A prescription for peace

check on relief and infrastructure programs in Mindanao, considering that pervasive corruption is one of the root causes of factionalism and poverty in the region;

For President Duterte to announce a new timeline for the passage of a more realistic and inclusive Bangsamoro Basic Law with the full support of the Senate and the House of Representatives as a source of hope and unity within Muslim communities;

For the various heads of agencies to put up a one-stop center in the vicinity of evacuation centers not just to ensure that government services are felt and never disrupted;

For the Presidential Communi - hensive communications program to be developed in collaboration with the ulama (teachers) and key Muslim leaders as well as the National Commission on Muslim Filipinos to promote a better understanding of Islam among all Filipinos.

Finally, as an OFW advocate, I would like the Department of Foreign Affairs and the Department of Labor and Employment to instruct all our diplomatic posts to accept postcards with messages from our modern-day heroes for our soldiers and police personnel in the frontlines. Our soldiers deserve to know how every citizen wherever he or she may be in the world, appreciates their valor.

To our soldiers, the police force, and their families – let me say thank you for honoring your oath, step, towards a safer and brighter future for all of us.