We have laid the groundwork for lasting peace in Mindanao — PRRD
COTABATO CITY, BARMM — The Bangsamoro people celebrated on Thursday the second year anniversary of one of the major milestones of the Bangsamoro peace process — the ratification of the Bangsamoro Organic Law which paved [...]
Intergovernmental Relations Body presents 1st progress report to PRRD
MANILA (22 January 2021) — The Intergovernmental Relations Body (IGRB) has served as a joint mechanism for the national and Bangsamoro governments to push forward the Bangsamoro peace process in the face of the health, [...]
IGRB 2020 feats highlight Gov’t resolve to ensure success of BARMM
PRESS RELEASE (DEPARTMENT OF FINANCE) | 19 January 2021 — Finance Secretary Carlos Dominguez III has said the significant progress made in 2020 by the Intergovernmental Relations Body (IGRB) of the national and Bangsamoro governments underscore the Duterte [...]
Mindanao Peace Process on track — Third Party Monitoring Team
MANILA (14 December 2020) — Despite the challenges caused by the coronavirus pandemic in the country, the Third Party Monitoring Team (TMPT) highlighted in its sixth report that the implementation process of the six-year-old peace [...]
Strengthening partnership for peace-building through dialogue
ZAMBOANGA CITY – The Office of the Presidential Adviser on the Peace Process (OPAPP) has over the years focused on sustaining the gains of the Bangsamoro peace process by recognizing the vital role of its [...]
OPAPP continues info campaign on Bangsamoro peace process
Madalum, Lanao del Sur (3 December 2020) — Even as the government battles the COVID-19 pandemic, it has continued to carry out interventions to sustain the gains of peace in the Bangsamoro. […]
Extension of Bangsamoro transition reasonable, necessary— Galvez
PASIG CITY (26 NOVEMBER 2020)— The proposed extension of the Bangsamoro transition period for three more years is necessary to complete the implementation of the provisions of the Comprehensive Agreement on the Bangsamoro (CAB), according [...]
BARMM launches first Bangsamoro Development Plan
COTABATO CITY (NOVEMBER 4, 2020) — The Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM) Government launched here on Thursday its first Bangsamoro Development Plan (BDP), marking another major milestone in the Bangsamoro peace process. [...]
Camps Transformation: An inclusive path to development in the Bangsamoro
Datu Saudi Ampatuan, Maguindanao (16 October 2020) — The heavy downpour the night before made the already rugged terrain in this highland village even more challenging to traverse. After more than half an hour of [...]
PAMANA projects to transform MILF camp to peace and dev’t zone
ILIGAN CITY (16 September 2020) — About 52 kilometers or a one hour and thirty minute drive from this bustling northern Mindanao city is the town of Munai, Lanao del Norte, where the Moro Islamic [...]
OPAPP, DTI, NIA ink MOA to create economic opportunities for former combatants
QUEZON CITY, 11 September 2020 – In the face of the many challenges the country is facing due to the coronavirus pandemic, the government remains steadfast in its commitment to fulfill the agreements contained in [...]
Protecting civilians in conflict-areas amidst COVID-19
PASIG CITY, (August 12, 2020) – Against the backdrop of the COVID-19 pandemic, the Office of the Presidential Adviser on the Peace Process (OPAPP) continues to carry out initiatives that aim to address the roots [...]
Philippine peace process has transformed more than 15,000 lives
METRO MANILA, (22 July 2020) — The Duterte administration’s steadfast commitment to honor all signed peace agreements with internal armed groups across the country has led to the transformation of around 15,000 former combatants into [...]
Fr. Chito: A peacebuilder who united faiths and cultures
PASIG CITY (JULY 22, 2020) — “It is with deep sadness that today, the country and the world has lost a peacebuilder in the person of Fr. Chito. He was an epitome of spiritual strength [...]
Galvez directs peace mechanism to investigate explosion which killed civilians
MAGUINDANAO, BARMM (May 26, 2020) – Presidential Peace Adviser Carlito G. Galvez, Jr. on Tuesday called for an impartial investigation of the explosion in Barangay Kitango, Datu Saudi Ampatuan (DSA), Maguindanao, which claimed the lives [...]
