CPP-NPA-NDF

Statement of Sec. Isidro L. Purisima, Acting Presidential Adviser on Peace, Reconciliation and Unity on the recent CTG attack in Las Navas, Northern Samar
The Office of the Presidential Adviser on Peace, Reconciliation and Unity (OPAPRU) vehemently condemns the attack carried out by the communist terrorist group in Brgy. Magsaysay, Las Navas, Northern Samar on June 3. […]
Marcos Admin determined to sustain the gains of peace in Mindanao – OPAPRU
DAVAO CITY – The Marcos administration continues to build on the gains of the comprehensive Philippine peace process by sustaining its momentum and pushing forward with the implementation of all signed peace agreements. This was [...]
Transformation Program: Empowering FRs as agents of peace and development
GENERAL SANTOS CITY – At first glance, Noel Legaspi looks like a popular anime character with his brightly dyed, brushed up hair and colorful headband. […]
National Amnesty Commission, NBI sign MOA to facilitate amnesty applications of FRs
PASAY CITY (16 May 2023) – The national government is determined to help former rebels (FRs) fully reintegrate into mainstream society and rebuild their lives as peaceful and productive citizens of society. This, as the [...]
Top CPP-NPA-NDF leaders are welcome to participate in local peace dialogues — OPAPRU
MANILA, PHILIPPINES – Presidential Peace adviser Isidro Purisima said high-ranking leaders of the Communist Party of The Philippines-New People’s Army-National Democratic Front (CPP/NPA/NDF) are welcome to join local peace dialogues, as he urged them to [...]
OPAPRU kicks off planning workshop on Transformation Program for FRs in Davao Region
DAVAO CITY — The national government’s efforts to put an end to the decades-long communist insurgency got a major boost as peace stakeholders gathered here on Wednesday for a planning workshop on the Transformation Program [...]
Contract signing formalizes engagement of FRs to help in the implementation of the NTF-ELCAC Transformation Program
PASAY CITY – Former rebels, now referred to as friends rescued (FRs), signed on Monday a contract with the Office of the Presidential Adviser on Peace, Reconciliation and Unity (OPAPRU), which officially makes them members [...]
NAC convenes to finalize IRR of Amnesty Program for former rebels
PICC, PASAY CITY — The National Amnesty Commission (NAC) convened here on Tuesday to finalize the draft of the Implementing Rules and Regulations of the Amnesty Program for former rebels. […]
OPAPRU leads regional summit for FRs; spearheads consultations on Transformation Program for FRs
Labangan, Zamboanga del Sur (07 October 2022) — Around 160 former rebels now called “Friends Rescued” converged here in this coastal municipality for the first-ever provincial-level Transformation Program (TP) Planning that culminated in a “Regional [...]
LPE through NTF-ELCAC is the most effective way of dealing with the communist insurgency — Galvez
PASIG CITY– Localized peace engagements (LPE) under the National Task Force to End Local Armed Conflict (NTF-ELCAC) have proven to be the most effective way of addressing the decades-long communist insurgency, according to Presidential Adviser [...]
Localized peace engagement to continue under Marcos Administration
CAMP AGUINALDO, QUEZON CITY – The National Task Force to End Local Communist Armed Conflict (NTF-ELCAC) confirmed on Friday that localized peace talks will continue to be carried out under the administration of President Ferdinand [...]
RTF-ELCAC 3 sustains peacekeeping and peacebuilding efforts in the region amidst challenges — Galvez
CLARK, PAMPANGA– The Regional Task Force to End Local Communist Armed Conflict (RTF-ELCAC) 3 has been highly successful in carrying out anti-insurgency efforts and in providing the much-needed government services to communities in its area [...]
No more crawling in the jungle: Former rebels now enjoy ‘unrestrained’ life’ after laying down arms
BALER, AURORA — Pedro and Marshall (not their real names) were forced to live as nocturnals when they were still members of the Communist Terrorist Groups (CTG) based in this province. […]
Former rebels begin peace journey
PALAYAN CITY, NUEVA ECIJA — Forty-eight former members of the communitst terrorist group (CTG) have undergone here in Fort Magsaysay a seven-day peace orientation activity jointly organized by the OPAPRU and the AFP 7th Infantry [...]
Localized Peace Engagement in Central Luzon enters phase 2; RTF-ELCAC to focus on terrorism awareness among youth, students
PASIG CITY– The Regional Task Force to End Local Communist Armed Conflict in Central Luzon (RTF-ELCAC 3) will continue to provide sustainable livelihood opportunities, lectures on terrorism awareness, and skills training for former rebels. [...]
Central Luzon highlights effectiveness of Whole-of-Government approach in dealing with CTG
PASIG CITY — The Duterte Administration’s Whole-of-Nation Approach has been highly effective in addressing the communist insurgency in Central Luzon, as it is helping to bring increased peace, security, development and stability in communities once [...]
Peace adviser condemns Maguindanao, Samar attacks; calls on Filipinos to rally behind government’s peace agenda
PASIG CITY (14 February 2022) — Presidential Adviser on Peace, Reconciliation and Unity Secretary Carlito G. Galvez Jr. vehemently condemned two separate armed attacks that led to the death on Saturday, February 12, of nine [...]
PH gov’t pushes for conduct of LPE; most effective approach in talking peace with CTG
PASIG CITY (31 January 2022) — The Philippine government is batting for the continued implementation of localized peace engagement (LPE), as this is the most effective approach in addressing the decades-long communist insurgency in the [...]
LPE, best way of dealing with the CTG — Galvez
METRO MANILA (27 January 2021) – For Presidential Adviser on Peace, Reconciliation, and Unity Carlito G. Galvez Jr., localized peace engagement (LPE) is the best way of dealing with the Communist Terrorist Group (CTG). [...]
The Duterte Administration’s peace agenda: Six years of pushing forward the comprehensive Philippine peace process
DAVAO CITY — In his inaugural address in 2016, President Rodrigo Roa Duterte assured the Filipino people that his “administration is committed to implement all signed peace agreements in step with constitutional and legal reforms.” [...]