GC45 GC45 COM01 Just and Lasting Peace in the Philippines for Summer 2025 Origin: Adedeji AkintayoThe president of the Philippines Ferdinand Marcos Jr and the vice president Sara Duterte have commended the infamous policies of former President Duterte by continuing to advocate for extrajudicial killings, consistently calling for the murder of “drug personalities” and urging the police and military to eliminate all communist rebels while dismissing human rights. The ongoing National Task Force to End Local Communist Armed Conflict (NTF-ELCAC) activities and the institutionalization, legitimization, and intensification of "red-tagging” – (the labelling of unarmed civilians, human rights defenders, and church members as a tactic of state terror to suppress dissent) frequently lead to extrajudicial executions and embedding these practices into law. Over the past six years, this has fostered a hostile atmosphere towards human rights defenders and church workers. This situation endangers the country's human rights defenders, church workers, and activists. Read the Full Proposal Below Resources GC45 COM01 Just and Lasting Peace in the Philippines for Summer 2025.pdf Save to PDF True Document Date August 8, 2025 Document Type Proposal Originating Body Other Latest News GCE Summary, Sept. 25–28, 2025 The 45th General Council Executive met in person in Toronto, for three days focused on orienting the Executive to the work, including its fiduciary duties, strategic leadership, financial oversight and its role in relation to committees, as well as The United Church Foundation and program organizations such as KAIROS GC45 Recall Meeting: Sept. 13, 2025 The recall meeting for the 45th General Council moved smoothly through several Way Forward proposals outstanding from the in-person meetings in Calgary, Alberta, in August. 45th General Council makes clear commitments to Just Peace regarding Palestine and Israel 45th General Council recalled to deal with unfinished, urgent business on Sept. 13; several proposals dealing with Palestine and Israel receive overwhelming support.
