Galvez: Next admin will sustain Duterte’s legacy of peace

Presidential Adviser on Peace, Reconciliation and Unity (OPAPRU) Carlito Galvez Jr. is very confident that the incoming administration will continue and sustain the gains of the peace process achieved under the Duterte administration over the past six years.

“I am very confident that the next administration will lead in our collective quest for a just and lasting peace in the country. I call on our peace partners and former rebel groups to continue to work for peace, especially in Mindanao, since the spokesman of the presumptive president had earlier said that the ‘peace and progress in Mindanao’ is one of their priorities under its ‘unifying vision,’” Galvez said, referring to Ferdinand Marcos Jr.

“The Duterte administration is leaving behind a legacy of peace. May this legacy of peace be sustained by the next administration so that we can create a better, brighter and peaceful future for the next generations,” Galvez added.

Key milestones have been realized during Duterte’s term, according to the OPAPRU official.

“It is our hope and prayer that the incoming administration will continue to protect, sustain and build upon the gains of the country’s peace processes,” he said.

He added that at present, the Duterte administration is implementing the sixpoint peace and development agenda, which serves as guide to the peace process, the implementation of peace agreements and the protection and development of conflict-affected and -vulnerable communities.

“The Duterte administration’s peace and development agenda is geared towards attaining just and lasting peace, which is one of the crucial foundations that support the pillars of the Philippine Development Plan (PDP) 20172022: Malasakit, Pagbabago at Patuloy na Pag-unlad,” Galvez said.