President Rodrigo Duterte has expanded the coverage of the Enhanced Comprehensive Local Integration Program (E-CLIP) to include former violent extremists as its beneficiaries. Duterte on March 18 signed Administrative Order (AO) 25, which amends AO (10) he signed on April 3, 2018, that only… Read More
High-value crops were recently donated by Davao del Norte Governor Edwin Jubahib to the Lumad community in Talaingod during the “Ceremonial Planting of High-Value Crops and Turn Over of Agricultural Interventions” held on March 5, 2020, in Sitio Uraya, Sto. Nino, Talaingod. Jubahib donated 15,000… Read More
Members of the United Filipino Global (UFG) in Europe early this week demanded the arrest of Communist Party of the Philippines (CPP) founding chairperson Jose Maria Sison for his involvement in the Inopacan Massacre – a mass “purging” perpetrated by the CPP armed wing, New… Read More
Anti-communist groups on March 7, 2020, denounced the atrocities and exploitation of women and children by the Communist Party of the Philippines-New People’s Army-National Democratic Front (CPP-NPA-NDF) and its front-organizations in the far-flung communities, as they again staged a protest rally at the Mendiola Peace… Read More
Youth leaders from seven municipalities across Lanao del Sur were urged to help the government put an end to the culture of fear and violence in their communities during the Provincial Youth Leadership Summit (YLS) held in Butig, Lanao Del Sur on February 22, 2020.… Read More
Amid the reports on the growing influence of the communist New People’s Army (NPA) among youth in Agusan del Norte, top leaders of indigenous peoples (IPs) in the province vowed to support government measures against the communist rebel group’s recruitment in campuses. Board Member Eddie… Read More
The Local Government Unit (LGU) of San Fernando in Bukidnon in partnership with the Philippine Army’s 88th Infantry Battalion (88IB) recently launched the Retooled Community Support Program (RCSP) of the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) to protect their community from communist radicalization. This RCSP program… Read More
Building strong communities is one way to curb violent extremism, focusing on preventing people from adopting radical stands that lead to violence, a political scientist said. COUNTERING RADICALIZATION. Dr. Kenneth Christie, the program head of Human Security and Peacebuilding at the Royal Roads University in… Read More
Teach Peace Build Peace Movement (TPBPM), an independent, non-partisan and non-profit organization that aims to make every Filipino child and youth a peacebuilder, recently held an event highlighting discussions on “Building a Culture of Peace and Resilience” as part of its Peace Heroes Formation (PHF)… Read More
PeaceMaker Philippines (@PeacemakersPH) social media group, in partnership with Molders Learning Center and Consultancy, held a two-day youth peace summit in Cagayan Province. The event held on January 30-31, 2020 in Tuguegarao City carried the theme:” Good Governance, Love for Country, and Social Media Leadership Summit”. Organizers… Read More
