MANILA – Peace education efforts must be made mandatory in all villages nationwide and included in the criteria for the Seal of Good Local Governance (SGLG) awards.

Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) Secretary Benjamin Abalos Jr. said he has started discussions with the Office of the Presidential Adviser on Peace, Reconciliation and Unity (OPAPRU) to make the plan possible within three years through a training program to be led by the Local Government Academy.

Alex Eala and Francis Casey Alcantara swept their higher-seeded Thai foes Luksika Kumkhum and Maximo Jones, 6-4, 6-4, to at least secure a bronze medal in the tennis mixed doubles of the 19th Asian Games.