Main speakers invited to “Law of Peace in Heaven and on Earth,” the 8th anniversary of the civilian-led peace agreement in Mindanao, Philippines, after 40 years of conflict between Catholic and Islam communities. Jan 24th was declared the HWPL Peace Day in 2014. National Leaders are urged to support a draft that supports a global culture of peace for current and future generations. CHICAGO — On the 24th of January 2022, over 22,000 social representatives from 51 countries attended the international peace conference celebrating the Peace Day event held virtually. The event commemorated a civilian-led peace agreement made between the Islam and Catholic communities in Mindanao, Philippines 8 years ago. Back in 2014, Heavenly Culture, World Peace, Restoration of Light (HWPL), an international NGO mediated the conflict in Mindanao by proposing a peace agreement by local representatives. Witnessed by Chairman Man Hee Lee of HWPL, the peace agreement was signed by Hon. Esmael G. Mangudadatu, the then Governor of Maguindanao, and Archbishop-Emeritus Fernando Capalla of the Archdiocese of Davao representing local leadership. Since then, the province of Maguindanao and the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) declared January 24 as “HWPL Peace Day” and have commemorated it as an annual […]
