CORE SHELTER. The first batch of six housing units for former communist rebels in Negros Oriental will be turned over soon by the Philippine Army and the Office of the Presidential Assistant for the Visayas. The Core Shelter housing project in Barangay Miguel, Tanjay City, Negros Oriental will benefit 60 families of former members of a breakaway rebel group. (Photo courtesy of 302IB, Philippine Army) DUMAGUETE CITY - The first batch of housing units for former rebels of the breakaway rebel group Rebolusyong Partidong Manggagawa-Pilipinas/Revolutionary Proletarian Army/Alex Boncayao Brigade (RPMP/RPA/ABB) in Negros Oriental will be turned over this month to the beneficiaries. Brig. Gen. Leonardo Pena, commander of the Philippine Army's 302nd Infantry Brigade based in Tanjay City, Negros Oriental, told the Philippine News Agency on Wednesday the turnover of the first six housing units will be done after the Holy Week. "We don't have a specific date yet although the houses ha
CONGREGATE. The Office of the Presidential Adviser on the Peace Process (OPAPP) inaugurates the newly-completed House of Peace in Datu Odin Sinsuat, Maguindanao on Tuesday (Dec. 7, 2021), to promote peaceful activities and strengthen relationships among partner organizations. The center, dubbed as "Walay na Kalilintad" in Maguindanaon, will be an avenue for government agencies and other stakeholders to congregate as they promote peace in Maguindanao. (Photo courtesy of OPAPP) MANILA - To promote peace in the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM), the Office of the Presidential Adviser on the Peace Process (OPAPP) has opened the newly-completed House of Peace in Datu Odin Sinsuat, Maguindanao. "The Peace Center called Walay na Kalilintad is more than just a physical structure. It symbolizes the strong and enduring partnership between our organizations, as we work with our other peace partners in bringing a just and lasting peace to the Bangsamoro people,