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BASILAN COMPLETES 8 PAMANA PROJECTS, 13 MORE ONGOING
Monday 22nd of April 2013
DAVAO CITY, April 22 (PIA) -- The Office of the Presidential Adviser on the Peace Process (OPAPP) has turned-over completed PAMANA (Payapa at Masaganang Pamayanan) projects in Basilan last April 13.
At least eight projects were completed and turned-over to the local government units, each amounting to P1.5 million.
OPAPP officials also said thirteen more projects are ongoing.
Hadzer Birowa, OPAPP project assistant for PAMANA projects said the projects started in 2012 and the ongoing projects are already 79% to 90% complete.
“There are two categories in our PAMANA projects here in Basilan—those projects under PAMANA PDC (Peace and ...
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25Jan2013BUTUAN CITY, Jan. 25 (PIA) -- The Office of the Presidential Adviser on the Peace Process (OPAPP) will conduct a capacity-building seminar for all government information officers in the country in an effort to disseminate the success stories of the Payapa at Masaganang Pamayanan or Pamana (Peaceful and Progressive Communities). According to OPAPP Sec. Teresita Q. Deles, the project entitled “Communicating Pamana results: Capacity-Building for Government Information Officers,” will serve as ...
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07Dec2012LUCENA CITY, Quezon, Dec. 7 (PIA) -- The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) had began implementing peace- promoting projects under the Kapit-Bisig Laban sa Kahirapan Comprehensive and Integrated Delivery of Social Services – Payapa at Masaganang Pamayanan Program (Kalahi-CIDSS Pamana) in selected areas in Quezon province. The program is being implemented in coordination with the Office of the Presidential Adviser on Peace Process (OPAPP). Most of the targeted areas under the ...
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29Nov2012MALAYBALAY CITY, Bukidnon, Nov. 29 (PIA) -- Fifty eight former rebels received cash assistance of P2.9 million from the Office of the Presidential Adviser on the Peace Process (OPAPP) during the recent provincial government’s formal assembly at the Kaamulan Theater. Magss Barrios, Regional Coordinator, OPAPP 10, said each qualified former rebel (FR) beneficiary received P50,000 from OPAPP’s Social Integration Program (SIP). “SIP involves the management of forces, arms, and ammunition of ...
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25Oct2012ISABELA CITY, Basilan, Oct 25 (PIA) -- The successful implementation of the peace framework agreement between the government and the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) would result in the normalization of the peace and order situation in conflict-affected areas in Mindanao and will lead to the eradication of such notorious crimes as kidnapping, banditry and extortion, ARMM officials said. In a statement, Police Chief Superintendent Mario Avenio, head of the ARMM Police Regional Office, said ...
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02Oct2012KORONADAL CITY, South Cotabato, October 2 (PIA) -- Paginugot su pamunuan nu Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (ARMM) na su kapapadtuman kanu politikal endo pang-ekomiya a reporma kanu nadtelu a bahagi ataw ka parti nu region a kaped sa ipadsulong a pidtelu a “peace agenda” nu administrasyun Aquino. Pidtelu ni ARMM Gov. Mujiv Hataman, su mga reporma nu niya na sakanin ban tu e pakadsiguro kanu pidtelu a “good governance” kanu guberno nu nadtelu a rehiyun. Tigin, suportado nu mga kaw...
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26Sep2012CATARMAN, Northern Samar, Sept 25 (PIA) – The road project of the Office of the Presidential Adviser on Peace Process (OPAPP) through its Payapa at Masaganang Pamayanan (Pamana) Pillar 3 road projects was turned-over to the local government of Mondragon, Northern Samar on September 19. OPAPP Undersecretary Luisito Montalbo, who graced the occasion said that Pamana is a nationwide convergence peace-building program focused on the development of conflict-affected areas and vulnerable communiti...
