamoro has the potential to become one of the most progressive regions in the country. President Ferdinand 'Bongbong' Marcos Jr. (Noel Pabalate) Office of the Presidential Adviser on Peace, Reconciliation and Unity (OPAPRU) Secretary Carlito Galvez Jr. said...
Indices, ratings, and other numbers are guide posts of our successes and failures. Our country’s global competitiveness standing, for example, is gauged by two major annual studies – the World Economic Forum (WEF) Global Competitiveness Report and the International Institute for...
Authorities conduct an investigation at the Chapel of Senior Sto. Nino in Cotabato City after a grenade went off on May 19, 2024. The blast injured two churchgoers. (Photo courtesy of Public Safety Office Cotabato City) The Office of the Presidential Adviser on Peace, Reconciliation and Unity...
