PEACE-MAKER Looking back on years spent in public office and the campaigns that shaped them is a mixture of nostalgia, lessons learned the hard way, a clearer understanding of the complexities of public service, and the joy of having contributed to nation-building. Political campaigns are...
ILOILO CITY – The Police Regional Office-6 has rolled out security measures for the filing of Certificates of Candidacy in the May 2025 elections. POLICE Regional Office-6 chief Police Brig. Gen. Jack Wanky presides over a command conference in Camp Delgado, the police regional headquarters in...
PEACE BY PEACE As the Office of the Presidential Adviser on Peace, Reconciliation, and Unity (OPAPRU) celebrated its 31st anniversary last Sept. 20, it has also become an opportunity for the agency to reflect on its remarkable three-decade journey. The theme for this year’s anniversary,...
PEACE-MAKER Our Philippine Embassy in Lebanon has called on some 11,000 Filipinos in the country to leave immediately, following the series of explosions in the capital Beirut, South Lebanon, and the Bekaa Valley, resulting in about a dozen deaths and some 3,000 injuries. We remember visiting...
Vice President Sara Duterte on Tuesday, Sept. 17, expressed her gratitude to Japan for its support in Mindanao’s development and the peace process. The Vice President and Japanese Ambassador to the Philippines Endo Kazuya met on Tuesday to discuss the two countries’ bilateral relations, as well...
PEACE BY PEACE Friday, Sept. 13, 2024, officials of the Office of the Presidential Adviser on Peace, Reconciliation and Unity (OPAPRU) joined representatives from line agencies, local government units (LGUs), private sector, civil society, peace advocates and local stakeholders at the Mt. Data...
PEACE-MAKER Since we retired from public office and narrowed our international engagements, we have been spending more time in our congressional district, which includes our hometown Dagupan City and the towns of Manaoag, San Jacinto, Mangaldan, and San Fabian. We are now, however, more of an...
The Senate resolution honoring the life and legacy of former House Speaker Jose de Venecia Jr. has brought the name of this illustrious gentleman back to the news and opinion sections of media platforms. Hailed as a “towering figure in Philippine politics and governance” by Senator Loren...
PEACE BY PEACE As President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. addressed the nation during the opening of this year’s National Peace Consciousness Month on Sept. 2, his message was loud and clear: Peace is the thread that binds our nation together. Marking the 28th anniversary of the 1996 Final Peace...
CAMP DANGWA, Benguet – Police apprehended 32 wanted individuals in the Cordillera region from August 30 to September 5. The Police Regional Office-Cordillera said the Baguio City Police Office nabbed 11 wanted persons, followed by the Benguet Police Provincial Office (PPO) with nine, Abra...
PEACE-MAKER The Manila Bulletin editorial on Sept. 5, 2024, “National Peace Consciousness Month: Sustaining the gains of peace,” pointed out that the observance every September “symbolizes the country’s desire for greater unity, mutual understanding, and harmony.” Citing what it said as...
LEGAZPI CITY, Albay – The Police Regional Office-5 has deployed 5,138 personnel from various units to secure to centennial of the Peñafrancia Festival this month in Naga City. POLICE Brig. Gen. Andre P. Dizon (center) leads the send-off ceremony for security personnel for the centennial...
