PEACETALK:  Peace is not merely the absence of conflict but the presence of justice, opportunity, and

(Speech of Secretary Carlito Galvez, Presidential Adviser on Peace, Reconciliation and Unity, on the 10th commemoration of the signing of the 

The celebration was held in the MILF’s Camp Darapanan in Sultan Kudarat, Maguindanao del Norte on 27 March 2024).

The path that we have taken since the agreement was forged has dramatically transformed the security, socio-economic and socio-political landscape of the bangsamoro region and the rest of mindanao. It has paved the way for a future that is filled with aspiration, hope and the promise of a better life for the Bangsamoro people and all filipinos.

Speaking of the Bangsamoro Transition Authority, we are now more united with equitable representation from MILF leadership, the MNLF, the Indigenous People, youth, women and representation from the younger generation of forbearers of the Bangsamoro struggle. The creation of the national Transitional Justice Commission is also moving forward to the Senate and hopefully, fully enacted soon similar to the concurrence of the Philippine Congress to the amnesty proclamation.

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