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25Sep2012MANILA, Sept 25 (PIA) -- Around 20 clubs of Rotary District 3830 will host a peace event on Friday, September 28. This event, with the overarching Rotary theme “Peace Through Service,” will be held in cooperation with the Office of Presidential Adviser on Peace Process (Opapp). This is also in line with OPAPP’s Campaign dubbed “Ikaw.Ako.Magkakaiba.Nagkakaisa sa Kapayapaan.” Opapp Secretary Teresita Deles welcomed the initiative of the Rotary. “Meaningful participation can be a...
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06Sep2012MANILA, Sept. 6 (PIA) –- Government Chief Peace Negotiator Marvic Leonen has urged his counterparts in the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) to resolve the “remaining contentious points” in their ongoing peace talks in Malaysia so they can finally bring home a viable “framework agreement” for a peaceful Mindanao. In a statement, Leonen, speaking at the opening of the 31st round of Formal Exploratory Talks in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Wednesday underscored the optimism of the governmen...
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03Sep2012PASIG CITY, Sept 3 (PIA) -- Celebrity football players, the Philippine Azkals, and the Philippine Football Federation (PFF) officials on Sunday extended their support to government’s efforts to promote the ongoing peace process. They made a special appearance at the opening of the observance of the National Peace Consciousness Month at the Philsports Football field in Pasig City. Azkals Team Manager Dan Palami led a football clinic at the Peace Month kick off dubbed, “1Goal for Peace” at...
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02Sep2012QUEZON CITY, Sept. 2 (PIA) -- The Office of the Presidential on the Peace Process (OPAPP) has lined up a series of activities nationwide for the celebration of the 9th National Peace Consciousness Month (Peace Month) starting Sunday, September 2. OPAPP Secretary Teresita Quintos Deles said in a press release that the month-long celebration, which carries the theme ‘Ako. Ikaw. Tayo. Magkakaiba, Nagkakaisa sa Kapayapaan’ aims to raise awareness among Filipinos on the need to advance the gover...
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21Aug2012LUNGSOD QUEZON, Agosto 21 (PIA) -- Nanawagan si Presidential Adviser on the Peace Process Teresita Quintos-Deles sa Muslim community na patuloy na suportahan ang Pamahalaang Aquino sa tinatahak nitong proseso ng pangkapayapaan o peace process. Ang pahayag ni Deles ay nakapaloob sa mensahe niya sa mga kapatid nating Muslim sa pagdiriwang ng Eid’l Fitr. Ayon kay Deles, ang bansa ay nasa panahon na umaasang makakamtam ang malawakang kapayapaan sa Mindanao laluna sa ilalim ng administrasyon ng P...
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18Aug2012ALABEL, Sarangani, Aug 18(PIA) - Twenty-two former rebels (FRs) who have returned to the folds of the law received on Tuesday (August 14) livelihood assistance from the Office of the Presidential Adviser on the Peace Process (OPAPP) through Sarangani’s comprehensive local integration program (CLIP) for its rebel returnees. OPAPP area coordinator Emmanuel Fable said the aid would provide FRs start-up capital to support them as they start a new life as he pointed out “ito (assistance) ay tiw...
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10Aug2012NABUNTURAN, Compostela Valley, Aug 10 (PIA) -- The Department of National Defense (DND) through the Office of the Presidential Adviser on the Peace Process (OPAPP), one of the province’s partners in community building for peace and development, is continuing to implement several peace-related projects in Compostela Valley province. Through its Payapa at Masaganang Pamayanan (Pamana) Program, OPAPP has been helping to provide key policy directions related to strengthening capacities of commu...
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07Aug2012QUEZON CITY, Aug. 7 (PIA) – Kusganong mikondena ang Office of the Presidential Adviser on the Peace Process (OPAPP) sa pag-atake sa mga armadong kalalakin-an sa Bangsamaro Islamic Freedom Movement (BIFM) nga gipangulohan ni Ustadz Carialan sa pipila ka bahin sa Maguindanao. Gibuhat ang pag-atake sa mga lungsod sa Talayan, Datu Unsay, Datu Saudi Ampatuan ug Shariff Aguak sa Mindanao ug Midsayap sa North Cotabato diin kini gitan-an ni OPAPP Sec. Teresita Quintos Deles nga kawalay respeto sa bu...
