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MANILA - President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. has appointed Undersecretary Isidro Purisima as acting head of the Office of the Presidential Adviser on Peace, Reconciliation and Unity (OPAPRU), Malacanang said on Tuesday. Purisima's latest designation was announced by Malacanang Press Briefer Daphne Osena-Paez in a Palace briefing. Malacanang has yet to release additional details about Purisima's appointment. Purisima's appointment came more than a month after Marcos named then OPAPRU Secretary Carlito Galvez Jr. as the new head of the Department of National Defense. Prior to his new stint, Purisima served as Presidential Assistant for Local Conflict Transformation and Peace Sustainability. Purisima also worked as deputy presidential adviser for operations of the now-defunct Office of the Presidential Adviser on Peace Process (OPAPP). As a former military officer, Purisima served as deputy chief of staff for operations and head of the command center of the Armed Forces of the P ....
President Marcos has designated Isidro Purisima as the acting presidential adviser on peace, reconciliation and unity, replacing Carlito Galvez Jr., who was appointed defense secretary last month. ....