Bangsamoro youth leaders commit to peacebuilding
COTABATO CITY, September 21, 2018 - "We want to contribute in the Bangsamoro once it is established so that the legislators can see that the youth have a place in all this.” This was the [...]
Dureza stresses importance of inclusivity in peace, dev’t projects
PASIG CITY, September 19, 2018 - Presidential Peace Adviser Jesus G. Dureza today emphasized the need for peace and development programs to benefit not just a few people but the entire community. “It is very [...]
OPAPP lauds exchange programs’ role in peacebuilding
DAVAO CITY, September 17, 2018 -- The Office of the Presidential Adviser on the Peace Process (OPAPP) said international exchange programs have been instrumental not just in sustaining diplomatic ties between the Philippine and other [...]
Multicultural Peace Fair highlights gains of peace
DAVAO CITY, September 16, 2018 -- “The dividends of peace should be shared by all.” This was the message of Bangsamoro Transition Commission (BTC) Commissioner Jose Lorena Jr. during the closing ceremony of the Multicultural [...]
House adopts transitional justice bill
QUEZON CITY, September 13, 2018 — The House of Representatives highlighted the importance of social healing in conflict-affected and conflict-vulnerable areas during a committee meeting conducted in this city on Wednesday. This as the Special [...]
Improvement of governance seen in new Bangsamoro region
Mandaluyong City, September 11, 2018 -- Presidential Peace Adviser Jesus Dureza today said the Bangsamoro Organic Law (BOL) will usher in better governance to the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM). In an interview [...]
Academe urged to create more spaces for peace conversations
ILIGAN CITY, September 9, 2018 -- A member of the Bangsamoro Transition Commission (BTC) -- the body that drafted the Bangsamoro Organic Law (BOL) -- encouraged the academe to create more spaces to advance the [...]
Marawi folks pin hope on BOL ratification
MARAWI CITY, September 8, 2018 -- Residents are hopeful the ratification of the Bangsamoro Organic Law (BOL) will help bring the needed rehabilitation and healing to this Islamic city. Carrying banners printed with “YES” in [...]
Re-shaping Marawi ‘peace by piece’
PROVINCIAL CAPITOL, MARAWI CITY, September 7, 2018 — The Office of the Presidential Adviser on the Peace Process (OPAPP) formally launched here yesterday its Social Healing and Peacebuilding Program (SHAPE) that will primarily benefit the [...]
GPH, MILF reactivate joint assistance mechanism for Marawi
MARAWI CITY, September 6, 2018 -- The Peace Implementing Panels of the Philippine government and the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) reactivated on Thursday the Joint Coordination, Monitoring and Assistance Center (JCMAC), which was a [...]
Dureza: Peace table now wide open for all
DAVAO CITY, September 2, 2018 — “The peace table is now wide open for everybody.” This was declared by Presidential Peace Adviser Jesus Dureza during the launch of National Peace Consciousness Month at the Rizal [...]
Dureza lauds DAP’S planned course on peace
PASIG CITY, August 15, 2018 – Presidential Adviser on the Peace Process Jesus Dureza today discussed ways to promote peace and development in Mindanao at the ‘Kartilya’ forum organized by the Development Academy of the [...]
Dureza: BOL to benefit everyone
Magpet, Cotabato, August 13, 2018 -- Presidential Peace Adviser Jesus Dureza said the recently-passed Bangsamoro Organic Law (BOL) will benefit not just certain groups or sectors but all those who desire peace and development in [...]
Passage of BOL celebrated in Cotabato
COTABATO CITY, August 8, 2018 – More than 700 people flocked to the Shariff Kabunsuan Complex here today to celebrate and express their support for the newly-passed Organic Law for the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in [...]
GPH, MILF panel chairs to present Bangsamoro Organic Law to Moro people, Mindanao stakeholders
COTABATO CITY, August 7 – The respective chairs of the implementing panels of the Philippine government and the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) will present the Organic Law for the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao [...]