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13Jul2012NEGROS OCCIDENTAL, July 13 (PIA) -- The peace agreement between the government, initiated by the Office of the Presidential Adviser on the Peace Process and the Rebolusyonaryong Partidong Manggagawa-Pilipinas (RPM-P)/ Revolutionary Proletarian Army (RPA)-Tabuara-Paduano Group (TPG) is nearing its closure. OPAPP Undersecretary Luisito G. Montalbo disclosed this during the regular meeting of the Provincial Peace and Order Council (PPOC) at Nature’s Village Resort and Hotel in Talisay City wher...
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11Jul2012DUMAGUETE CITY, July 11 (PIA) -- Five former more rebels are set to receive P50,000 each for livelihood assistance grants this July. Capt. Aniceto Naz, Information Officer of the 302nd Brigade of the Philippine Army said, 12 rebel returnees are already provided with more than half million pesos of livelihood assistance within this first semester. Under the Comprehensive Local Integration Program (CLIP), Negros Oriental has provided P200,000 to the ad hoc committee for rebel returnees. The fu...
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09Jul2012KALIBO, Aklan, July 9 (PIA6) -- The Provincial Peace and Order Council (PPOC) has approved a resolution of support to the proposed Closure Agreement between the Government of the Philippines (GPH) and the Rebolusyyonaryong Partido ng Manggagawa ng Pilipinas/Revolutionary Proletarian Army/Alex Boncayao Brigade (RPMP/RPA/ABB) Tabara-Paduana Group (TPG) Towards the Disposition of Arms and Forces. The approval was one of the highlights of the PPOC meeting held at the GCLC Tourism and Training Cen...
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06Jun2012QUEZON CITY, June 6 (PIA) -– Presidential Adviser on the Peace Process Teresita Quintos Deles said that building blocks for peace are being put in place to complement the ongoing peace negotiations between the Government of the Philippines (GPH) and the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF). The GPH and the MILF peace panels recently concluded the three-day 28th formal exploratory talks in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia last month with both parties agreeing to return to their principals and further r...
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02Jun2012QUEZON CITY, June 2 (PIA) -- Government of the Philippines (GPH) peace panel chair Marvic Leonen said that he is "comfortable" with how this month's round of talks with the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) ended, a press release from the Office of the Presidential Adviser on the Peace Process (OPAPP) said. The three-day 28th formal exploratory in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia between the GPH and the MILF officially concluded Thursday with both sides agreeing to go back to their principals and fur...
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30May2012QUEZON CITY, May 30 (PIA) –- Government of the Philippines (GPH) peace panel chair Dean Marvic Leonen stressed that “meaningful autonomy,” which the GPH and the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) have been eyeing to achieve for the Bangsamoro people, is “collective” and “democratic." “Meaningful autonomy is and has always been a collective effort of all Moros with the various other identities represented by the national government complementing their roles,” he stated in his ...
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30May2012QUEZON CITY, May 30 (PIA) -- Pormal nang nagsasagawa ng usapang pangkapayapaan ang Government of the Philippines (GPH) at Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) sa Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia na kung saan sentro ang nilagdaang Decision Points on Principles. Ayon sa Office of the Presidential Adviser on the Peace Process (OPAPP) sa isang press release, ang kasunduan ay maituturing na mahalagang dokumento na naglalaman ng 10 puntos na magsisilbing gabay sa pagpapatuloy ng negosasyon sa mga substantive...
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13May2012QUEZON CITY, May 13 (PIA) -- Presidential Adviser on the Peace Process Teresita Quintos Deles over the weekend assured civil society organizations (CSOs) and representing Indigenous Peoples (IP) communities that IP rights will be upheld and protected in the peace negotiations. Deles said in a press statement sent to the Philippine Information Agency-National Capital Region (PIA-NCR) that she consulted CSO representatives on the ongoing talks and delivered updates on the peace tracks. The Off...
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13May2012ISABELA CITY, Basilan, May 13 (PIA) -- Presidential Adviser on the Peace Process Teresita Quintos Deles called on the public to hone nationalism starting with themselves and within their own homes to help create a community of peace. In a press statement, Deles pointed out that “the work of nation-building, the work of developing a Philippines that the Filipinos really care for, that’s the job of everyone.” Deles made this call as she spoke before students of the National Defense Colleg...
