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ACHIEVING an insurgency-free Philippines by the end of 2028 is within reach of President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr.\u2019s administration.<\/strong><\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n The good news was delivered by Office of the Presidential Adviser on Peace, Reconciliation and Unity (OPAPRU) Secretary Carlito Galvez Jr. during a news forum in Quezon City on Saturday.<\/strong><\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n Galvez said the government\u2019s convergence efforts are paving the way to make the goal a reality.<\/strong><\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n \u201cNakita ko sa assessment ko, it is very achievable kasi nakikita natin maganda ang pinapatunguhan ng ekonomiya ng ating bansa . At the same time nakita natin the national agencies are now getting together to have a convergence to solve the basic issues and the drivers of conflict,\u201d he said.<\/strong><\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n Galvez commended the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) and the Philippine National Police (PNP) for ensuring that significant progress is made to weaken insurgent forces across the country.<\/strong><\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n From more than 80 guerrilla fronts, the active ones are now mainly in Samar, Bicol region, and Negros, Galvez noted.<\/strong><\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n He said most regions are now focused on peace and development.<\/strong><\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n \u201cKaramihan po ng mga regions ay peace and development na po ang pinag-uusapan po natin. Nakita natin sa Region XI na napakalakas ng NPA (New People\u2019s Army) po diyan. wala po tayong naririnig, nakita natin na mga engagement. Mostly ang pinag-uusapan natin diyan is iyong ano ang livelihood project na maibibigay natin doon sa mga nasa ibaba,\u201d he said.<\/strong><\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n Galvez said the comprehensive approach of the military, along with non-combat strategies, encouraged many rebels to return to mainstream society.<\/strong><\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n The government\u2019s Amnesty Program has also allowed former rebels to regain their political and civil rights, Galvez pointed out. <\/strong><\/p>\n <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" ACHIEVING an insurgency-free Philippines by the end of 2028 is within reach of President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr.’s administration. The good news was delivered by<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":7279,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[5,17],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/journaldailynewsonline.com.ph\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7278"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/journaldailynewsonline.com.ph\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/journaldailynewsonline.com.ph\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/journaldailynewsonline.com.ph\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/journaldailynewsonline.com.ph\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=7278"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/journaldailynewsonline.com.ph\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7278\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":7280,"href":"https:\/\/journaldailynewsonline.com.ph\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7278\/revisions\/7280"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/journaldailynewsonline.com.ph\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/7279"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/journaldailynewsonline.com.ph\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=7278"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/journaldailynewsonline.com.ph\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=7278"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/journaldailynewsonline.com.ph\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=7278"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}