DAVAO CITY --- The Senate on Tuesday approved the proposed Php7.094 billion budget for the Office of the Presidential Adviser on Peace, Reconciliation, and Unity (OPAPRU) for fiscal year 2025. The OPAPRU is mandated to manage, direct, integrate, and supervise the implementation of the Comprehensive Peace Process through promoting and reinforcing reconciliation and unity … [Read more...] about Senate lauds OPAPRU’s peace efforts, approves Php7-billion budget for 2025
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Peace Monument unveiled in Sumisip, Basilan
SUMISIP, BASILAN --- The Basilan Provincial government on March 4, 2023, unveils Kasanyangan peace monument in Barangay Mahatallang, Sumisip town, Basilan. Top national and local officials led the event at the heart of the Sampinit Complex, an area which even the most grizzled soldiers feared to tread in this once conflict-ridden town. The unveiling of the monument is … [Read more...] about Peace Monument unveiled in Sumisip, Basilan
Dureza: Nothing will move us from our unwavering stand to achieve peace
ZAMBOANGA CITY (August 1)- Presidential Peace Adviser Jesus G. Dureza yesterday said that the terrorist bombing in Lamitan City in the island province of Basilan on Tuesday was "a tragic incident that serves to remind that the road to lasting and sustainable peace is fraught with threats and dangers." The incident, perpetrated by … [Read more...] about Dureza: Nothing will move us from our unwavering stand to achieve peace
TJ Approach on HR Violations
In recent years, transitional justice has emerged as an approach to not only address human rights violations but to also respond to the grievances on the ground. It comprises the “full range of processes and mechanisms associated with a society's attempt to come to terms with a legacy of large-scale past abuses, in order to ensure accountability, serve justice and achieve … [Read more...] about TJ Approach on HR Violations
Dureza rallies stakeholders to work together vs violent extremism
SAN JUAN CITY — Presidential Peace Adviser Jesus Dureza called on various stakeholders to work together towards creating new strategies to confront the serious threat of violent extremism. Speaking during the launch of the book “Ramadi to Marawi: Peace and the Prevention of Violent Extremism” on Wednesday at Club Filipino, Dureza said all efforts must be exerted not just by … [Read more...] about Dureza rallies stakeholders to work together vs violent extremism
