After more than three years of pandemic,
HWPL Chairman Man Hee Lee and the peace delegate finally left for their 32nd
peace tour to the Philippines! It is nine years after the Mindanao Peace
Agreement was signed on January 24th, 2014. How have the Philippines and
Mindanao changed?
In the Philippines alone, currently, there
are 11 peace monuments erected and this time it was built in Manila. Various
government agencies and organizations in each sector passed a resolution to
establish Peace Day as a national holiday on every January 24th. In Cotabato
City in Mindanao, a peace concert was held for the first time in about 50 years
since the conflict broke out.
Mindanao is surprisingly moving fast
forward to achieving peace. We have briefly gathered its peace moments
according to the HWPL peace delegate’s journey.
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Peace Monument Established in Manila to Support Sustainable Peace
MANILA- On January 24, 2023, a peace
monument was unveiled at Plaza Asuncion in Malate in support for cessation of
war and adherence to peace. It is the first of its kind to be established at
the national capital as well as the regional center of the National Capital
Region.
The project was spearheaded by the Rotary
Club of Manila Metro (RCMM), in collaboration with HWPL. The landmark, the 11th
peace monument in the Philippines, also serves as an expression of support for
the “Declaration of Peace and Cessation of War” (DPCW), drafted by
international experts in law to advocate peacebuilding efforts by citizens and
governments. The DPCW supports the President’s Executive Order No. 70,
institutionalizing the whole-of-nation approach to attaining inclusive and
sustainable peace.
A resolution to support DPCW was signed and
adopted by the City Council of Manila and its regular session on December 20,
2022. The turn-over of this document was held right before the peace monument
was unveiled. At the unveiling ceremony Lee Man-hee, Chairman of HWPL said, “As
I have toured the world 32 times and talked about the cessation of war as we
have to leave a land of peace as a legacy for the future generation, and this
country, the Philippines, is showing this. Let’s do everything we can to do the
work of peace.”
1st National Peace Convention Held to Promote Unity
PASAY CITY- The 1st National Peace
Convention was held on January 25, 2023 with the theme, “Peace Builds One
Nation, One Future: Peace is Here” attended by over 1,500 peace advocates to
build a holistic roadmap towards the attainment of national unity through peace
in consonance with the Marcos Administration’s agenda.
The convention commenced with the first
Plenary Session followed by parallel sessions in the afternoon. The parallel
sessions were conducted separately for five sector groups- lawmakers and
non-government organizations, academe and youth, religious and ethnic groups,
women, and media.
Each session produced a resolution which
contained their solidarity with the organizers’ peace-building efforts. The
five resolutions were consolidated during the second Plenary Session to call
for President Bongbong Marcos to proclaim January 24 as “National Peace Day’ or
“Truce Day”.
Lee
Man-hee, Chairman of HWPL said, “Peacebuilding in
Mindanao after conflict is becoming known worldwide. This is the case of
transforming death into life for peace. Starting with Mindanao and the
Philippines, when we unite in love, peace will come to our world. For this
reason, everyone in the Philippines has to become one and work together as messengers
of peace.”
Music
Peace Festival Held in Cotabato City to Mark Bangsamoro Foundation Day
Lee Man-hee, Chairman of HWPL said, “I was
here before and we walked together with students for peace. Let us all become
peace messengers. So, let’s achieve peace without war in our time and make it a
legacy for future generations.”
On the following day, the HWPL-VIP Peace
Monument was unveiled at the school grounds of CSU. Dr. Sema Dilna, University
President of CSU, and Dr. Ronald L. Adamat, Commissioner of the Commission on
Higher Education (CHED) both attended the unveiling ceremony and expressed
their support for the continuous peace efforts being conducted for the students
in the university as symbolized by the peace monument.
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Menafn - Intercontinental Conference
for Peace Education Held Online - Strategies for the Practice and Development
of Peace Education
Ethio Negari - World peace
advocators met after covid-19 outbreak
amazing things are happening there!
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