October 15-18, 2008. The Peacebuilders Community travelled with their network behind the so-called “enemy lines” to help in a Mindanao-wide fact finding mission regarding the alleged human rights violations committed by both the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) and the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF). We distributed emergency relief goods along the way to 700 Muslim families who are affected by flood and victimized by war, and we started a livelihood program by distributing fishnets among the fishing folks of Ligawasan Marshlands. (See also our Facebook Photo Album)
LIGAWASAN, CENTRAL MINDANAO: 16.OCTOBER.2008
- By Rev. L. Daniel Alba Pantoja
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17.October.2008
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17.October.2008
Rev. L. Daniel Alba Pantoja
In-between chatting with his adult children over the Internet, watching his grandchildren over the Skype, and connecting with his global community through Facebook, Dann Pantoja (aka Lakan Sumulong) serves as a peacebuilding worker, trekking through the armed-conflict areas in the Philippines. He works closely with Joji, his lifetime sweetheart. He’s privileged to have a competent team at PeaceBuilders Community, Inc.--a community of peace and reconciliation missionaries.
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