HWPL’s 30th Peace Tour unites Pacific Leaders of  
Philippines-Australia-Cambodia

 
By Marilie Bomediano
Sydney-Australia
April 5,2019
 


(Sydney) BLACKTOWN Councillor Linda Geronimo-Santos once remarked: "Millenials will inherit the earth; and what is more blessed than to inherit an earth of peace than one full of conflict and chaos!"



This resonates with the spirit of friendship forged between the Philippines and Korea, two nation that know the effect and horror of conflict and war.

The effort of chairman Man Hee Lee of Korean peace movement Heavenly Culture, World Peace, Restoration of Light (HWPL) , the peace initiative of which stand parrallel to the United Nations' sustainable development goals to bring harmony and cohesion during February's 3oth Peace Tour of  Philippines, Australia and Cambodia.

We attended the 2019 Pacific Leaders' Summit last month in the honorable presence chairman Man Hee Lee, a South Korean war veteran, human rights and peace advocate.

Peacebuilding is an activity that aims to resolve inјustice in nonviolent way and to transform the cultural and structural condition that generate deadly or distructive conflict.

About 1.73 million people and 631 event in 176 countries have taken part in the Legislate Peace Campaign to advocate for the 'Declaration of Peace and Cessation of War' (DPCW) a discussed by states and international organisations to raise awareness of peace-building by civil society.

The Day 1: HWPL 30th Tour Sydney

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On February 18th, an international peace NGO, Heavenly Culture, World Peace, Restoration of Light (HWPL) under the UN ECOSOC held a conference called 'Religious World Without Discrimination, Religious Leaders Becoming one’ in the International Convention Center, Sydney, Australia. In attendance with about 370 audiences, 30 members of 7 denomination religious leaders of Christian, Buddhism, Islam, Sikhism, Hinduism, Zoroastrianism, and Caodaism participated.

On Day 1: In attendance  were about 370 audiences, 30 members of  7 denomination religious leaders of Christian, Buddhism, Islam, Sikhism, Hinduism, Zoroastrianism, and Caodaism participated in the Religious Leaders Peace Conference. (photo by HWPL)

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BNS TV Religious Leaders Peace Conference, Sydney 20193

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Pastor Nelson Pervaz read a letter that will be sent to United Nations Human Rights Council, "I am a Pastor working in Australia and Pakistan. Pakistan is a dominantly Muslim country where religious tension and discrimination exists. I understand how we must all work to bring about true harmony between people of different faiths and cultures. The act of the Christian Council of Korea (CCK) about Ms. Gu Ji-In who were killed in the aftermath of coercive conversion in Korea should never be ignored and what they do should stop."

Pator Nelson Pervaz from Melbourne encouraging the world to end coersive conversion by the Christian Council of Korea (CCK) and end religious discrimination between different faiths and cultures.

Coercive conversion in South Korea has raised the issue of human rights violation as the number of victims especially women who are threatened by pastors and families to give up their religious faith has reached 1,000. After the death case of Ms. Gu from kidnapping, confinement and physical violence, there have been rallies to establish legal protection for freedom of religion and women rights.

HWPL proposes peace initiatives such as the establishment of international law for peace, an interfaith dialogue meeting for religious harmony, peace education and so on. In particular, the interfaith dialogue meeting called World Alliance of Religions Peace (WARP) Office is currently in operation in 219 places in 129 countries. The DPCW addresses principles of conflict resolution and international cooperation for peace building such as respect on the international law, peaceful dispute settlement, and spreading a culture of peace.

Filipino-Australian Media witnessed the AЅEAN-OCEANIA Pacific Leaders being united towards sustainable  peace building with International Women's Peace Group (IWPG) and International Peace Youth Group (IPYG)





This summit on the theme of ‘Centre of Spreading Peace beyond Ethnicity and Borders hosted by Legislate Peace Campaign’ was held for South Pacific leaders to call for the introduction of Declaration of Peace and Cessation of War (DPCW)  at the UN General Assembly at the The New South Wales Parliament House.





This summit on the theme of ‘Centre of Spreading Peace beyond Ethnicity and Borders hosted by Legislate Peace Campaign’ was held for South Pacific leaders to call for the introduction of Declaration of Peace and Cessation of War (DPCW) at the UN General Assembly.

The DPCW was proclaimed by HWPL International Law Peace Committee, composed of international law experts such as ILA, to not only avoid violence and ensure friendly relations among states but also guarantee ethnic identity and develop a culture of peace through civic participation. With the intergovernmental support, HWPL is calling for countries to support the DPCW as a resolution at the upcoming UN General Assembly in 2019.

