PEACE-MAKER Jose de Venecia Jr. Former Speaker of the House In 2012, we proposed the convening of a global summit against narcotics. We thought then of the need to unify and coordinate often conflicting national strategies, policies, and programs to counter the worldwide spread of narcotic drugs....
Presidential aspirant Vice President Leni Robredo on Thursday, March 31, went around Lanao del Norte carrying a message of maintaining the peace and order in Lanao del Norte because this will pave the way for more investments and jobs. Vice President Leni Robredo (VPLR Media Bureau) Robredo began...
Presidential candidate Senator Manny Pacquiao said he will create a special​ panel ​that would ensure ​a peaceful and dignified resolution of the​ country's dispute with China over the​ West Philippine ​S​ea​ (WPS)​ should he win in the...
The Commission on Elections (Comelec) said more areas will soon also have peace covenants for the May 2022 polls. Comelec/MB Comelec Commissioner George Garcia said the areas set to have peace covenants are Zamboanga City, Basilan, Sulu, Tawi-Tawi, General Santos City, Maguindanao, and Cotabato...
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,...
KYIV, Ukraine -- Russia and Ukraine will restart face-to-face peace negotiations on Monday, amid warnings that the situation in the besieged city of Mariupol was now "catastrophic". President Volodymyr Zelensky hailed the resumption of over-the-table talks, saying they must bring peace "without...
PEACE-MAKER Jose de Venecia Jr. Former Speaker of the House In Timor-Leste, an old friend of the Filipino people, former president and Nobel Peace Prize laureate Jose Ramos-Horta is leading the presidential race against current president Francisco “Lu Olo” Guterres and 14 other candidates. He...
Commission on Elections (Comelec) Chairperson Saidamen B. Pangarungan on Saturday, March 26, said Pres. Duterte is determined to ensure that the upcoming May 2022 elections will be honest, orderly, and peaceful.” (Photo courtesy of the Office of Chair. Pangarungan) “President Duterte is...
JERICHO, Palestinian Territories -- Israelis and Palestinians braved wind and rain to hold a "peace conference" Friday by the Dead Sea bringing together two major women's movements from both sides for the first time. Israeli and Palestinian women, members of two local peace movements, write...
The Office of the Presidential Adviser on Peace, Reconciliation, and Unity (OPAPRU) was formally launched on Wednesday, March 23, as the agency expanded its mandate to ensure the continuation of the peace process in Mindanao now that President Duterte’s term is about to end in June. Secretary...
Members of K-pop boy band P1Harmony have tested positive for Covid-19 while on tour in the US, resulting in the postponement of the remaining shows. Production company SubKulture Entertainment announced on March 22 that there was an outbreak of Covid-19 resulting in P1Harmony members and staff...
The US Peace Corps has renewed its pact with international non-government organization Rare to build resilient and sustainable coastal communities in the Philippines over the next five years. (Photo courtesy of the US Embassy in the Philippines) "The US Peace Corps is pleased to be renewing its...
