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...
PEACE BY PEACE (We reported last week the start of the International Conference on Women, Peace and Security (ICWPS) at the Philippine International Convention Center (PICC). The ICWPS Operations Center (OPCEN) reported the attendance of 691 delegates from 84 countries representing six...
PEACE BY PEACE (Part I) We reported last week the start of the International Conference on Women, Peace and Security (ICWPS) at the Philippine International Convention Center (PICC). The ICWPS Operations Center (OPCEN) reported the attendance of 691 delegates from 84 countries...
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...
PEACE BY PEACE “Everyone faces up more bravely to a thing for which he has long prepared himself, sufferings, even, being withstood if they have been trained for in advance. Those who are unprepared, on the other hand, are panic-stricken by the most insignificant happenings.” – Lucius Annaeus...
PEACE BY PEACE The past has a way of teaching us, although its lessons can sometimes be uncomfortable and strike a sensitive chord within us. But it is these lessons that offer us an opportunity for introspection; to go beyond the pain of remembering and gather wisdom from the lives of those who...
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...
PEACE BY PEACE As the Philippines continues its crusade toward achieving a just and lasting peace, the PAyapa at MAsaganang PamayaNAn (PAMANA) program works at the forefront of the nation’s peace and development agenda. The PAMANA program, facilitated by the Office of the...
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...
PEACE BY PEACE The Philippines has long endured conflict in regions afflicted by decades of insurgency. For several years, we have seen how conflict restricted the growth of our nation, dividing the Filipino people and causing further strife within communities. In the center of these challenges,...
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...
