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PARANG, MAGUINDANAO DEL NORTE – Multi-colored banners fluttered in the air, drums rumbled, and crowds gathered and cheered in the streets as Parangueños commemorated their hometown’s 79th founding anniversary on August 18. There is more than enough reason for the people to celebrate. Parang, which was once the site of intense armed battles years ago, [...]
ALAMADA, COTABATO — Residents of this major rice and corn producing municipality are looking forward to improved mobility, increased agricultural production, and higher incomes with the help of new and better infrastructure. This developed as the Office of the Presidential Adviser on Peace, Reconciliation and Unity (OPAPRU), led by Secretary Mel Senen S. Sarmiento, spearheaded [...]
SOLANO, Nueva Vizcaya — To sustain its insurgency-free status and continue to improve the lives of former rebels (FRs), their families and communities, the Office of the Presidential Adviser on Peace, Reconciliation and Unity (OPAPRU), through its Area Management Unit–Northern Luzon, conducted a two-day Transformation Program (TP) Planning Workshop from August 12 to 13 in [...]
MAGUINDANAO DEL NORTE — Presidential Peace Adviser Secretary Mel Senen S. Sarmiento, who is also the concurrent Chair of the Government of the Philippines’ Peace Implementing Panel, is closely coordinating with the security sector and his counterparts in the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) through the Coordinating Committee on the Cessation of Hostilities (CCCH) and [...]
PARANG, MAGUINDANAO DEL NORTE — Top officials of the Bangsamoro and national government gathered here, as they led the ceremonial groundbreaking for the Moro Global Metropolis on Thursday, August 13. The soon-to-be constructed facility will serve as the new Bangsamoro Government Center (BGC), marking the official transfer of the region’s capital from Cotabato City to [...]
11 August 2026 On behalf of the men and women of the Office of the Presidential Adviser on Peace, Reconciliation and Unity (OPAPRU), I extend our warmest congratulations to Lieutenant General Donald M. Gumiran on your assumption as the 68th Commanding General of the Philippine Army. Your appointment is a testament to decades of outstanding [...]
DAVAO CITY — Civil society organizations from Mindanao peacefully converged at the venue where the Government of the Philippines (GPH) and the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) reconvened for their 38th Peace Implementing Panels Meeting following the designation of Sec. Mel Senen Sarmiento as GPH Panel Chair, bearing messages for both Parties. The messages in [...]
PASIG CITY — The national government's localized peace engagement (LPE) initiatives continues to gain momentum, proving that sustained dialogue, empowered local governance, and community-driven solutions are among the best strategies to end insurgency and build lasting peace across the country. Recognizing that every conflict has its own unique context, the Office of the Presidential Adviser [...]
PASIG CITY – In his first 100 days, Presidential Peace Adviser Secretary Mel Senen S. Sarmiento has hit the ground running to deliver on President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr.’s peace agenda: advance reconciliation, strengthen the Bangsamoro transition, accelerate socio-economic development, and bring decades-long peace commitments to their completion. “As I mark my first 100 days [...]
