Lapis, papel at riple: Ang paglalakbay ng isang mandirigma tungo sa kapayapaan
COTABATO CITY — Lapis at papel ang hawak sa umaga, riple naman ang bitbit sa gabi. (more…)
Nagpa-dekomisyon para sa pamilya, mga anak: Kwento ng pagbabago at pag-asa
PARANG, MAGUINDANAO — Giyera, armas, at tila walang katapusan na kaguluhan — ito ang buhay na kinagisnan ni Datucan Othman Marangit, tubong Barira sa probinsya ng Maguindanao. (more…)
Senate commits to fast-track approval of amnesty concurrence resolution for former rebels
SENATE OF THE PHILIPPINES (28 SEPTEMBER 2021) — Senator Panfilo “Ping” Lacson, chair of the Senate’s Committee on National Defense and Security, Peace, Unification and Reconciliation, threw his full support behind Presidential Proclamations Nos. 1090 to 1093 granting amnesty to former rebels. (more…)
OPAPP clarifies “PhP1-Million” socioecon package for decommissioned MILF combatants; agency’s recalibrated normalization fund presented
SENATE OF THE PHILIPPINES (15 September 2021) — Presidential Peace Adviser Secretary Carlito G. Galvez, Jr. clarified that the PhP 1 million earmarked for each of the decommissioned Moro Islamic Liberation Front-Bangsamoro Islamic Armed Forces (MILF-BIAF) combatants is the estimated monetary value of the socioeconomic package they are meant to receive. (more…)
Bangsamoro peace process continues to gain traction – GPIP chair
DAVAO CITY (30 July 2021) — The implementation of the various components under the normalization track of the Comprehensive Agreement on the Bangsamoro (CAB) continues to gain momentum amid challenges in the peace, security and health fronts. (more…)
Philippine Peace Process milestones take center stage in Pre-SONA Forum
CAMP AGUINALDO, QUEZON CITY — Over the past five years, the Duterte Administration has been relentless in pushing forward the comprehensive Philippine peace process and realizing the commitments made by the national government under all signed peace agreements. (more…)
Bangsamoro peace process anchored on GPH-MILF ‘jointness’ — OPAPP
PASIG CITY — The implementation of the political and normalization tracks of the Comprehensive Agreement on the Bangsamoro (CAB) is anchored on “jointness between the national government, the BARMM (Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao), and the MILF.” (more…)
OPAPP lauds SUBATRA for helping to enhance BTA’s legislative capacity
BANGSAMORO GOVERNMENT CENTER, COTABATO CITY (5 JULY 2021) — The Office of the Presidential Adviser on the Peace Process (OPAPP) commended the Support to Bangsamoro Transition (SUBATRA) for helping to enhance the capacity of the Bangsamoro Transition Authority (BTA) to craft key legislation, as well as improve governance systems and processes in the region in support to its transition process. (more…)
Bangsamoro Peace Process in the Time of a Pandemic
PASIG CITY — Amid the challenges caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, the implementation of the political and normalization tracks of the Comprehensive Agreement on the Bangsamoro (CAB) continues to move forward and gain momentum. (more…)
Normalization in the Bangsamoro: Bringing enduring peace and sustainable development to former war-torn communities
LANAO DEL SUR — In his more than three of decades as a Bangsamoro Mujahid (Islamic soldier), Abdul Jalil Maminta, a native of Balindong in Lanao del Sur, never imagined that he would be working side-by-side with the very same people he vowed to destroy. (more…)