{"id":81686,"date":"2016-10-02T01:54:20","date_gmt":"2016-10-02T05:54:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/?p=81686"},"modified":"2016-10-02T01:54:20","modified_gmt":"2016-10-02T05:54:20","slug":"need-engage-bigger-peace-table-dureza","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/2016\/10\/02\/need-engage-bigger-peace-table-dureza\/","title":{"rendered":"There is need to engage in \u2018bigger peace table\u2019 \u2013 Dureza"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Presidential Peace Adviser Jesus G. Dureza (left) with Former Presidential Adviser on the Peace Process Sec. Teresita Quintos-Deles. (Photo: OPAPP)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

MANILA \u2013 As the government negotiates with various revolutionary groups in an effort to gain a lasting and just peace, Presidential Adviser on the Peace Process Jesus G. Dureza stressed the importance of engaging \u201ca bigger peace table\u201d where the Filipino people sit.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe always say that we negotiate across the table with the rebel groups to find peace, but let us not forget that there is a bigger peace table out there. We want that bigger table to be part of the process so that everybody will have ownership of the outcomes,\u201d he said during Saturday\u2019s closing ceremony of National Peace Consciousness Month at the Quezon Memorial Circle.<\/p>\n

He added that the government\u2019s peace work right now must engage the people with more transparency and inclusivity so that \u201cevery Filipino supports the agreements that we will sign on their behalf.\u201d<\/p>\n

Dureza led the launch of two major initiatives that aim to promote a more inclusive and transparent peace process.<\/p>\n

First is the partnership with the country\u2019s premier university, the University of the Philippines (UP), and second is the new mobile application geared towards the millennial generation.<\/p>\n

Dureza signed a partnership with UP President Alfredo Pascual that commits UP to give technical support to the Office of the Presidential Adviser on the Peace Process (OPAPP) for the ongoing peace negotiations between the government and the National Democratic Front (NDF), which will resume next week in Oslo, Norway.<\/p>\n

The next round of talks will tackle the Comprehensive Agreement on Social and Economic Reforms (CASER), which is most commonly referred to as the \u2018heart and soul of the peace process\u2019.<\/p>\n

\u201cUP will provide expertise to the table to bring consensus points in very contentious issues that we are going to tackle,\u201d Dureza explained.<\/p>\n

To reach the young people \u2013 the millennials \u2013 OPAPP launched the mobile application (app) called \u201cPeaceBOC\u201d or Peace Buddies Organizing for Change, the first of its kind app created by a national government office.<\/p>\n

The app, which sounds like the popular social networking site Facebook, gives updates on the government\u2019s peace initiatives and includes youth-oriented features that seek to raise their awareness and engage them to actively support the government\u2019s peace programs.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe new generation has provided a new approach in communicating peace and this is very exciting because we get our inspiration from the young and the support they give us will help us get through this difficult work we are undertaking together,\u201d Dureza said.<\/p>\n

The presidential peace adviser also led the ringing of the World Peace Bell together with Quezon City Mayor Herbert Bautista, National Youth Commission (NYC) chair Aiza Seguerra, cabinet members, officials from the armed forces and the police, national government agencies, international partners, and civil society organizations.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt is not a signal of the closing of the month of peace, on the contrary, it signals our continuing efforts for peace because peace work never ends \u2013 it is a work of a lifetime,\u201d Dureza stressed.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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