Module 10

• Peace

  Negative definition: Absence of direct/physical violence, structural, socio-cultural or ecological violence

  Positive definition: Presence of just and non-exploitative relationships, social, economic, political, ecological and good condition of human and ecological well-being and eradication of root causes of conflict

  
• Problems and values of peace


  • Problems: Violence & War, Inequality, Injustice, Environmental Degradation, Alienation
  • Values: Non-Violence, Economic Welfare, Social Justice, Ecological Balance, Participation

  
• Conflict


  Negative: Natural part of life, Situation of change, Neither positive nor negative, Seeds for growth

  Positive: A way to transforming relationships and the social structures that pose obstacles to realization of human rights and a culture of peace and nonviolence
• Conflict is not equal to violence
• Conflict is not a contest, winning and losing are goals for games, not for conflicts
• Resolving conflict is rarely about who is right, it is about acknowledgement and appreciation of differences
• The National Security Policy (NSP) 2023-2028 is the Philippines' third national security policy document.

  • It contains the guiding principles and interests, as well as a set of clearly defined and articulated goals aimed at protecting and promoting national security.