Decommissioning process for 12,000 MILF combatants completed
Old Provincial Capitol, Sultan Kudarat, Maguindanao (18 March 2020) – Roel Aliasgal, a member of the Moro Islamic Liberation Front’s (MILF) Southern Sulu Provincial Committee, patiently waited for this turn to be processed inside this [...]
IMT, ceasefire mechanisms keep Bangsamoro peace process on track
Camp Siongco, Awang, DOS, Maguindanao (12 MARCH 2020) – The Government of the Philippines (GPH) – Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) Peace Implementing Panels recognized the invaluable contribution of the International Monitoring Team (IMT) Mindanao [...]
BOL’s implementation remains on track – OPAPP
PASAY CITY, 11 MARCH 2020 – The implementation of Republic Act No. 11054 or the Bangsamoro Organic Law (BOL) and the ongoing transition of the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM) remains on track [...]
Former MILF combatants undergo training on leadership and good governance
SARANGANI PROVINCE — As the second phase of the decommissioning process for the more than 3,100 Moro Islamic Liberation Front – Bangsamoro Islamic Armed Forces (MILF-BIAF) members continues, another key component of the normalization track [...]
MILF leader: we now have peace and justice in the Bangsamoro
SULTAN KUDARAT, MAGUINDANAO (19 February 2020) – Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) Implementing Panel Chair Mohagher Iqbal and his comrades have witnessed the atrocities of war. But now, after more than four decades, they are [...]
Joint GPH-MILF facility to ensure protection of decommissioned weapons completed
Camp Abubakar, Barira, Maguindanao (14 February 2020) – The first of eleven Joint Peace and Security Team (JPST) barracks to be built in seven provinces across Mindanao was officially turned over to the Joint Peace [...]
OPAPP urges Mindanao youth to play a more active role in peacebuilding
CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY (February 1, 2020) — The Office of the Presidential Adviser on the Peace Process (OPAPP) called on the youth of Mindanao to act as agents of peace and development as the [...]
National Government – Bangsamoro Government Intergovernmental Relations Body holds first consultative meeting in Davao
MARCO POLO HOTEL, DAVAO CITY (December 16, 2019) – Members of the Intergovernmental Relations Body (IGRB) coming from the national and Bangsamoro governments convened here today for the IGRB’s first consultative meeting. […]
MILF base commanders gather, propose dev’t plans and programs
DAVAO CITY (December 9, 2019)— Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) base commanders from across Mindanao converged in this city to provide recommendations on how to transform their areas into peaceful and progressive communities. […]
MILF-BIAF to secure Bangsamoro homeland in partnership with AFP, PNP
Camp BGen SK Pendatun, Parang, Maguindanao, (November 23, 2019) – Amidst the heavy downfall, 317 members of the Joint Peace and Security Team (JPST) composed of representatives from the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP), [...]
PAMANA PROJECTS BENEFIT CONFLICT RIDDEN MILF, MNLF COMMUNITIES IN MAGUINDANAO
Cotabato City (19 November 2019) – To further improve the delivery of high-quality, impact-driven projects to conflict-ridden communities in the country, the PAyapa at MAsaganang PamayaNAn (PAMANA) conducted a year-end assessment and planning meeting here [...]
BTA to harness revenue generation in the Bangsamoro
QUEZON CITY (04 November 2019) – The Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM) interim government should develop the capacity to raise its revenue collections, and consequently, strengthen its fiscal autonomy so that it will [...]
7,000 decommissioned combatants’ next-of-kin to benefit from agreement to improve higher education in BARMM
DILIMAN, QUEZON CITY, 30 October 2019 — The children of around 7,000 decommissioned Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) combatants and members of their family, as well as selected beneficiaries from six government-acknowledged MILF camps will [...]
Training for second batch of Bangsamoro peacekeepers commences
PARANG, Maguindanao, 21 October 2019 – United under a single goal – to defend and secure the Bangsamoro homeland – members of the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP), Philippine National Police (PNP), and Bangsamoro [...]
Former adversaries unite, work together for peace in the BARMM
PARANG, MAGUINDANAO, October 21, 2019 – What seemed unimaginable years ago is now a reality, as former foes are now working side by side to bring peace to communities in the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in [...]
