BRINGING PEACE IN ROME. Labor Secretary Silvestre Bello III leads the Philippine delegation in meeting and updating Filipinos living in Italy on the state and progess of the peace negotiations with the National Democratic Front. #TayoAngKapayapaan
Government and National Democratic Front peace negotiating panels sign the supplemental agreement on Joint Monitoring Committee on the Comprehensive Agreement on Respect of Human Rights and International Humanitarian Law as negotiations move towards other substantive agenda. (OPAPP Photos)
A completion programme was held in Camp Abubakar on 17 January 2017 for the turnover and distribution of projects under the Mindanao Trust Fund – Reconstruction and Development Program (MTF-RDP). The projects include water system, cattle distribution, and completion ceremony for the learners of the Alternative Learning System.
The Mindanao Trust Fund (MTF) is a multi-donor grant facility established in 2005 to consolidate international development assistance for the socio-economic recovery of conflict-affected communities in Mindanao. The MTF-RDP has allocated Ninety Million Pesos (Php90,000,000) to finance the cost of literacy, livelihood and economic infrastructure programs for the six camps.
The transformation of the six previously acknowledged MILF camps is part of the confidence-building measures enumerated in the Annex on Normalization of the Comprehensive Agreement on the Bangsamoro.
Government of the Philippines (GRP) panel members for the talks with the National Democratic Front, Atty. Angela Librado-Trinidad and Atty. Rene Sarmiento acted as resource persons during the deliberations of the Special Committee on Peace, Reconciliation, and Unity of the House of Representatives on the amnesty bill submitted by Pampanga Representative Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo and the house resolutions calling for the immediate releases of detained communist rebels.
Arroyo, who is also the House deputy speaker, filed House Bill No. 490, which seeks to grant amnesty to the members of the Communist Party of the Philippines/New People’s Army/National Democratic Front and other individuals involved in past political conflicts. #TayoAngKapayapaan
Presidential Peace Adviser Jesus G. Dureza met with legislators and local executives from the Cordillera Autonomous Region (CAR) earlier today, 28 November 2016, to discuss about the region’s bid for autonomy. Secretary Dureza expressed his support for the political roadmap that Cordillera envisions.
“The decision has to be shared with everyone. ‘Pag sinabi niyo na, go with autonomy, I’d really campaign for it. Come up with a consensus and I will champion it”,he said. #TayoAngKapayapaan
OPAPP Assistant Secretary Dickson P. Hermoso was guest of honor at the Multidisciplinary Research Conference and Workshop on Mindanao Studies held at the Notre Dame University in Cotabato City, today, 28 November 2016. The theme of the activity was “Rethinking Social-Relations, Identification, and the Peace Promise in Mindanao.
In his keynote message, Asec. Hermoso stressed that the people is the most important component in the peace process, which he refers to as the ‘bigger peace table’. He also assured that the government is doing its promise of a more inclusive peace process.
The said event is a research collaboration program conference and workshop of the Notre Dame University and the Ateneo de Manila University.
The 4th EU Ambassadors’ Forum (EAF) was held earlier today, 25 November 2016, to discuss the Philippines’ Peace and Development Roadmap. This is the first EAF organized under the Duterte administration.
The forum was attended by diplomats from around 20 EU member countries. Norwegian Foreign Minister Børge Brende was the forum’s guest of honor. In his message, he expressed confidence in the political will of the new administration.
“Under the leadership of President Duterte and Secretary Dureza, we have seen a new momentum. It’s a historic opportunity for the Philippines to end conflict and to move forward,” he said.
In response, Sec. Dureza profusely thanked the EU, especially the Norwegian government, for their unwavering support to the peace process.
“I would like to thank the Norwegian government and all the EU who have been helpful in our work for peace and development in our land.The strong support of our partners have kept us behaving in the peace table,” he said.
EAF is a venue for the Philippine government to give a briefing on timely topics of mutual interest and to exchange views with the Ambassadors of European countries.
EARLIER TODAY: Felipe Montoya, Director of the Regional Peace and Development Program of Colombia, and Peter Hauschnik, Principal Advisor of GIZ-COSERAM, joined OPAPP in a discussion to tackle experiences and parallelisms between the Philippines and Colombian peace processes. Montoya discussed about the Red Nacional de Programmas Regionales de Desarrollo y Paz, ‘Redprodepaz’ (Colombian Network of Regional Development and Peace Programs). The Redprodepaz is a network composed both of civil and private organizations that initiate the creation of peace and development programs in Colombia. He also shared about the VallenPaz, one of the networks under Redprodepaz. It implements development projects in the most excluded part of Colombia. #TayoAngKapayapaan
This is a peace forum with the Peace Panels of the Government (GRP) and the National Democratic Front, which was spearheaded by the Rotary Club of Marikina West. Representatives from both GRP and NDF panels are present to give update on the current status of the peace negotiations.
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