Govt execs share PDu30’s view on war with Reds

From the Philippine Information Agency (Mar 8): Govt execs share PDu30’s view on war with Reds

Government career executives have expressed that they share the same sentiments as President Rodrigo Duterte when it comes to a war with the communist rebels.

Career executive service officers, career executive service eligibles (CESEs), and career service Executive Eligibles (CSEEs)--who attended the recently concluded inaugural session of the 2017 CES Leadership Conclave series organized by the Career Executive Service Board (CESB) share the President’s point of view when he said over the weekend, “If we Filipinos fight against fellow Filipinos, nobody wins. The nation, the Philippines loses. I do not want war. It’s a waste of money. Instead of bullets I can buy machines and give it to help others.”

According to the tabulation of responses to the questions posed by Yes for Peace-Bayanihan ng Bayan, prepared by Paul de Leon of the Professional Development Division of the CESB, 97.72% agreed to the permanent cessation of hostilities between government forces and armed groups so that resources spent on the internal armed conflicts may be channelled to education, health, women empowerment, rural development and other social services.

Likewise, 93.18% of the concerned government executives agreed to the conduct of peace talks here in the country instead of abroad to make the peace process transparent and participative and enable the Filipino people as well as legislators to participate in the formulation, approval and implementation of peace agreements.

Moreover, 93.18% agreed to the amendment of constitutional provisions and laws that block and impede the implementation of agreements between the government and the armed revolutionaries.

Notably, 100% of the respondents committed to help, to the best of their respective abilities, ensure the proper implementation of community-based government programs and projects to alleviate poverty and uplift the lives of the poor.

Department of Agrarian Reform Secretary Rafael “Paeng” Mariano, a former peasant activist, shared his insights and experiences on strategic convergence initiatives that resulted in focused, cutting-edge and grassroots-based interventions that aim for inclusive and equitable development and the enhanced role of public-private and community partnerships in attaining sustainable growth with 113 government executives--Division Chiefs, Directors, Assistant Secretaries and Undersecretaries--who attended the event.

Aptly themed: “#GoVergence: Cultivating Exemplary Service,” the leadership gathering focused on convergence for governance as a catalyst for sustained positive change. It underscored the need to promote synergism within and beyond the Career Executive Service (CES) Community on the premise that amidst diversity lie opportunities to harness unique individual and organizational talents and resources through partnership, collaboration and cooperation.

Ernesto Angeles Alcanzare, Lead Organizer of Yes for Peace-Bayanihan ng Bayan and himself a CSEE said, “We look forward to the active participation of our CES Community colleagues in facilitating and coordinating the institutionalization of the Bayanihan ng Bayan track of our campaign designed to mobilize people’s participation and informed governance toward the convergent, integrated and holistic delivery system of existing community-based government programs through bottom-up and planning budgeting.”

Earlier, Lawyer Maria Anthonette Velasco-Allones, Executive Director of the Career Executive Service Board (CESB) wrote to Alcanzare and Alidon, “The CESB supports your campaign to help the Philippines achieve lasting peace and prosperity. We sincerely wish that through this, we could instill convergence and solidarity to the Filipino people.”

For his part, Presidential Adviser on the Peace Process Secretary Jesus G. Dureza earlier wrote in a letter to the lead organizer of Yes for Peace that said, “We note with appreciation the peace advocacy efforts of this citizen-led initiative that you are pursuing and congratulate your unwavering efforts to support the peace process.”

Yes for Peace–Bayanihan ng Bayan is an offshoot of the Yes for Peace–Bayanihan para sa Kapayapaan, Kaunlaran at Kasaganahan, a peace education and advocacy campaign collectively albeit silently supported and implemented by the DepEd, the Philippine Postal Corporation, the Philippine Information Agency, the News Agency, the Philippine Broadcasting System, the Radio Television Malacanang, the Boy Scouts of the Philippines, the Girl Scouts of the Philippines and the Alpha Phi Omega.

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