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23Apr2012LUNGSOD NG KORONADAL, South Cotabato, Abril 23 (PIA) -- Walong bayan sa North Cotabato ang nakatakdang tumanggap ng tig-P 3 milyong mula sa Office of the Presidential Adviser on the Peace Process (OPAPP) para sa mga proyektong pangkapayapaan at pangkaunlaran. Tinukoy ni PAMANA Area Manager for Central Mindanao Johnnel V. Rañeses ang walong bayan na tatanggap ng PAMANA-DILG Fund na ang mga sumusunod: Pikit, Libungan, Carmen, Kabacan, Midsayap, Aleosan, Pigcawayan, at Arakan na pawang mga bayan...
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23Apr2012CATBALOGAN CITY, Samar, April 23 (PIA) --The Samar Provincial Social Welfare and Development Office had started profiling former rebels on April 16-17. This project is done by the office with the Office of the Presidential Assistant on the Peace Process (OPAPP) to assess the needs of rebel returnees (RRs) and the eventual provision of the government in addressing the needs. This is according to Emy Bonifacio, OPAPP extension worker in Samar. According to Alma Austero Social Welfare Officer 1,...
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22Apr2012KORONADAL CITY, South Cotabato, April 22 (PIA) -- At least eight conflict-affected municipalities in North Cotabato are set to benefit from a P30-million PAMANA-DILG Fund for the province this year. A press release from the Information and Development Communication Division of the Office on Friday said that OPAPP PAMANA Area Manager for Central Mindanao Johnnel V. Rañeses confirmed the additional fund assistance during the workshop on Mainstreaming Peace and D...
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15Apr2012ILOILO CITY, April 15 (PIA) -- Bringing back the rebels to the normal flow of life in society is in the hands of the local government units (LGUs) as front line providers, said the Philippine Army here. The government’s comprehensive local integration program, designed to provide support to returning rebels, though still under the Office of the Presidential Adviser on the Peace Process (OPAPP), tasks the LGUs and the communities to work together. Major Gil Ileto, chief of the Public Affairs ...
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08Apr2012DUMAGUETE CITY, April 8 (PIA) -- Negros Oriental Gov. Roel Degamo is pushing to speed up the conclusion of the peace process agreement for the immediate implementation of the livelihood and development programs in the province as outlined in the agreement. Degamo recently met with the senior officials of the Office of the Presidential Adviser on Peace Process (OPAPP) to discuss a proposed memorandum of agreement that calls for the implementation of livelihood programs once the peace talks reac...
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02Apr2012TANDAG CITY, Surigao del Sur, April 2 (PIA) -- The recent two–day training workshop on Mainstreaming Peace and Development in Local Governance in Surigao del Sur, spearheaded by the Office of the Presidential Adviser on the Peace Process (OPAPP) and in partnership with the Dept. of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) has gained support from Local Government Units (LGUs) and participating agencies here. The workshop focused on the integration of peace and conflict sensitive programming in...
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01Apr2012BUTUAN CITY, April 1 (PIA) -- The Office of the Presidential Adviser on the Peace Process (OPAPP) in partnership with the Department of Interior and Local Government (DILG) conducted the Payapa at Masaganang Pamayanan (PAMANA) Program – DILG Orientation and Planning Workshop last March 22 and 23 here. The workshop was aimed in building conflict-free and safe communities, which is designed on Mainstreaming Peace and Development in Local Governance – “Defining No Boundaries for Peace and De...
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30Mar2012TAGUM CITY, Davao del Norte, Mar. 30 (PIA) -- The Office of the Presidential Adviser on the Peace Process (OPAPP) will be releasing in April a P10 million fund for peace and development projects in nine local governments units of Davao del Norte. In an interview, OPAPP area manager for CARAGA and Compostela Valley Corridor Oliver Binancilan said that the fund will be released through the Payapa at Masaganang Pamayanan (PAMANA) program. He revealed that such fund will be coursed through the ...
