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OPAPRU allocates PHP 705M worth of PAMANA infra projects to support transformation efforts in Bicol region

CAMP ELIAS ANGELES, CAMARINES SUR– As part of the national government’s efforts to strengthen and sustain the gains of peace in the Bicol Region, the Office of the Presidential Adviser on Peace, Reconciliation and Unity (OPAPRU), through its Payapa at Masaganang Pamayanan (PAMANA) Program, has allocated Php 705 million in funds to implement high-impact, community-driven infrastructure projects across the region. (more…)

By |2025-06-03T12:28:42+08:00June 3rd, 2025|CPP-NPA-NDF, Localized Peace Engagements, NAC, News, PAMANA|0 Comments
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PBBM grants National Amnesty Commission authority to issue safe conduct passes to former rebels

CAMP SIONGCO, COTABATO CITY — President Ferdinand R. Marcos, Jr. has authorized on Friday, April 11, the National Amnesty Commission (NAC) to issue safe conduct passes to former rebels who are applying for amnesty. (more…)

By |2025-05-15T15:38:31+08:00May 15th, 2025|NAC, News|0 Comments
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Comprehensive Philippine peace process gains major headway under Marcos administration

QUEZON CITY — The comprehensive Philippine peace process is now moving forward at an accelerated pace and continues to gain momentum because of the strong convergence between the national government and various stakeholders. (more…)

By |2025-04-30T21:34:47+08:00April 30th, 2025|CBA-CPLA, CPP-NPA-NDF, MILF, MNLF, NAC, NAPWPS, News, PAMANA, RPM-P/RPA/ABB|0 Comments
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Amnesty, convergence towards transforming lives and walking the path to peace

NEGROS ISLAND – Forty-one members of the the Rebolusyonaryong Partido ng Manggagawa – Pilipinas/Revolutionary Proletarian Army/Alex Boncayao Brigade (RPM-P/RPA/ABB) – Tabara-Paduano Group (TPG), now called Kapatiran, continue to walk the path of peace as they applied with the national government’s amnesty program here in the province. (more…)

By |2025-03-11T11:38:42+08:00March 11th, 2025|NAC, News, RPM-P/RPA/ABB|0 Comments
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BARMM’s remarkable economic growth, transformation of former combatants, success of localized peace engagements highlighted at Mindanao Development Forum 2024

DAVAO CITY—The Office of the Presidential Adviser on Peace, Reconciliation, and Unity, cited (OPAPRU) the remarkable economic growth that is taking place in the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM), the amazing transformation of former combatants and successful implementation of localized peace engagements as among the major gains achieved under the Philippines’ comprehensive peace process. (more…)

By |2024-07-29T11:09:49+08:00July 29th, 2024|CPP-NPA-NDF, MILF, MNLF, NAC, News, PAMANA|0 Comments
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‘Government will honor and fulfil remaining commitments under peace agreements’ – PBBM SONA 2024

PASIG CITY—–“Government will honor and fully comply with its remaining deliverables under these agreements,” President Ferdinand R. Marcos, Jr., remarked, as he emphasized his administration’s steadfast commitment in fulfilling the national government’s commitments under all signed peace agreements with non-state armed groups during his third State of the Nation Address (SONA), on Monday, July 22. (more…)

By |2024-07-24T10:05:49+08:00July 24th, 2024|CBA-CPLA, CPP-NPA-NDF, NAC, News, OPAPRU, RPM-P/RPA/ABB|0 Comments
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15 ex-rebels from Agusan del Norte seek amnesty under OPAPRU’s LCT-FISU Mindanao

DAVAO CITY — In a groundbreaking move towards bringing genuine peace, social healing, and reconciliation in Mindanao and across the country, 15 former rebels (FRs) from Agusan del Norte applied for amnesty on Monday, June 3.

The said FRs are the first individuals to formally seek amnesty under the Office of the Presidential Adviser on Peace, Reconciliation, and Unity’s (OPAPRU) Local Conflict Transformation – Field Implementation Support Unit (LCT-FISU) in Mindanao. (more…)

By |2024-06-04T17:53:23+08:00June 4th, 2024|CPP-NPA-NDF, NAC, News|0 Comments
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Peace adviser welcomes issuance of IRR for PBMM amnesty proclamations

PASIG CITY – Presidential Peace Adviser Sec. Carlito G. Galvez, Jr. welcomed the National Amnesty Commission’s (NAC) issuance of the Implementing Rules and Regulations (IRR) for the amnesty proclamations that were officially adopted by the body on March 14, 2024.

“We congratulate the NAC for releasing the IRR for Amnesty Proclamation Nos. 403, 404, 405, and 406 that were issued by President Ferdinand R. Marcos, Jr. We are very pleased with this development,” Galvez said.

“With the issuance of the IRR, former rebels who have turned away from armed struggle and laid down their arms will be able to complete their normalization and transition to mainstream society as peaceful, productive and law-abiding citizens,” he noted. (more…)

By |2024-05-15T07:51:09+08:00May 15th, 2024|NAC, News|0 Comments
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OPAPRU does not condone anomaly on cash grants for decommissioned MILF combatant transitional cash aid; to initiate an investigation

PASAY CITY – Presidential Peace Adviser Carlito G. Galvez, Jr., on Tuesday, February 20, said the Office of the Presidential Adviser on Peace, Reconciliation and Unity (OPAPRU), which oversees the implementation of the country’s comprehensive peace process, does not condone any anomaly in the implementation of the decommissioning process for former combatants of the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF).

Galvez made this statement after three decommissioned MILF combatants aired their complaints to Sen. Jinggoy Ejercito Estrada and Galvez before the conduct of the Senate hearing on the decommissioning process called for by the Senate Committee on National Defense and Security, Peace Unification and Reconciliation. (more…)

By |2024-02-29T13:12:22+08:00February 29th, 2024|CBA-CPLA, CPP-NPA-NDF, MILF, MNLF, NAC, News, OPAPRU|0 Comments
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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
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