Manila, June 8 -- Office of the Presidential Adviser on Peace, Reconciliation and Unity (OPAPRU) Secretary Mel Senen Sarmiento on Monday said the agency will soon shift its peacebuilding strategy from "conflict management to peace sustainability" initiatives.

Sarmiento said this shift, to be handled by the agency's Local Conflict Transformation - Field Implementation Support Office (LCT-FISO), will happen in anticipation of the Caraga Region being declared insurgency-free within the month.

"With Caraga Region on the cusp of being declared insurgency-free, our mandate shifts fundamentally. We are now stepping into deep-rooted conflict transformation. To ensure this milestone translates into positive, lasting peace, our Transformation Pr...