Philippine Ecumenical Peace Platform

With the theme “Proclaiming the Gospel of Peace: An Ecumenical Imperative”, the Ecumenical Church Leaders’ Summit on Peace was successfully conducted by the Philippine Ecumenical Peace Platform (PEPP) at the Mary Ridge Spiritual Center, Religious of the Good Shepherd in Tagaytay City on July 19-21, 2011. It was attended by all five (5) sponsoring federations and three (3) invited Civil Society Organizations. Participants peaked at forty-five (45) including the resource persons and the secretariat. ... More

(The Ecumenical Church Leaders Summit on Peace 2011 is a Conference on the peace process between the Government of the Republic of the Philippines (GPH) and the National Democratic Front of the Philippines (NDFP) which was initiated by the Philippine Ecumenical Peace Platform and held at the Mary Ridge Spiritual Center, Tagaytay City last July 19 to 21, 2011.)

Peace negotiations between the Government of the Philippines (GPH) and the National Democratic Front of the Philippines (NDFP) have been going on and off over the past four decades in an effort to resolve the armed conflict. In February 2011, peace talks were resumed in Oslo with renewed hopes for a just and lasting resolution to this conflict.
   
It is in this context that the united voice of religious leaders representing the various religious communities in the country can play a significant role in ensuring the validity and sustainability of the peace process.  The success of this approach was historically proven in other countries with armed internal conflicts such as South Africa, Columbia, Ireland and others. ... More

From January to May 2011, the Philippine Ecumenical Peace Platform regionwide chapter in Mindanao has conducted numerous activities in pursuit of raising awareness for a just and lasting peace. Check out their presentation of the different activities here.

The persistence of armed conflict between the GRP and the NDFP for more than three decades has made it a major social and political reality which must be taken into account in the pursuit for peace.  The conflict between the parties is present in almost all the provinces of the country, virtually affecting majority of the Philippine populace. ... More

The delegation of the Philippine Ecumenical Peace Platform (PEPP) and members of the Negotiating Panel of the National Democratic Front of the Philippines (NDFP) met in Utrecht, The Netherlands on 2 September 2008, to discuss the possibility of resuming formal peace talks between the Government of the Republic of the Philippines (GRP) and NDFP. ... More

The Philippine society today continues to be challenged by unpeace as seen in the daily occurrences of poverty, injustice, inequity, corruption, violation of human rights, armed conflicts and the need to provide concrete solutions to the root causes of the conflicts.

The Royal Norwegian government (RNG) has taken a facilitator role in the peace talks between the Philippine government (GRP) and the National Democratic Front of the Philippines (NDFP). The RNG in 2002 has asked the ecumenical sector in Norway to establish contacts with the ecumenical sector in the Philippines to find ways to support the peace process. ... More