Presidential Peace Adviser Mel Senen S. Sarmiento on Thursday urged students and young people to use their education to develop workable responses to the region’s peace and security concerns. Speaking at the launch of the ASEAN Institute for Peace and Reconciliation (ASEAN-IPR) University Tour at...
Vice President Sara Duterte called for concrete government action, justice, policy enforcement, and comprehensive rehabilitation for victims of terrorism, saying remembrance must go beyond monuments and moments of silence. In a video message marking the International Day of Remembrance and Tribute...
How safe is Guimaras? Police Brig. Gen. Randulf T. Tuaño, director of the Police Regional Office 6, counted the ways using the recent focus crimes statistics across the province. Tuaño said it is safe to stay and travel in the Guimaras Island because for 15 consecutive days from August 1, there...
President Marcos stressed the importance of the first parliamentary election in the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM) as he believes that it is the culmination of decades-long peace efforts. The President also said the parliamentary election next month is important for...
Can schools truly be zones of peace when firearms remain within easy reach of children? Education Secretary Sonny Angara’s call for stronger gun safety following a string of incidents involving learners deserves not only public support but immediate national action. Every child has the right to...
DAVAO CITY – The Archdiocese of Davao sees a large turnout of pilgrims as the image of Our Lady of Peace and Good Voyage visits select churches and communities here and nearby areas from Aug. 7 to 10. Speaking at the Davao Peace and Security Press Corps media conference at The Royal Mandaya Hotel...
The national government remains open to resuming peace talks with the Communist Party of the Philippines – New People 's Army – National Democratic Front (CPP-NPA-NDF) provided both sides share the same goal of achieving lasting peace without a “hidden agenda.” Office of the...
The national government is set to formally conclude its peace negotiations with the Cordillera Bodong Administration-Cordillera People 's Liberation Army (CBA-CPLA), a former armed group in the Cordillera region that fought for regional autonomy and the protection of indigenous peoples '...
With the first Bangsamoro parliamentary elections drawing near, Secretary Mel Senen S. Sarmiento of the Office of the Presidential Adviser on Peace, Reconciliation and Unity (OPAPRU) said ensuring that voters can freely choose their leaders without fear or intimidation has become one of the...
The Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) said the European Union 's (EU) €15 million security assistance will deepen the country 's maritime capabilities by improving its awareness of activities at sea while supporting its goal of building a stronger and more self-reliant military. AFP...
President Marcos is determined to fulfill all government commitments under signed peace agreements with former rebel groups, with the formal completion of the Cordillera peace process and the first Bangsamoro parliamentary elections among his administration 's immediate priorities, the Office...
CAIRO (AP) — Mediators have achieved progress in getting the United States and Iran back to negotiations, regional officials said Monday, after both sides paused attacks following a period of rapidly escalating tensions. But scattered attacks by armed groups across the region underscored the...
