Sittie Janine M. Gamao is the Chief of the Peace Education Division at the Ministry of Public Order and Safety (MPOS) in the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region, Philippines. She leads initiatives on Women, Peace and Security (WPS), preventing and countering violent extremism, transitional justice and reconciliation, and peace education. Her commitment to peacebuilding is not only professional but also deeply personal, grounded in her advocacy for inclusive and enduring peace in the Bangsamoro amid its dynamic peace and security situation. She uses these platforms to amplify the voices of vulnerable women at the margins, particularly widows and orphans of violent conflict, as well as women mediators.

Janine is also at the helm of the Bangsamoro Peace Institute, which strengthens the capacities of peace practitioners in the region. Among its notable initiatives, she conceptualized the Advanced Course on Women, Peace and Security (WPS), now implemented for three cohorts, to build stronger constituencies and advocacy for WPS in the Bangsamoro’s political transition.