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...
PEACE BY PEACE As I stood before a hundred local chief executives from across the country last week, I felt a deep sense of pride and joy. I knew that these were leaders who, each and every day, have been working in the most difficult and challenging of conditions. This, for me, is what genuine...
Learners will soon be introduced to peace lessons as part of their regular studies as the Office of the Presidential Adviser on Peace, Reconciliation and Unity (OPAPRU) signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with the Department of Education (DepEd), Commission on Higher Education (CHED), and...
The Office of the Presidential Adviser on Peace, Reconciliation and Unity (OPAPRU) led the commemoration of the 39th anniversary of the historic “Sipat” or Mt. Data Peace Accord between the Philippine government (GPH) and the Cordillera Bodong Administration – Cordillera People 's...
Presidential Peace Adviser Carlito Galvez Jr. (File photo) Presidential Peace Adviser Carlito Galvez Jr. said Wednesday, March 27, that the signing of the Comprehensive Agreement on the Bangsamoro (CAB), the final peace agreement between the Philippine government (GPH) and Moro Islamic Liberation...
The Office of the Presidential Adviser on Peace, Reconciliation, and Unity (OPAPRU) said on Tuesday, Feb. 20, that it will not condone any anomaly in the implementation of the distribution of cash assistance for former combatants of the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF). "This government shall...
OPAPRU Sec. Carlito Galvez Jr. (File photo) Office of the Presidential Adviser on Peace, Reconciliation, and Unity (OPAPRU) Secretary Carlito Galvez Jr. called for unity on Friday, Feb. 2, as he opposed a proposal made by his previous boss, former president Rodrigo Duterte, for the secession of...
OPAPRU Secretary Carlito Galvez Jr. (middle) and Basilan Gov. Hajiman Salliman Hataman (second from right) lead the signing of a Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) for the pilot implementation in Basilan of the localized normalization program for former Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) combatants...
LEGAZPI CITY, Albay – Presidential Adviser for Peace, Reconciliation, and Unity Secretary Carlito Galvez Jr. disclosed that the Bicol region will receive at least P654 million for the implementation of the Payapa at Masaganang Pamayanan (Pamana) program for next year. PRESIDENTIAL...
OPAPRU Secretary Carlito Galvez Jr. (File photo) President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. will soon issue a proclamation granting amnesty to rebel fighters such as members of the Communist Party of the Philippines-New People’s Army (CPP-NPA), marking a significant step towards ending the country’s...
ACT Teachers Party-list Rep. France Castro (Screenshot from Zoom) Makabayan solon ACT Teachers Party-list Rep. France Castro has interpreted Malacañang's tapping of Secretary Carlito Galvez Jr. as a "clear indication that the government is taking a military approach to resolving the conflict in...
Senator Jinggoy Ejercito Estrada on Tuesday, June 6 said he is optimistic on the appointment of Gilbert “Gibo” Teodoro as the secretary of the Department of National Defense (DND). National Security Adviser Carlito Galvez Jr. attends the Senate Committee on Foreign...
