As Muslims in the country and around the world observed Eid al-Adha on Wednesday, May 27, the Office of the Presidential Adviser on Peace, Reconciliation and Unity (PAPRU) called on Filipinos to uphold unity and compassion at a time marked by conflict and division. In his message for the 2026 Feast...
Presidential Peace Adviser Mel Senen Sarmiento on Thursday, May 21, assured that no government agency would interfere in the upcoming Bangsamoro Parliamentary Elections (BPE), stressing that respecting the Bangsamoro people’s right to self-determination remains part of the government’s...
The country appears to be facing a jarring climate contradiction as two major government agencies simultaneously activate emergency measures: one bracing for a looming severe drought while the other mobilizes for imminent and heavy flooding. According to the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical, and...
The Office of the Presidential Adviser on Peace, Reconciliation and Unity (OPAPRU) turned over P11.7 million in socio-economic assistance to former rebel-led people’s organizations (POs) in Soccsksargen (Region 12), advancing its localized Transformation Program in non-Bangsamoro Autonomous...
Retired military and police generals have thrown their support behind Department of National Defense (DND) Secretary Gilberto Teodoro Jr. over his opposition to reviving national-level peace talks with the Communist Party of the Philippines, New People’s Army, and National Democratic Front...
The national government is making sure that former combatants who traded their rifles for peace do not fall through the cracks of a natural disaster. This, as the Office of the Presidential Adviser on Peace, Reconciliation and Unity (OPAPRU) concluded field assessments and delivered initial relief...
The Office of the Presidential Adviser on Peace, Reconciliation, and Unity (OPAPRU) mapped assistance gaps for former rebel communities in Bicol after Mayon Volcano released pyroclastic density currents (PDCs) that triggered ashfall across parts of Albay. Presidential Peace Adviser Mel Senen...
Department of National Defense (DND) Secretary Gilberto Teodoro Jr. on Saturday, May 2, rejected calls for renewed peace negotiations with the Communist Party of the Philippines-New People’s Army-National Democratic Front (CPP-NPA-NDF), characterizing the group’s activities as criminal acts...
Newly appointed Office of the Presidential Adviser on Peace, Reconciliation and Unity (OPAPRU) Secretary Mel Senen Sarmiento and Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) Peace Implementing Panel Chair Mohagher M. Iqbal agreed to fast-track the normalization process under the Comprehensive Agreement on...
DAVAO CITY – The Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) welcomed the appointment of Mel Senen Sarmiento as the new secretary of the Office of the Presidential Adviser on Peace, Reconciliation, and Unity (OPAPRU). Sarmiento succeeded Carlito Galvez Jr., who stepped down on April 21. MILF First Vice...
Newly appointed Presidential Peace Adviser Mel Senen Sarmiento on Wednesday, April 22, pledged to pursue “sustainable peace” following his designation as Secretary of the Office of the Presidential Adviser on Peace, Reconciliation and Unity (OPAPRU). Sarmiento expressed gratitude to President...
Lanao del Sur 1st district Rep. Zia Alonto Adiong only has good things to say about the designation of former Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) secretary Mel Senen Sarmiento as new Office of the Presidential Adviser on Peace, Reconciliation and Unity (OPAPRU) chief. Adiong, in...
