Diyes for Peace Project,Philippines
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Diyes* for Peace,
Philippines

(*Diyes is the 10-centavo coin with the image of the smallest fish in the world that is found only in the Philippines, the Pandaka Pygmaea.

The campaign slogan is :DIYES FOR PEACE - Bayanihan para sa Kapayapaan.

The rallying call is the number 10 (Diyes) to underscore, among others, the following:

- The phrase - DIYES FOR PEACE - mymes and appeals to memory recall;
- Respondents are expected to anwer YES to all questions posed or say, 'DI YES FOR PEACE!
- The campaign will involve 10 years old and above.)

REVISED IMPLEMENTATION PLAN
(As of April 25,1997)

I. PARTICIPATING INSTITUTIONS, AGENCIES AND ORGANIZATIONS

The main phase of the DIYES FOR PEACE -- Bayanihan para sa Kapayapaan campaign shall be implemented through the collaborative efforts of the following:

  1. Department of Education, Culture and Sports (DECS)
  2. Philippine Postal Corporation (Philpost)
  3. University of the Philippines System (UP)
  4. Philippine Information Agency (PIA)
  5. Office of the Presidential Adviser on the Peace Process (OPAPP)
  6. Boy Scouts of the Philippines (BSP)
  7. Girl Scouts of the Philippines (GSP)
  8. Philippine Rural Reconstruction Movement (PRRM)
  9. Office of the Chairman. Senate Committee on Peace, Unification and Reconciliation
  10. VFP-Sons avid Daughters Association, Inc. (VFP-SDAI)
  11. National Inter-Fraternity and Sorority Council (t4IC)
  12. Alpha Phi Omega International Phils., Inc. (APO)

II. IMPLEMENTATION SCHEDULE
Implementation of the campaign will follow the schedule below:

01 May 1997 to 15 June 1997

The participating Institutions. agencies and organizations shall collectively facilitate the:

  1. Identification of sources and for donors (individuals. organizations or corporations) of campaign forms avid other materials, Including mass media materials.
  2. Tri-media publication and/or broadcasting of news articles on the campaign and related activities.
  3. Publication and/or broadcasting of Institutional, corporate or product exposure advertisements using tile campaign messages.
  4. Consolidation of Its existing networks In various levels -- national. regional. provincial, district arid municipal.

16 May to 30 June 1997

  1. Symposia. orientation, coordination and consultation activities shall be conducted in different areas of tile country.
  2. Field representatives and members of the lead Institutions. agencies and organizations shall be enjoined to actively help organize these activities and encourage multi-sectoral citizens' participation.
  3. Other groups actively involved in the ongoing peace process-including but not limited to representative of the forces involved in the armed internal conflicts, e.g., Government of the Republic of the Philippine - Armed Forces of the Philippine (GRP-AFP); Rebolusyonaryong AlyansangMakabansa (NDF-CPP-NPA); Moro National Liberation Front (MNLF); Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF)-shall be invited to participate as resource speakers in these activities.

16 may 1997

Public consultation by Senate Committee on Peace, Unification and Reconciliation on Senate Resolution No. 310 supporting the campaign filed by Senator Gregorio B. Honasan II.
Venue: Negros Occidental

19 May 1997

Meeting of Committee on the Peace Process of the House of Representatives to discuss House Resolution No. 694 supporting the campaign filed by the Committee on People's Participation chaired by Congresswoman Lally Laurel-Trinidad.
Venue: Batasang Pambansa, Quezon City

3rd Week of May

Meeting of National Peace and Order Council (NPOC) to discuss the national Implementation campaign as one of the strategies of 5-Year Master Plan for Peace and Order (1997-2001) adopted by the 4th National Peace and Order Summit.
Venue: Camp Crame, Quezon City

18 June 1997

Multi-sectoral symposium, orientation coordination and consultation on the campaign.
Venue: University of the Philippines in Baguio City

20 June 1997

Multi-sectoral symposium, orientation, coordination and consultation on the campaign.
Venue: University of the Philippines in Los Banos, Laguna

23 June 1997

Multi-sectoral symposium. orientation, coordination and consultation on the campaign.
Venue: University of the Philippines in Cebu City

25 June 1997

Multi-sectoral symposium, orientation coordination and consultation on the campaign.
Venue: Mindanao State University, Marawi City

26 June 1997

  1. Delivery of campaign forms and other materials-including the Gabay para sa mga Guro at Punong-Guro to schools.
  2. Conduct of school level orientation and coordination activities by school heads, teachers and representatives of representatives of participating Institutions. agencies and organizations.

27June 1997

Press conference covered by tri-media by heads of participating Institutions, agencies and organizations as well as other parties that may choose to openly and actively support the campaign.
Venue: University of the Philippines in Diliman, Quezon City

30 June 1997

Simultaneous launching of campaign in all schools during flag ceremonies to maximize its initial social Impact.

