MANILA, Jan. 31 -- Office of the Presidential Adviser on Peace, Reconciliation, and Unity (OPAPRU) Secretary Carlito Galvez Jr. on Wednesday called on Filipinos to rally behind President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr.'s "Bagong Pilipinas" initiative, stressing that this would bring greater peace, progress and unity to the nation.

"I urge my fellow Filipinos to fully support the national government's Bagong Pilipinas campaign. This is a multi-sectoral effort that seeks to bring all of us together as one nation regardless of ethnicity, religion, economic status or personal beliefs," Galvez said in a statement.

He added that "Bagong Pilipinas" is the Marcos administration's clarion for national renewal, as it seeks to build a society that will pr...