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13Mar2012KORONADAL CITY, South Cotabato, March 13 (PIA) -- The Office of the Presidential Adviser on the Peace Process (OPAPP) on Friday met with beneficiaries of the PAyapa at MAsaganang PamayaNAn (PAMANA) in Midsayap town to explain the program’s processes. A press release from the office of North Cotabato 1st District Rep. Jesus Sacdalan sent to PIA-12 today said&nbs...
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04Mar2012CATBALOGAN CITY, Samar, March 4 (PIA) -- The residents of three sleepy towns in Samar will finally feel progress descend on them once different projects are implemented next year. The program Payapa at Masaganang Pamayanan (PAMANA) will include the local governments of San Jose de Buan, San Jorge, and Matuginao. PAMANA is the national government’s program and framework for peace and development. The project, spearheaded by the Office of the Presidential Adviser on the Peace Process (O...
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02Mar2012CATBALOGAN CITY, Samar, March 2 (PIA) -- Allan Rafalis of Barangay Canlobong, Pinabacdao, Samar was 12 when he joined the NPA because his uncle was allegedly killed by the military. But his more than 20 years stay in the rebel movement did not bring him any future to look forward to. “My kids are growing and I have to do something to educate them,” he shared. After a long period of reflection and consideration, he decided to surrender to the army. Samar Governor Sharee Ann Ta...
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02Mar2012ILOILO CITY, March 2 (PIA6) -- Foresters and field officers from the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) central office, Regions III, VI and VII participated in a training on peace and conflict sensitivity here last week of February. DENR-6 Officer-in-Charge Alicia Lustica said the activity provided the participants with insights and skills in dealing with peace and conflict issues involved in hiring former rebels as forest guards. She said the training w...
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27Feb2012SORSOGON CITY , Feb. 27 (PIA) -- Several infrastructure projects under the Sorsogon Peace Initiatives (SPI) to bring peace and development program in the countryside were inaugurated last Friday, February 24, here in two separate venues in the province of Sorsogon. Undertaken under the Payapa at Masaganang Pamayanan (PaMaNa) , a convergence initiatives of the Office of the Presidential Adviser on the Peace Process (OPAPP) and the Department of the Interior and Loca...
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08Feb2012KORONADAL CITY, South Cotabato Feb. 8 (PIA) -- North Cotabato will soon get a P10-M stimulus fund from the Office of the Presidential Adviser on the Peace Process (OPAPP) specifically for development projects in Banisilan town. Central Mindanao Area Manager Mr. Johnnie V. Rañeses, in a recent meeting with LGU officials at the provincial capit...
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01Feb2012DIPOLOG CITY, Feb. 1 (PIA) -- Mindanao leaders have expressed full support to the government’s peace efforts, according to the Office of the Presidential Adviser on Peace Process (OPAPP). In its press release issued recently, OPAPP has been assured of the support of the local government officials and other peace advocates in its efforts to win peace in Mindanao. After the two-day orientation-workshop on PAMANA or Payapa at Masaganang Pamayanan (Peaceful and Resilient Comm...
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19Jan2012GENERAL SANTOS CITY, Jan 19 (PIA)--- The government’s Payapa at Masaganang Pamayanan Program or PAMANA continues to bring hope and deliver assistance to conflict-affected areas in Mindanao. The Office of the Presidential Adviser on the Peace Process (OPAPP) through Director Susana Marcaida, delivered on Monday, January 16 a check worth P6 million for the once conflict-torn areas, now turned peace and development communities (PDCs) in Sarangani under its brainchild program PAMANA...
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12Jan2012TABUK, Kalinga, Jan. 11(PIA) -- Applications for the scholarship for children of former rebels who availed of government’s enhanced reintegration program is now open for school years 2012-2016. This was announced by Eusebia Haddac of the Provincial Social Welfare and Development Office (PSWDO), who said that the scholarship is provided by the Office of Presidential Adviser on Peace Process (OPAPP) and Commission on Higher Education (CHED). Under the grant, beneficiaries ...
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