Amnesty body up for creation before end of year – Galvez

PAGADIAN CITY, Zamboanga deL Sur, Philippines --- The creation of the National Amnesty Commission (NAC) before the year ends is a priority of Office of the Presidential Adviser on Peace, Reconciliation and Unity (OPAPRU), its chief, Secretary Carlito Galvez Jr., said on Friday. A shortlist of names are already under evaluation, Galvez told reportersduring a regional summit of former communist guerrillas whom the Army calls as "Friends Rescued." The NAC, as specified on Executive Order No. 125, which was signed on Feb. 18, 2021 by then President Rodrigo Duterte, will be composed of a chair and six commissioners. Of the six, four will be ex-officio members --- namely, the just...

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