PRRD to Bangsamoro: Participate in the plebiscite
MANILA, August 6, 2018 – President Rodrigo Roa Duterte today urged the Bangsamoro people to participate in the upcoming plebiscite that will determine the territorial jurisdiction of the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM). [...]
BARMM is ‘better than ARMM’
DAVAO CITY, August 3, 2018 -- Deputy Presidential Peace Adviser Nabil Tan today emphasized that the recently approved Organic Law on the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM) is better than the ARMM Organic [...]
BOL passage seen to pave way for Cordillera autonomy
SAN FERNANDO, La Union, August 1, 2018 -- The leadership of the Cordillera Administrative Region (CAR) is hopeful that the successful passage of the Bangsamoro Organic Law (BOL) will pave the way for the region’s [...]
Dureza: Bigger work lies ahead with BOL
Makati City, July 30, 2018 — “There is a bigger work to be done with the passage of the BOL.” This was reiterated by Presidential Peace Adviser Jesus G. Dureza on Monday, days after President [...]
Peace stakeholders jumpstart Bangsamoro normalization trust fund
QUEZON CITY, July 25, 2018 – Shortly after the ratification of the Bangsamoro Organic Law (BOL) by both the Senate and House of Representatives, the Government of the Philippines (GPH) and the Moro Islamic Liberation [...]
Celebration greets BOL ratification
QUEZON CITY, July 24, 2018 – After an unexpected delay, the House of Representatives under new House Speaker Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo ratified the Bangsamoro Organic Law today. “This is a momentous celebration not only for our [...]
PRRD vows to sign BOL within 48 hours
QUEZON CITY, July 23, 2018 – “Give me 48 hours to sign it.” This was President Rodrigo Duterte’s assurance to the people after the Bangsamoro Organic Law (BOL) suffered a debacle when the House of [...]
Dureza: Bangsamoro Organic Law was ‘collateral damage’
July 23, 2018 – Presidential Peace Adviser Jesus G. Dureza today lamented the Lower House’s non-ratification of the Bangsamoro Organic Law (BOL) but said it had nothing to do with the law itself. “It was [...]
Dureza: Mindanaoans hold the key to their own future
CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY (July 21, 2018) -- Presidential Peace Adviser Jesus Dureza believes the people of Mindanao themselves hold the key to bringing long-lasting peace and sustainable development in the island-region. “You are the [...]
Bangsamoro Organic Law seen to bring lasting peace
JULY 22, 2018 – Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (ARMM) Governor Mujiv Hataman welcomed the historic approval of the Organic Law for the Bangsamoro by the Bicameral Committee, saying it moves the Bangsamoro people “closer [...]
GPH-MILF peace mechanisms: Key to sustaining the gains of peace
DAVAO CITY, July 18, 2018 -- The existing peace mechanisms have been instrumental in sustaining the gains of the peace process between the Government of the Philippines (GPH) and Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF). This [...]
CSOs laud granting of fiscal autonomy in BBL
Mandaluyong City, July 12, 2018 – The League of Bangsamoro Organizations lauded the Bicameral Conference Committee following the approval of provisions granting the Bangsamoro its fiscal autonomy. Members of the Senate and the House of [...]
Pass stronger BBL, Bicam urged
QUEZON CITY, July 11, 2018 – Various civil society groups today appealed to the Bicameral Conference Committee to strengthen the provisions of the proposed Bangsamoro Basic Law (BBL) in adherence to the aspirations of the [...]
Congress to come up with ‘best version of BBL’
ORTIGAS, PASIG CITY, July 9, 2018 – First District Ilocos Norte Representative Rodolfo Fariñas today reaffirmed the commitment of the Bicameral Committee (BiCam) on the Bangsamoro Basic Law (BBL) to “do the herculean job of [...]
Dureza: Gov’t still open to peace talks with NDFP
HAGONOY, DAVAO DEL SUR (JULY 5, 2018) --- “The doors for peace negotiations with the communist rebels are still open.” This was the announcement made by Presidential Peace Adviser Jesus G. Dureza during the celebration [...]
