Listed upstream oil and gas firm PXP Energy Corp. and its subsidiary, Forum Ltd., will pursue other exploration projects in the country after the Department of Energy (DOE) ordered an indefinite suspension of exploration activities in two service contracts (SC) in the West Philippine Sea. “Each of PXP and Forum…
MANILA: More than 5,000 former fighters who fought for Filipino Muslim autonomy in the southern Philippines will join the country’s police force as part of government efforts to sustain peace in one of Southeast Asia’s most conflict-torn regions. The peace process in Bangsamoro, a region covering predominantly Muslim areas of Mindanao, has been underway for nearly a decade
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Peace adviser Sec. Carlito Galvez Jr. (3rd from left) (OPAPRU photo) MANILA - The administration of President Rodrigo Duterte will honor all signed peace agreements with the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF), Peace adviser Secretary Carlito Galvez Jr. assured Friday. Galvez also hopes that the peace process nurtured over the years will continue in the succeeding administrations. In a social media post, the Office of the Presidential Adviser on the Peace Process (OPAPRU) and the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim in Mindanao (BARMM) reaffirmed their commitments to sustain the gains of various peace agreements in Mindanao. "Rest assured, as I promised when I was Chief of Staff [of the Armed Forces of the Philippines], that all my life, with the National Defense Secretary (Delfin Lorenzana), all our lives, we will dedicate to the peace process," Galvez said. He added that there is much work to be done but with the strong partnerships developed, the Philippines "shall
(Courtesy of OPAPRU) MANILA - The National Task Force for the Disbandment of Private Armed Groups (NTF-DPAGs) has neutralized some 15 private armed groups (PAGs) in Mindanao, the Office of the Presidential Adviser on the Peace, Reconciliation and Unity reported on Thursday. In a social media post, the OPAPRU described the latest development as proof that the peacekeepers in Mindanao continue to sustain gains in their efforts within the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM) and other areas in Mindanao. Presidential peace adviser Secretary Carlito Galvez Jr. said the OPAPRU is committed to continuing to support the efforts of NTF-DPAGs member agencies. "We believe that by complementing and boosting each other's efforts, we will be able to realize our collective goal of achieving a just and lasting peace in the Bangsamoro," Galvez said in his message during the recent NTF-DPAGs oversight committee meeting. Police Lt. Gen. Jose Chiquito Malayo, commander of