  1. Elementary Schools (Grade IV to VI, Target Population:4,794,915).
    • a. Five (5) Buy Scouts and five (5) Girt Scouts will read one question each. School children will be asked to verbally answer en masse.
    • b. School children will be asked to accomplish/fill-up campaign forms during the Gawaing Pagpapaganda ng Ugali or Social Studies period.
    • c. Schoolchildren will be asked to bring home campaign forms and ask their parents and out of school siblings/housemates to accomplish these.
  2. High Schools (1st to 4th Year, Target Population: 4.809,863).
    • a. Ten (10) student leaders will read one question each. Students will be asked to verbally answer en masse.
    • b. Students will be asked to accomplish/fill-up campaign forms during the Values or Peace Education session or Social Studies period.
    • c. Students will be asked to bring home campaign forms and ask their parents and out of school siblings/housemates to accomplish these.
  3. Colleges/Universities (Target Population. 1,871.647)
    • a. Room to room campaigns shall he conducted by fraternity and sorority members Incooperation with Student Councils and College or University administrations.
    • b. Teachers and Principals will use the Gabay para sa mga Guro at Punong-Guro as reference in explaining campaign to students.

01 - 02 July 1997

  1. Elementary and High Schools
    • a. Filled-up campaign forms solicited by school children/students will be collected by class teachers.
    • b. Boy/Girl Scout volunteers and/or class officers will tabulate responses under supervision of class teachers.
    • c. Class teachers will submit campaign forms and preliminary tabulation of results will be forwarded to the office of the Principal.
    • d. Boy Scout arid Girl Scout representative and/or Student Council President will prepare a summary of responses.
    • e. Principal will attest to summary of responses.
  2. Colleges and Universities
    • a. Responses shall be tabulated by fraternity and sorority members in cooperation with Student Councils and College or University administrations.
    • b. Accomplished campaign forms and preliminary tabulation of results will be forwarded to the College Dean or University President.
    • c. Inter-Fraternity arid Sorority representative and for Student Council President will a summary of responses.
    • d. College Dean or University President will attest to the summary of responses.

03 July 199 7

Accomplished campaign forms and summary of responses will be mailed at the nearest post office. Postage is free.

04-09 Ju1y 1997

  1. Accomplished campaign forms and summary of reponses will be forwarded directly to:

    Office of the Postmaster General
    Philippine Postal Corporation
    3/F Central Post office Building
    Liwasang Bonifacio
    1000 Manila

  2. Summaries of responses will be processed and consolidated by designated postal workers.

10 July 1997

Results will be delivered to H.E. President Fidel V. Ramos. Leaders of all armed revolutionary forces will likewise be duly informed of the results.

III. PRODUCTION OF CAMPAIGN FORMS AND MATERIALS

  1. To enrich and capitalize oil the Bayanihan concept of the campaign, forms may be reproduce by any interested individual, institution or corporation through offset printing, photo-stencil mimeographing and other similar means of printing.
  2. Representatives of participating institutions, agencies arid organizations are encouraged to actively seek the support of government and non-government organizations in producing campaign forms and other materials or in terms of services.
  3. Cash contributions are discouraged.

CONTACT OFFICES

The following offices may be contacted for further details:

  1. Office of the Postmaster General
    Philippine Postal Corporation
    3/F CPO, Liwasang Bonifacio
    1000 Manila
    Tel Nos. 527-0139 to 40; Fax No. 527-0048

  2. Office of the Secretary
    Department of Education, Culture and Sports
    University of Life Complex
    1600 Pasig City
    Tel Nos. 633-7206 or 08; Fax No. 631-8494

  3. Field Services Division, Operations Department
    Boy Scouts of the Philippines
    National Office
    181 Natividad Almeda-Lopez St., Ermita
    1000 Manila
    Tel No. 527-5112

  4. Program Division
    Girl Scouts of the Philippines
    National Office
    901 Padre Faura, Ermita
    1000 Manila
    Tel No. 523-8331; Fax No. 50-51-44

  5. Media Studies Division
    Philippine Information Agency
    Visayas Avenue, Diliman
    Quezon City
    Tel No. 921-7941 loc. 4121; Fax No. 920-4346

  6. Philippine Rural Construction Movement
    Kayumanggi Press Building
    940 Quezon Avenue,
    1103 Quezon City
    Tel No. 928-1715

  7. Office of the Presidential Adviser on the Peace Process
    7/F Agustin I Building
    Emerald Avenue, Ortigas Complex
    1605 Pasig City
    Tel Nos. 636-0701 to 07

  8. Office of the Chairman
    Senate Committee on Peace, Unification and Reconcilliation
    Rm 311, Velco Centre, Port Area
    1018 Manila
    Tel Nos. 527-8537 to 40

Prepared by:

  1. NORA N. QUETULIO - Office of the Secretary, Department of Education, Culture and Sports
  2. BARBARA WONG - FERNANDEZ, Office of the Vice Chancellor for Student Affairs, UP Diliman
  3. GILBERT S. CASTILLO - Office of Senator Gregorio B. Honasan
  4. ERMIE B. MANTOG - Field Services Division, Operations Department, Boy Scouts of the Philippines
  5. GINNE S. WAGE - Program Division, Girl Scouts of the Philippines
  6. MYRNA D. MEDINA - Crime Prevention and Coordination Service, National Police Commission
  7. BETTY LOU PENERA - Media Studies Division, Philippine Information Agency
  8. CIRILO D. ALMENDARALA - National Inter-Fraternity and Sorority Council
  9. JOSE ANTONIO DIMAANO - Alpha Phi Omega International (Plils) Inc.
  10. BUTCH MADARANG - Beta Sigma Fraternity
  11. ANDY RAPISURA - Philippine Rural Reconstruction Movement
  12. ERNESTO A. ALCANZARE - Office of the Postmaster General, Philippine Postal Corporation

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