PEACE-MAKER
It was in the beautiful city of Sankt Augustin in 1998 where we first espoused the idea of an “Asian Dialogue” which would engage the mainstream political parties of our continent on matters of peace, security, and economic development.
Two years later in the year 2000, we had the pr
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Former House Speaker Jose De Venecia Jr. (JDV) has been known for his political leadership. He was elected five times as Speaker of the House of Representatives, an unprecedented feat in postwar Philippine Congress.
JDV has also built a solid reputation as a leader in Asia. It is, thus
PEACE-MAKER
Former Speaker of the House Jose C. De Venecia Jr. We have spent these last two decades bringing together Asia’s political groupings into the ICAPP; and our national legislatures into the Asian Parliamentary Assembly (APA), both of which have grown rapidly into advanced organizations
Former Speaker of the House
Three days from now, on April 21, we will preside at the meeting of the 39-member standing committee of the International Conference of Asian Political Parties (ICAPP), which we will do so from our respective homes or offices in different Asian countries and in various time zones, thanks to modern communications technology.
As some may know, the ICAPP is composed of some 350 ruling and opposition political parties from 52 countries in Asia, which we founded and launched in Manila in September, 2000. We are privileged to serve as ICAPP founding chairman and chairman of the standing committee since the year 2000.