YES FOR PEACE History
YES FOR PEACE – Bayanihan ng Bayan was developed to Arouse, Organize and Mobilize the Filipino people through a national open referendum and awareness sharing dialogues on existing government programs to mobilize all sectors to counter violent extremism as well as assert the right to peace. It is essentially a paper and ink initiative to establish a national consensus to democratically institutionalize good governance and thereby end armed conflicts.
hISTORICAL HIGHLIGHTS
17 December 1992
Recognized in the UP BOARD OF REGENTS RESOLUTION, “Declaring All U.P. Campuses a Zone of Peace, Freedom and Neutrality” adopted in its 1056th meeting
05 September 1995
Adopted by the Board of Directors of the Philippine Postal Corporation as its contribution to the comprehensive peace process.
16 April 1996
Identified by 4TH NATIONAL SUMMIT ON PEACE AND ORDER as a strategy to “Eradicate the insurgency problem by addressing its root causes. “Establish the framework for peace negotiations through the national implementation of the “DIYES FOR PEACE – Bayanihan para sa Kapayapaan Campaign”
17 December 2002
A Memorandum of Undertaking for the national implementation of the campaign was entered into by: Office of the Presidential Adviser on the Peace Process (OPAPP); Department of Education (DepED); Philippine Postal Corporation (Philpost); OPS-Philippine Information Agency (PIA); OPS-National Printing Office (NPO); Boy Scouts of the Philippines (BSP); Girl Scouts of the Philippines (GSP); Alpha Phi Omega (APO); and Organizer, Yes for Peace
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Tarpaulins to inform PNoy of the status of the campaign were paraded in front of both the civilian and military sides of the “Salubungan”. Advocates joined former Pres FVR in “victory jump” onstage.
YES FOR PEACE ROCK
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YES FOR PEACE was described as the “Bagong Mukha ng People Power” by the EDSA People Power Commission.
Symbolically turned over to President Aquino through PAPP Secretary Teresita Quintos - Deles.
15,597,959 Filipinos, 10 years and older, have thus far responded to its open referendum component since it was initiated at the University of the Philippines System in 1988.
hISTORICAL NOTES
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