PBBM: Stronger BARMM means a stronger Mindanao, a stronger Mindanao means a stronger Philippines

PASAY CITY – In pursuit of the Filipino people’s collective vision of achieving genuine and long-lasting peace, unity, reconciliation, and prosperity, President Ferdinand R. Marcos, Jr. underscored that a robust Bangsamoro region is an integral part of a “Bagong Pilipinas.”

“Bagong Pilipinas is incomplete without a Bagong Bangsamoro rising along and within it,” the President said during the 17th National Government-Bangsamoro Government Intergovernmental Relations Body (IGRB) meeting on Thursday, January 8. (more…)

By |2024-02-09T17:28:02+08:00February 9th, 2024|MILF, MNLF, News|0 Comments

Echoes of the past: A journey of resilience, hope and empowerment through education

Rhejam’s life journey is a tapestry of colors woven with the threads of sacrifice, patience and resilience.

Her story, which unfolded in the vibrant landscape of Maguindanao province, reflects the transformative power of education and the unwavering spirit to shape a brighter tomorrow for herself and her family.

“My parents were members of this organization. They started at a young age. They committed themselves to their fight for freedom back then. They got married and lived a couple of months only and went back to continue their services at the MILF camps,” Rhejam related in a public testimony, as the national government and (Mindanao State University) MSU-Maguindanao inked a Memorandum of Agreement to implement peacebuilding initiatives under a program on the transformation of Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) camps. (more…)

By |2024-02-07T09:34:10+08:00February 7th, 2024|MILF, News|0 Comments

Amnesty, final step in the transformation journey of former revolutionaries

PASAY CITY – Presidential Adviser on Peace, Reconciliation and Unity Sec. Carlito G. Galvez, Jr., underscored on Tuesday, February 6, the importance of granting amnesty to members of revolutionary groups who have committed crimes in pursuit of their political beliefs.

“Amnesty does not only extinguish criminal liability for the acts committed by these former rebels. It creates a path toward their full transformation and enables them to return to mainstream society,” Galvez said during a hearing called for by the Senate Committee on National Defense and Security, Peace Unification and Reconciliation. (more…)

By |2024-02-07T05:07:22+08:00February 7th, 2024|CBA-CPLA, CPP-NPA-NDF, MILF, MNLF, NAC, News, RPM-P/RPA/ABB|0 Comments

Galvez: No corruption in MILF decommissioning process

PASAY CITY – Presidential Adviser on Peace Reconciliation and Unity Sec. Carlito G. Galvez, Jr. vehemently denied on Tuesday, February 6, that there is corruption involved in the decommissioning process of Moro Islamic Liberation (MILF) combatants.

This developed as Galvez reported on the status of implementation of the MILF decommissioning process during a hearing called for by the Senate Committee on National Defense and Security, Peace Unification and Reconciliation.

“Don’t tell us we’re corrupt,” the peace adviser told Senator Raffy Tulfo during the hearing, which aimed to shed light on why there has been a delay in the implementation of the decommissioning process.

“We take serious offense in what Senator Tulfo said because there is absolutely no truth to that malicious, baseless allegation. To accuse us of such is an affront not only against our agency but also to the decommissioned combatants as well,” he said at the sidelines of the hearing. (more…)

By |2024-02-06T18:23:49+08:00February 6th, 2024|CBA-CPLA, CPP-NPA-NDF, MILF, MNLF, NAC, News, RPM-P/RPA/ABB|0 Comments

Japan gov’t, World Food Programme team up to boost education, food security in the BARMM

PASAY CITY, 31 January 2024 – In a bid to boost food security and address malnutrition in the Bangsamoro, the Government of Japan and World Food Programme (WFP) officially launched the “Farm-to-School Meals in the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM)” project here on Tuesday, January 30.

The joint project worth USD 5 million will integrate 5,000 small-hold farmers to home-grown school feeding projects to enhance the nutrition status of 10,000 school children for the next two years. (more…)

By |2024-02-01T08:42:48+08:00February 1st, 2024|MILF, MNLF, News|0 Comments

Peace adviser: ‘Bagong Pilipinas,’ Marcos admin’s rallying call for greater peace progress and unity

PASIG CITY – Presidential Peace Adviser Carlito G. Galvez, Jr. has thrown his full support behind the Marcos Administration’s “Bagong Pilipinas” initiative, calling on Filipinos to rally behind the campaign that aims to bring greater peace, progress and unity to the nation. (more…)

By |2024-02-01T08:39:54+08:00January 31st, 2024|News|0 Comments

Basilan to pilot Localized implementation of Normalization Program

WESTMINCOM, ZAMBOANGA CITY (January 26, 2023) — The Office of the Presidential Adviser on Peace, Reconciliation and Unity (OPAPRU) and the Provincial Government of Basilan inked an agreement on Friday, January 26, wherein the latter will take the lead in the implementation of the Normalization Program in the province. (more…)

By |2024-01-27T12:05:43+08:00January 27th, 2024|MILF, News|0 Comments

Master Development Plan to transform Camp Abubakar into show window of peace and dev’t launched

BARIRA, MAGUINDANAO (23 JANUARY 2024) — The Master Development Plan for the Moro Islamic Liberation Front’s (MILF) Camp Abubakar was officially launched and signed on Tuesday, January 23, at the 1st Marine Brigade headquarters in Brgy. Tugaig, Barira, Maguindanao del Norte, marking another major milestone in the Bangsamoro peace process. (more…)

By |2024-01-25T19:24:58+08:00January 25th, 2024|MILF, News, PAMANA|0 Comments

Bangsamoro Task Force expands membership, addresses Rido; body shores up investments for Polloc Port

CAMP SIONGCO, MAGUINDANAO DEL NORTE (22 JANUARY 2024) — Members of the Bangsamoro Task Force on Ending Local Armed Conflict (BTF-ELAC) convened here on Monday, January 22, for its first consultative meeting for CY 2024.

The meeting was led by Presidential Peace Adviser Carlito G. Galvez, Jr., who was designated as the Cabinet Officer for Regional Development and Security (CORDS) for the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM). (more…)

By |2024-01-29T10:37:00+08:00January 25th, 2024|MILF, MNLF, News|0 Comments

Peace adviser: “Dialogue, most effective to attain peace”

ISABELA, BASILAN (17 January 2024) – “Dialogue is the most effective way to attain peace and understanding.”

This was Presidential Peace Adviser Secretary Carlito G. Galvez Jr.’s message during the signing of a peace covenant here on January 16, which ended a long-time “rido” or clan war between two Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) factions in Muhammad Adjul, Basilan. (more…)

By |2024-01-21T10:40:25+08:00January 21st, 2024|MILF, News|0 Comments
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