President Rodrigo Duterte’s Policies in Dealing with Conflicts in Southern Philippines

This article aim to analyze and describe how President Rodrigo Duterte's Policies in dealing with conflicts in Southern Philippines. The Philippine government has made efforts in dealing conflict that occur in Mindanao, Southern Philippines. The conflict has a long historical background, so it needs the right approach to handle it and to realize positive peace. This article uses a qualitative approach with a literature review design related to efforts to achieve positive peace during Duterte's Presidential term. Data was collecting by compiling sources from various kinds of literature such as reading books, websites, and discussing with experts and competent groups in various efforts to achieve positive peace. The results showed that mediation and reconciliation efforts were carried out on an ongoing basis to resolve conflicts completely. However, there are obstacles and challenges in implementing the program. In conclusion, achieving positive peace in the Southern Philippines is still in progress. President Duterte's first step towards peace with the presence of the Bangsamoro Organic Law (BOL) until the existence of BTA became the starting point for the realization of equity and social justice for all Filipinos.