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Office of the Presidential Adviser on Peace Reconciliation and Unity Secretary Carlito  Galvez attends the launch of this year’s Ka-PEACE-tahan fair at the Trinoma Mall in Quezon City on September 6, 2023. Jonathan Cellona, ABS-CBN News/File

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PEACE PROCESS

Katrina Domingo

ABS-CBN News

<div><span class="fr-img-caption fr-fic fr-dib" style="width:950px"><span class="fr-img-wrap"><img src="https://od2-image-api.abs-cbn.com/prod/editorImage/171998609394120230906-national-peace-month-JC2313.jpg" style="width:950px" class="fr-fic fr-dib" alt="Office of the Presidential Adviser on Peace Reconciliation and Unity Secretary Carlito  Galvez attends the launch of this year’s Ka-PEACE-tahan fair at the Trinoma Mall in Quezon City on September 6, 2023. Jonathan Cellona, ABS-CBN News/File"/><span class="fr-inner" style="text-align:left"><span id="isPasted" style="white-space:pre-wrap">Office of the Presidential Adviser on Peace Reconciliation and Unity Secretary Carlito  Galvez attends the launch of this year’s Ka-PEACE-tahan fair at the Trinoma Mall in Quezon City on September 6, 2023.<em> Jonathan Cellona, ABS-CBN News/File</em></span></span></span></span></div><div><span style="caret-color:rgb(0, 0, 0);color:rgb(0, 0, 0)" id="isPasted"></span></div><div dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">MANILA —- Presidential Peace Adviser Carlito Galvez Jr. on Wednesday said that he was pushing to turn his agency into a full department to curb the attrition rate of personnel seeking for more permanent jobs with better benefits.</span></div><div dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><br/></div><div dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">The Office of the Presidential Adviser on Peace, Reconciliation and Unity (OPAPRU) was created based on an executive order, which is why its more than 200 personnel are all contractual workers who need to renew contracts either annually or semi-annually, Galvez said during the “Kapihan sa Manila Bay” news forum.</span></div><div dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><br/></div><div dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">“‘Yung mga tao namin ay come and go kasi walang security of tenure,” he said.</span></div><div dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><br/></div><div dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">“Nakakaawa ‘yung mga tao namin kasi ‘yung trabaho namin agaw-buhay… pero wala silang benefits dahil sila ay contractual,” he said.</span></div><div dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><br/></div><div dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/11/28/23/govt-ndfp-agree-to-resume-peace-talks">Gov&#x27;t, communist rebels agree to resume peace talks</a></div><div dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><br/></div><div dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">The OPAPRU — whose mandate is to negotiate with rebels and combatants, and facilitate their reintegration to society — was created in 1993 through an executive order of then-President Fidel V. Ramos. </span></div><div dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><br/></div><div dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">“Succeeding presidents eventually issued their own executive orders to expand the mandate of the said office. As an institution, mahirap yung mga ginagawa ng mga tao namin. Hindi commensurate yung kanilang security of tenure at kanilang mga benefits that will give them the motivation to do more,” Galvez said.</span></div><div dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><br/></div><div dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">The OPAPRU chief said his office plans to formally propose the creation of a new department to the Congress soon.</span></div><div dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><br/></div><div dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">“Lahat nung peace economics kami na yung magsusulong, meaning the convergence in terms of really transforming the lives of those rebels at yung geographically conflict-affected areas,” he said.</span></div><div dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><br/></div><div dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">“Mostly yung mga areas na kailangan ng serbisyo ng pamahalaan, yun talaga ang pinupush namin na matutukan ng OPAPRU,” he said.</span></div><div dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><br/></div><div dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">“Kung talagang regular department na kami, we can sit together squarely with the other departments,” he added.</span></div><div dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><br/></div><div dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">So far, the Department of Budget and Management has earmarked a P7-billion appropriation for the OPAPRU under the proposed 2025 national budget.</span></div><div dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><br/></div><div dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">More than half of the fund will be allocated to financial assistance for rebels who will agree to surrender to the government, Galvez said.</span></div><div dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><br/></div><div dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Some P2.2 billion will be used for the construction of farm-to-market roads and water facilities in rural areas, especially in parts of Mindanao where development has been stunted due to the decades-long presence of armed groups, he said.</span></div><div dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><br/></div><div dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Other programs focus on the development of labor opportunities in the agricultural and fisheries sector as these are in demand among former combatants, he said.</span></div><div><br/></div><div><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/01/11/24/iqbal-milf-commitment-to-peace-is-unwavering">Iqbal: MILF commitment to peace is unwavering</a></div><div><br/></div><div><br/></div>

<p>Presidential Peace Adviser Carlito Galvez Jr. on Wednesday said he was pushing to turn his agency into a full department to curb the attrition rate of personnel seeking for more permanent jobs with better benefits.</p>

Presidential Peace Adviser Carlito Galvez Jr. on Wednesday said he was pushing to turn his agency into a full department to curb the attrition rate of personnel seeking for more permanent jobs with better benefits.

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Galvez eyes Department of Peace to curb attrition rate of OPAPRU workers

Katrina Domingo,

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Published Jul 03, 2024 01:59 PM PHT

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