Mr. Gibbs Salika, Chief of Justice of Papua New Guinea, said, "After a careful understanding of the DPCW, I truly to feel and understand that all our individual effort is needed to build up strong, peaceful nations, which I would like for all Pacific Leaders here today to take into consideration as a part of a global family.

“For us in the Pacific, we must be the champions of peace not only in our region but throughout the world, Chief of Justice Salika said

"In this age, we must achieve this peace today. So, in order to achieve world peace, there must be one law being able to keep and also the standard has to be established. So we have created the DPCW to achieve peace, he added.

“The DPCW to end the war and make peace must become the only eternal legacy to the future generation, and I hope that we achieve the era of peace together so that it becomes forever light in history," said Mr Man Hee Lee, Chairman of HWPL.

Through this conference, six Chairpersons of the National Assembly,three ministers and the chief justices, the former and current heads of state, Governor General of Tuvalu, former President Marshall Islands signed “HWPL - Pacific Islands Comprehensive Agreement on Advocacy for the DPCW.”

This agreement contains active cooperation for the development of DPCW with the spirit of peace by 12 high-level government leaders from eight countries in the South Pacific.

“This strategic approach by HWPL, gaining support from governments and civil society groups, is significant in achieving peace. HWPL has established a partnership through an MOU with Pan-African Parliament from 55 member states of the African Union for the support of the DPCW.

“This flow of network for peace led to this summit where government officials, leaders of NGOs and citizens from the Pacific countries advocate the UN and global community for international law for peace,” said Mr Ian Seo, General Director of Department of Public Relations, HWPL.

The HWPL' 30th Peace Tour started in the Philippines Hopping to Australia and Cambodia respectively.

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( Philippines ) Tour 1:  A GRAND  peace festival entitled: “We are one for Peace to attain Sustainable Development” was held last Feb 8 at the massive Philippine Sports Stadium, Bulacan

Spreading a culture of Peace Beyond Ethnicity and Borders was focused, as well as to launch a nationwide education peace movement throughout our country’s State Universities and Colleges, most especially at the Polytechnic University of the Philippines (PUP) of Cotabato and Manila.

This Philippine Peacebuilding event had over 30,000 participants including social representatives in the Philippines and international peace activists. The valiant peace-activist hosts were: Commissioner Ronald Adamat, of the Commission on Higher Education (CHED) and Mr. Man Hee Lee, Chairman of HWPL.

Why Philippines ?

The Capital of Philippines is Manila. POPULATION is 104,918,090 (US news) The Republic of the Philippines claimed independence from Japan after World War II in 1946 with assistance from the United States. With more than 100 million people, the Philippines is the 13th-most populous nation in the world. Thousands of islands and land of beautiful beaches are famous place in the Philippines.

Other Statistics: www.usnews.com/news/best-countries/philippines#country-ranking-details

But political instability is high. Statistically, the percentage of Filipinos that couldn’t meet the basic food needs stood at 7.5%. The number of poor families remained steady at 1.61 Million. As of 2016, there were a total of 101.57 million Filipinos. 25.2% of the population lived below the national poverty line.

Statistics states that Philippines is among the lowest-ranked countries in terms of peace.

 

According to the Institute of Economics and Peace’s Global Peace Index (GPI), the Philippines is ranked 138th out of 163 countries, with a score of 2.512. The Philippines, China, Thailand, Myanmar and North Korea are among the least peaceful countries in the Asia-Pacific region.

The Philippines suffered particularly badly but President Duterte continued his battle on alleged drug dealers and handled the five-month battle between government forces and Islamic militants who took over the city of Marawi, resulting in almost 1,200 militants, government forces and civilians killed,” the report said.

Reference: www.manilatimes.net/ph-ranks-low-in-peace-index/405262/
countryeconomy.com/demography/global-peace-index/philippin



Spreading a culture of Peace Beyond Ethnicity and Borders was focused, as well as to launch a nationwide education peace movement throughout our country’s State Universities and Colleges, most especially at the Polytechnic University of the Philippines (PUP) of Cotabato and Manila.

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( Cambodia ) Tour 3:  OVER  1,000 social leaders gathered in Cambodia to discuss ways to make peace in Southeast Asia, according to HWPL 30th 

World Peace Tour.



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The event also considered Southeast Asian efforts for decades to tackle violent extremism including terrorism and internal conflicts.

About 450 participants including religious leaders from Buddhism, Islam and Christianity in Cambodia, South Korea, Thailand, Vietnam, India and Singapore joined the forum. Cambodian supreme monk Tep Vong expressed his support to peace efforts saying that international cooperation as championed by HWPL could end wars and conflicts.

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