PASAY CITY — The Office of the Presidential Adviser on Peace, Reconciliation and Unity (OPAPRU) celebrated its 30th founding anniversary on Tuesday, September 19 at the Philippine International Convention Center (PICC), this city.
The occasion marked three decades of peacebuilding, peacekeeping, and peacemaking for the agency. (more…)
BAUKO, MOUNTAIN PROVINCE — The legacy left by those who were behind the ‘Sipat’ Mount Data peace accord in the Cordillera will continue to live on in the hearts and minds of the people thirty-seven years after its signing.
This was the assurance given by representatives from line agencies, local government units (LGUs), private sector, civil society, peace advocates and locals during the 37th anniversary of the forging of the Sipat here at the Mt. Data Hotel on Wednesday, September 13. (more…)
PASAY CITY — The Office of the Presidential Adviser on Peace, Reconciliation and Unity (OPAPRU) has forged a partnership with the Presidential Communications Office (PCO) and Philippine Information Agency (PIA) to boost the national government’s information campaign on its anti-insurgency and peacebuilding efforts in the country. (more…)
PASAY CITY – Presidential Adviser on Peace, Reconciliation and Unity Secretary Carlito G. Galvez, Jr. shared during the 2023 Post-State of the Nation Address (SONA) Discussions that “most of our peace partners are very happy particularly when [the President] announced the proclamation of amnesty.”
PASIG CITY – The Marcos Administration is determined to continue building on the gains of the comprehensive Philippine peace process, sustaining its momentum, and pushing forward the implementation of all signed peace agreements.
TALISAY CITY – The Office of the Presidential Adviser on Peace Reconciliation and Unity (OPAPRU) and the Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) have vowed to intensify their efforts to sustain the gains of peace in Negros Occidental.
QUEZON CITY (19 June 2023) – The national government’s peacekeeping interventions continue to gain headway, as the National Task Force for the Disbandment of Private Armed Groups (NTF-DPAGs) has disbanded 18 potential private armed groups operating in regions 9, 12, and Bangsamoro.
Today, we are celebrating our 125th Anniversary of Independence, as we honor the valiant men and women who paved our nation’s path towards sovereignty.
Theme: “Building Resilient Communities: Preventing and Countering Violent Extremism and Radicalism.”
Conference Dates: 07-08 September 2023
The annual OPAPRU Peace Research Conference serves as the site and platform for advancing knowledge on peace and elevating national conversations on peace work, peacebuilding, and peace and security.
The theme is centered on interventions, replicable practices, and strategies from various sectors of society as violent extremism and radicalism is prevented and/or countered. This includes initiatives from the government, the private sector, and their various collaborations to address economic, cultural, psychosocial, and religious factors of radicalization that lead to violent extremism and radicalism.
The OPAPRU invites presentations from the academic community, national government agencies, civil society organizations, peace practitioners, and research collaborators to submit their research and think pieces particularly on the prospects and challenges of Preventing and Countering Violent Extremism and Radicalism in the Philippines, and even abroad.
Link for submission:
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Link for Research Paper Template and Guidelines:
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Interested individuals or groups may submit extended abstracts and full papers related but not limited to the following themes:
Published work within the identified themes will be featured in the conference. Research papers may be in the form of the following:
Document Format:
Important Dates
25 May 2023 Start of submission of Full Research Paper Draft
15 July 2023 Last day of submission of Full Research Paper Draft
24 July 2023 Notification of Acceptance
30 July 2023 Deadline of Confirmation as Research Presenters
01 August 2023 Second Round of Notice of Acceptance
06 August 2023 Deadline of Confirmation for the Second Round Notice
30 August 2023 Submission of the Revised Final Research Paper Draft and Presentations
07-08 September 2023 Conference Proper
October 2023 Publication of Conference Proceedings
Selection of Papers to be Presented in the Conference
Submitted research papers will be reviewed and selected by an external Review Committee composed of researchers and peacebuilders organized for this purpose.
Presentation and Publication to the Conference Proceedings
Selected research presenters will be given ample time to reflect on the comments from the Review Committee on their research paper draft before its publication to the Conference Proceedings – together with their presentation for the Conference. The annually published OPAPRU Peace Research Conference Proceedings is housed in the OPAPRU Publication Collections of the Ambassador Manuel T. Yan Peace Resource Center (AMTYPRC) – available for use by policymakers and practitioners as reference to inform policy decisions and programming on peacebuilding.
Other Details
The 3rd OPAPRU Peace Research Conference 2023 will be held under hybrid modality – mainly on-site in Metro Manila and via Zoom for Video Teleconferencing. Interested participants abroad are encouraged to submit their research papers.
Food and accommodation for all research presenters are covered.
Provision for limited air travel support, local and abroad, will be provided upon request/need.
Contact:
For inquiries, please email the OPAPRU Research Conference Secretariat at opapru.researchcon@peace.gov.ph.
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