September is National Peace Consciousness Month
Every month of September, the Philippines celebrates the National Peace Consciousness Month, as mandated under Proclamation No. 675 issued in July 2004. The presidential proclamation was issued to “instill greater consciousness and understanding among the Filipino people on the comprehensive peace process to strengthen and sustain institutional and popular support for and participation in this effort, as well as in the global movement spearheaded by the United Nations to promote a Culture of Peace based on nonviolence, respect for fundamental rights and freedoms, tolerance, understanding and solidarity.”
As per announcement of Presidential Adviser on the Peace Process (OPAPP) Secretary Teresita Quintos Deles, this year’s theme is “Pagkakaisa Tungo sa Patuloy na Kapayapaan at Kaunlaran” (Unity Towards Continued Peace and Development).
Moreover, OPAPP announced today that the celebration of the National Peace Consciousness Month will focus on continuing the legacy of peace and progress through unity among Filipinos.
In line with the celebration of this annual event, the OPAPP will open an information exhibit at Trinoma Mall and at the House of Representatives, which are both in Quezon City, featuring the Bangsamoro region and its people, and the campaign for the passage into law of the Bangsamoro Basic Basic Law (BBL), which is an act providing for the basic law for the Bangsamoro and abolishing the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao.
To give Filipinos an opportunity to learn more about the impact of peace on the country’s development efforts, the OPAPP will also hold a Media Forum on September 18.
Source: gov.ph
