The province, with its exemplary performance in upholding peace and order, was cited by Sec. Jesus G. Dureza, of the Office of the Presidential Adviser on the Peace Precess (OPAPP), highlighting unity and the initiative among different sectors in the province.

The provincial government last Monday hosted the Regional Forum on the Comprehensive Peace Process at the Bohol Cultural Center as convened by the OPAPP.

Attending the affair were Sec. Jesus G. Dureza and Usec. Ramon G. Santos of the OPAPP; Presidential Adviser for Central Visayas, Usec. Felix A. Guanzon, Bohol Provincial Planning and Development coordinator Juanito Cambangay, and GRP Panel chairperson for talks with the CPP/NPA/NDF, Prof. Nieves Confesor.
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MANILA.- A Visayas lawmaker has proposed that people convicted of heinous crimes be punished with "40 years of hard labor" in lieu of the death penalty.

Calling his proposal "qualified reclusion perpetua," House Deputy Majority Leader Eduardo Gullas said this "harsh form of life imprisonment" would also "include the accessory penalty requiring convicts to provide full compensation to the victims or their families."
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