OFFICE OF THE GOVERNOR
Effective Development Communications Unit
BOHOL HOLDS DAY OF PEACE
“The dream of peace is a continuing dream; it is something that we are all working on”. –Gov. Chatto
“With disturbances to our peace existing, there is all the more reason to continue to advocate and work harder to achieve genuine and lasting peace,”
Gov. Edgar Chatto made this message clear during the activities held in observance of the Bohol Provincial Day of Peace on February 11.
Chatto also urged government and private sector to strengthen ties and continue to work together to face the challenges of keeping the peace.
Approved through Sangguniang Panlalawigan Resolution 2014-55, the Provincial Day of Peace marks the end of insurgency, as Bohol was declared by the AFP an “insurgency-free” province on February 11, 2010.
To commemorate the gains of peace, this year, peace advocates attended a Holy Mass at the St. Joseph’s Cathedral in honor of the Fallen 44, the 44 Special Action Force men slain during the Mamasapano encounter, including Boholano PO1 Romeo Cempron, whose family attended the Holy Mass.
Chatto and the Sangguniang Panlalawigan headed by Vice Gov. Concepcion Lim, Tagbilaran City officials, along with the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP), Philippine National Police (PNP), the private sector, civil society organizations, and peace advocates renewed commitments to sustain the gains of peace in the province in a symbolic flying of balloons and doves after the Eucharistic Celebration.
A workshop followed at the Bohol Cultural Center, where representatives of the agriculture, youth, the military and the police, health, media, tourism, IT and business, education, local government, and women sector identified threats to peace in respective sectors and recognized possible positive actions to address the threats.
Former University of the Philippines (UP) President and peace advocate Professor Emeritus Jose Abueva also provided insights on the advocacy for a non-killing Boholano society. (LEAH/EDCOM)
