Galvez to Communist: Stop the lies, violence in these trying times
PASIG CITY (March 23, 2020) – Presidential Peace Adviser Carlito G. Galvez, Jr. urged the Communist Party of the Philippines-New People’s Army-National Democratic Front (CPP-NPA-NDF) to show humanity in light of the ongoing COVID-19 health [...]
OPAPP condemns NPA atrocities amid unilateral ceasefire
PASIG CITY (March 20, 2020)— Presidential Peace Adviser Carlito G. Galvez, Jr. condemned the communist rebels for the killing of two civilians on the first day the unilateral ceasefire declaration of President Rodrigo Roa Duterte [...]
DND, DILG, OPAPP ink tripartite MoA to implement PAMANA projects
CAMP AGUINALDO, QUEZON CITY (March 11, 2020) — The Department of National Defense (DND), Department of Interior and Local Government (DILG), and Office of the Presidential Adviser on the Peace Process (OPAPP) signed Tuesday a [...]
OPAPP to CPP-NPA: Stop using ‘child-warriors’ to fight your war
PASIG CITY(February 25, 2020) — Presidential Peace Adviser Carlito G. Galvez Jr. has denounced anew the devious and inhumane tactic of the Communist Party of the Philippines – New People’s Army (CPP-NPA) of recruiting children [...]
OPAPP condemns NPA ambush on rebel returnee in Sorsogon
PASIG CITY (23 FEBRUARY 2020)— The Office of the Presidential Adviser on the Peace Process has vehemently condemned the killing of rebel returnee Antonio Benzon, Jr. by members of the Communist Party of the Philippines-New [...]
Catholic Bishops to lead localized peace engagement with communist group in Samar
BORONGAN, Eastern Samar (February 20, 2020) – Top government, church and civil society leaders passed a resolution here on Thursday designating three Catholic bishops to lead localized peace engagements (LPE) with members of the communist group [...]
CPP-NPA-NDF is now becoming irrelevant – OPAPP
PASIG CITY (February 1, 2020) — The Communist Party of the Philippines-New People’s Army-National Democratic Front (CPP-NPA-NDF) is against the government’s plan to intensify the implementation of socio-economic interventions in conflict-ridden communities because the organization [...]
PRRD to Reds: think of your children’s future; end the armed rebellion
SAN ISIDRO, Leyte, January 24, 2020 — President Rodrigo Roa Duterte on Thursday called on communist insurgents to consider the future of their children and finally put an end to the decades-long armed rebellion in [...]
Peace talks should be within the bounds of law and will of Filipino people – OPAPP
PASIG CITY, January 17, 2020 – The government is not closing the door on the possibility of resuming peace negotiations with the communist insurgents. However, future talks should be within the framework of the Philippine [...]
We do not need CASER — Galvez
MANILA, January 10, 2020 — The Filipino people have no need for the proposed Comprehensive Agreement on Social Economic Reforms (CASER) whose passage is being aggressively pushed by the Communist Party of the Philippines-New People’s Army-National [...]
STATEMENT OF CONDEMNATION OF PRESIDENTIAL PEACE ADVISER CARLITO G. GALVEZ, JR. ON THE RECENT ATROCITIES COMMITTED BY THE COMMUNIST PARTY OF THE PHILIPPINES- NEW PEOPLE’S ARMY AGAINST THE FILIPINO PEOPLE
The Office of the Presidential Adviser on the Peace Process strongly condemns the recent spate of attacks perpetrated by the Communist Party of the Philippines-New People’s Army (CPP-NPA) against the Filipino people. […]
Galvez: Local Peace Engagements, the best way to push forward peace with the Reds
PASIG CITY (27 DECEMBER 2019)— Local peace engagements (LPEs) being carried out throughout the country under the Duterte Administration’s Whole-of-Nation Approach have proven to be highly effective in achieving enduring peace, social justice, and development. [...]
Galvez condemns NPA attack in Samar
MANILA, December 15, 2019 – Presidential Peace Adviser Carlito G. Galvez Jr. condemned the attack carried out by the New People’s Army in Eastern Samar last December 14, killing a police officer and two civilians [...]
Cordi peace accord reflects success of localized peace engagements
BAGUIO CITY, (23 November 2019) – The ongoing peace process between the national government and the Cordillera Bodong Administration-Cordillera People’s Liberation Army (CBA-CPLA) is a testament of the successful implementation of localized peace engagements (LPE) [...]
Anti-communist drive gains ground in Central Luzon
SAN FERNANDO, Pampanga, November 8, 2019 – Major strides have been achieved in the Duterte Administration’s anti-insurgency efforts in Central Luzon following the mass surrender of New People’s Army (NPA) members due to the effective [...]
‘Stop deceiving people,’ OPAPP tells NDF
PASIG CITY (20 OCTOBER 2019) — The Duterte Administration has not set peace process barriers as claimed by columnist and political activist Satur Ocampo but the communists themselves, according to Atty. Wilben Mayor, spokesperson of [...]
12 NPA rebels, including 18-year-old mother, surrender to government
MALOLOS CITY, BULACAN (09 OCTOBER 2019) — At least 12 members of the New People’s Army (NPA) in Central Luzon have surrendered to authorities on Wednesday after being heavily exploited by the communist group. [...]
Duterte admin vows to end insurgency within its term
GENERAL SANTOS CITY, September 26, 2019 — The Duterte Administration is determined to find a long-lasting solution to the insurgency in the country within its term, according to Presidential Peace Adviser Carlito G. Galvez Jr. [...]
Good governance, convergence of efforts, key to ending communist insurgency
SAN FERNANDO CITY, PAMPANGA (September 11, 2019 ) —Peace can never be a singular effort. In order to achieve it, the implementation of a “Whole-of-Nation” Approach is needed. […]
Whole-Of-Nation Approach gains ground in Davao del Norte
ASUNCION, DAVAO DEL NORTE – For more than a year, 26-year-old “Crisna” (not her real name) spent many sleepless nights roaming the highlands of Agusan on foot, making sure to stay away from the watchful [...]
