(File photo) MANILA -The Office of the Presidential Adviser on Peace, Reconciliation and Unity (OPAPRU) on Tuesday recognized President Ferdinand Marcos Jr.'s peace initiatives, stressing that its dividends are now being felt by the nation. "Only in your third month in office, the dividends of peace are now being felt across the country, particularly in the Bangsamoro region, which for decades, was ravaged by armed conflict. Now, we can say that peace is finally at hand," OPAPRU Secretary Carlito Galvez Jr. said in his message for the president's 65th birthday. He also wished the president good health and strength for him to effectively carry out his mandate as the country's "chief unifier". Since Marcos assumed the presidency, Galvez said the chief executive has become a beacon of hope, mutual understanding, unity, and solidarity among the Filipino people. This was further highlighted by Marcos' inaugural speech where he made a clarion call by stati
It’s a special non-working holiday today in the Cordilleras in observance of the 36th anniversary of a peace pact signed between the government and the Cordillera Bodong Administration-Cordillera People’s Liberation Army.
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OPAPRU Secretary Carlito G. Galvez Jr. (File photo) LA TRINIDAD, BENGUET - Forged on September 13, 1986, the commemoration of the historic Mt. Data Peace Accord on Tuesday will pay homage to departed community leaders and combatants of the Cordillera People's Liberation Army (CPLA), the Office of the Presidential Adviser for Peace, Reconciliation and Unity (OPAPRU) said. As of this posting, over 50 names have been included in the initial list of those who were killed or have died of other causes while "pursuing the Cordilleran cause and pursuit of autonomy," according to OPAPRU which is leading the memorial in line with the celebration of this National Peace Consciousness Month. The event will be marked by the laying of peace lilies by relatives of the departed at the newly constructed Inner Peace Sanctum Art Memorabilia, which is located at the Mt. Data Hotel grounds in Bauko, Mountain Province. A tribute message, which includes the roll of names of the deceased, will be
SYMBOL OF PEACE. A monument depicting the exchange of peace tokens between former President Corazon Aquino and former priest Conrado Balweg on Sept. 13, 1986 stands on the grounds of Mt. Data Hotel in Sabangan, Mountain Province, where the peace agreement was signed. The monument was erected in 2022 as a symbol of the Cordillera people's commitment to upholding peace. (PNA file photo by Liza T. Agoot) BAGUIO CITY - Malacanang has declared Sept. 13 a special non-working holiday in the Cordillera Administrative Region (CAR) in commemoration of the 36th year of successful peace talks between the government and a local rebel group. "On Sept. 23, former President Corazon Aquino met with representatives of the Cordillera Bodong Administration and the Cordillera Peoples Liberation Army to signify the Sipat (cessation of hostilities) and to acknowledge the aspirations for Cordillera autonomy," read the Proclamation 49, signed by Executive Secretary Victor Rodriguez on behalf of P