Presidential Adviser on Peace, Reconciliation, and Unity Secretary Carlito Galvez, Jr. (File photo) MANILA - Filipinos can be assured that the pursuit of just and lasting peace will not stop with the renaming of the government's peace body. This, after President Rodrigo R. Duterte signed an executive order (EO) reorganizing and renaming the Office of the Presidential Adviser on the Peace Process (OPAPP) to the Office of the Presidential Adviser on Peace, Reconciliation and Unity (OPAPRU). "Now as OPAPRU, we shall be maximizing the power of convergence so that we can effectively communicate the message of peace across the widest spectrum of society and rally the support of all sectors behind our collective vision - to heal the wounds caused by armed conflict and foster genuine peace, reconciliation, and unity among our countrymen," OPAPRU Secretary Carlito Galvez Jr. said in a statement on Saturday. Galvez said the newly reorganized OPAPRU is more eager "to sustain th
Presidential Adviser on Peace, Reconciliation, and Unity Secretary Carlito Galvez, Jr. (File photo) MANILA - The Filipino people can be assured that pursuit of just and lasting peace will not stop with the renaming of the government's peace body. This, after President Rodrigo Duterte signed an executive order (EO) reorganizing and renaming the Office of the Presidential Adviser on the Peace Process (OPAPP) to the Office of the Presidential Adviser on Peace, Reconciliation and Unity (OPAPRU). "Now as OPAPRU, we shall be maximizing the power of convergence so that we can effectively communicate the message of peace across the widest spectrum of society and rally the support of all sectors behind our collective vision - to heal the wounds caused by armed conflict and foster genuine peace, reconciliation, and unity among our countrymen," OPAPRU Secretary Carlito Galvez Jr. said in a statement on Saturday. Galvez said the newly reorganized OPAPRU is more eager "to sustain
QUEZON CITY, Apr. 26 The Department of Agriculture-Philippine Coconut Authority (DA-PCA) successfully passed the Initiation Stage of the Performance Governance System (PGS) and was conferred with the Silver Trailblazer Award by the Institute for Solidarity in Asia (ISA). after the virtual public revalida held on April 23, 2021. The conferment of this award by the ISA is a significant milestone in our continuing commitment to institutionally transform the Authority; serving as an inspiration and motivation for the DA-PCA to undergo subsequent revalida in our bid for the institutionalization of the PGS. Undoubtedly, the conferment of this award is not just a success of the DA-PCA, but also of our millions of coconut farmers and their families and the coconut industry, DA-PCA Administrator Benjamin Madrigal, Jr. said.
QUEZON CITY, March 14 With the decades-old problems our coconut farmers, industry stakeholders, and the industry have been facing, the Department of Agriculture-Philippine Coconut Authority (DA-PCA) has embarked on a transformation journey to become a more efficient and credible organization that is responsive and proactive to the needs and issues confronting the coconut industry.
DA-PCA Administrator Benjamin R. Madrigal, Jr. Photo from DA-PCA
In pursuit of organizational transformation, the DA-PCA enrolled under the Performance Governance System (PGS), the Institute for Solidarity in Asia’s (ISA) platform for designing, executing, monitoring, and sustaining strategy for the attainment of genuine and lasting reforms. The ISA’s PGS is recognized as the Philippine adaptation of the Harvard’s “Balanced Scorecard” framework, which is designed to help organizations execute transformation initiatives.