The International Women’s Peace Group (IWPG, Chairwoman Hyun Sook Yoon) announced that it established the first “IWPG Peace Monument” since the start of its peace activities in Mindanao de Oro, Philippines, a truly meaningful achievement.
The IWPG Peace Monument was established to inherit Mindanao’s peace spirit, where war has been put to and end and peace has been achieved through the “Civil Peace Agreement.” This agreement was mediated by Heavenly Culture, World Peace, Restoration of Light (HWPL), an international peace organization, on January 1, 2014.
The construction of this Peace Monument was led by Sholai Lim, an IWPG Publicity Ambassador, and it is expected to contribute to spreading the value of peace to other Filipino women.
From September 4th to 8th, the IWPG peace delegation went on a peace tour to the Philippines for 5 days, covering the city of Manila and Davao and the province of Mindanao de Oro. Their visit attracted much attention from the Philippine residents and women.
On September 5th, IWPG appeared live on PTV, a national broadcast, and introduced various IWPG peace activities in the Philippines, including the International Loving-Peace Art Competition for children and teenagers and the Peace Lecturer Training Education (PLTE). They especially emphasized that the Philippine government should support the Declaration of Peace and Cessation of War (DPCW).
On the 6th, IWPG attended the unveiling ceremony of the first IWPG Peace Monument erected in the Ayuste Highland Mountain Resort in the province of Mindanao Davao de Oro. The location was even more meaningful because the resort was a tourist site that had gone from a place once full of war and terror, where soldiers would always reside and store their weapons, to a land of peace without war.
In her greeting remarks, Sholai Lim, Vice Chair of the Philippine Federation of Local Councils of Women and an IWPG Publicity Ambassador, said, “We will celebrate the spread of peace in this region and throughout the nation through the establishment of the IWPG Peace Monument.”
IWPG Chairwoman Hyun Sook Yoon said, “We have erected a monument of peace here, while war is waging on the other side of the globe. I am sure that this peace movement will become a positive influence and spread all around the world.”
At the press conference that also took place on the same day, IWPG had time to answer various questions on the establishment of the first Peace Monument and why IWPG chose Philippines as their first Peace Tour destination since the COVID-19 pandemic.
After the press conference was the preview of the “Great Legacy,” a documentary on the peace activities of Chairman Man Hee Lee of HWPL who also brought peace to Mindanao. Many Filipino people and press attended and showed their enthusiasm and support.
During this Peace Tour, IWPG met not only with Sholai Lim, but also Publicity Ambassadors Erlinda Olivia Tiu and Elaine Lantud, IWPG Philippines Quezon City Branch Manager Virginia Manuel, Davao del Norte Branch Manager Maria Theresa Timbol, and Maguindanao Branch Manager Bai Jennah Lumawan and shared various ideas and experiences on peace activities.
IWPG also met with multiple Philippine female leaders including Myrna Yao, the Chairwoman of the Philippine Federation of Local Councils of Women; Ruby Victorino, the Chairwoman of Zonta Club of Metropolitan Pasig; and Alma Uy, the Chairwoman of the Women’s Federation in Tagum City, and promised to continue cooperation to achieve sustainable peace.
On the last day, September 7, IWPG had the opportunity to introduce IWPG and DPCW at the House of Representatives. IWPG urged lawmakers to introduce a resolution to the House supporting the DPCW and to support the DPCW on a national level. IWPG also met with Representative Maria Carmen Zamora (Davao de Oro) and Julienne Baronda (Iloilo) individually and urged for a resolution supporting the DPCW. IWPG also requested support for the DPCW during a meeting with Davao de Oro’s Governor, Dorothy Gonzaga, and Vice Governor, Jamie Tyrone Yooi.
IWPG is an international NGO in special consultative status with the UN Economic and Social Council and registered under the Department of Global Communications and is striving to gather the support of 3.9 billion women around the world to achieve sustainable peace. IWPG is working actively with 105 branches located in 132 countries and 500 partner organizations through peace initiatives including DPCW campaigns and PLTE.
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