Philippine Ecumenical Peace Platform

The Philippine Ecumenical Peace Platform (PEPP), the largest ecumenical formation of church leaders in the Philippines, is apprehensive over the news that the second round of the formal peace talks between the Government of the Philippines (GPH) and the National Democratic Front of the Philippines (NDFP), may not take place in June, as scheduled, following an impasse. This douses the jubilation we had following the successful resumption of the formal peace talks on February 15-21, 2011. ... 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.

PEPP members and volunteers held two separate consultations with Ms. Jurgette Honculda, representative of the Government of the Philippines (GPH) and Atty. Edre Olalia, peace consultant of the National Democratic Front of the Philippines (NDFP) with regards to the results of the recently concluded GPH-NDFP peace negotiations in Oslo, Norway.

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CIVIL society groups converged in Cagayan de Oro City on Tuesday and expressed their support to the resumption of peace talks between the government and the rebels in Oslo, Norway.

"We are seeking to unite the voice of Mindanao," said Bishop Melzar Labuntog of the Ecumenical Bishops Forum (EBF), adding that church leaders all over Mindanao, as well as their parishioners welcome the resumption of peace talks last February 15 to 21 this year "with enthusiasm and great interest."

The gathering was organized by the Philippine Ecumenical Peace Platform (PEPP), which is co-chaired by Cagayan de Oro Archbishop Antonio J. Ledesma of the Catholic Bishops Conference of the Philippines, and Sharon Rose Joy Ruiz-Duremdes of the National Council of Churches of the Philippines. ... More

The Philippine Ecumenical Peace Platform (PEPP), the largest ecumenical formation of church leaders in the country, congratulates the Negotiating  Panels of the Government of the Philippines (GPH) and the National Democratic Front of the Philippines (NDFP) for successfully concluding the first round of formal peace talks , with the help of the third party facilitator, the Royal Norwegian Government,. ... More

VARIOUS groups gathered at Gaston Park on Sunday for an interfaith prayer-rally in support of the peace negotiations between the government and the National Democratic Front. It was the day government chief negotiator Alexander Padilla and other members of the peace panel left for Oslo, Norway, for the resumption of the peace negotiations set today until Feb. 21. ... More

The Philippine Ecumenical Peace Platform (PEPP) a group composed of the country’s major Christian bodies, welcomed the announcement yesterday made by Secretary Teresita Deles, Presidential Adviser on the peace process, that the government had reconstituted its panel for the resumption of  talks with the National Democratic Front of the Philippines (NDFP). ... More

We are church leaders and workers representing eight (8) different church denominations and members of three (3) academic institutions in Negros. We are gathered in Dumaguete City under the auspices of the Philippine Ecumenical Peace Platform (PEPP), and call for the immediate resumption of the Peace Talks between the Government of the Republic of the Philippines (GRP) and the National Democratic Front of the Philippines (NDFP). ... More

An ecumenical group on the peace talks urge the Aquino government to resume the stalled peace talks with the National Democratic Front, and to address the issue of human rights violations still raging in the country.

The Philippine Ecumenical Peace Platform (PEPP) held a forum Thursday with 50 church leaders from different denominations and congregations, and lay workers, to discuss the prospects of the peace talks and the mission of the Church in peacebuilding. ... More

Last September 19, 2010 a simple unity dinner was organized by the church community in support of a just and lasting peace.