Stories and ideas about being in harmony and at peace with Others.
Mar 08
The sound of the jembe drums greets us as we enter the Talaandig Ancestral Site in Sungco, Mindanao. The long dirt road is lined with flags, each one representing a different tribe of Mindanao in honor of the guests who will arrive today for a historic gathering. It is an exciting time for the PBCI staff, …
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Jan 24
TYPHOON SENDONG (INTERNATIONAL CODE: WASHI) On December 15, 2011 Typhoon Sendong entered the Philippine Area of Responsibility with an estimated sustained winds of 55 kilometers per hour based on the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA) weather report. Public Storm Signal Number One was raised in the provinces of Surigao del Norte, Siargao Island, Surigao …
Permanent link to this article: http://peacebuilderscommunity.org/2012/01/final-report-on-sendong-relief-ops-submitted/
Jan 20
Typhoon Sendong prompted PBCI to declare a Red Code Status (highest state of alertness; real and immediate danger). We were trying to make busy schedules, scarce resources, overburdened organizations, and equally urgent matters to work together. It was a difficult task of harmonizing everything together to serve the thousands of Sendong survivors. In the midst of …
Permanent link to this article: http://peacebuilderscommunity.org/2012/01/touched-to-serve-a-volunteers-story/
Jan 20
One of the areas that PBCI served was in Area 5, Barangay Consolacion, Isla de Oro, Cagayan de Oro City. In partnership with Kagay-an Evangelical Disaster Response Network (KEDRN) and the PAR Community Region 10, this area was specified as the recipient of PBCI Relief Operation. The people there shared their experiences during the typhoon, …
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Dec 22
21.DEC.2011- The PeaceBuilders Community Inc. together with field network and volunteers in Iligan City conducted the needs assessment for the HealthCare, Trauma-Healing, and Relief Operations this 22.DEC.2011. The evacuees who lost their homes are mostly having colds and flu, diarrhea, and skin diseases. There are residents who are experiencing signs and symptoms of severe anxiety …
Permanent link to this article: http://peacebuilderscommunity.org/2011/12/specific-needs-in-iligan-target-community-identified-team-deployed/
Nov 28
Video documentation by Daniel Byron Pantoja 28 November 2011—Maguindanao. Peacebuilders Community, Inc. conducted a Medical Outreach in Brgy. Bagoinged, Municipality of Pagalungan, Province of Maguindanao. The medical outreach was held in Bagoinged Elementary School, where the School Principal and the Barangay Captain warmly welcomed the team. PBCI Healthcare Specialist, Mei Solocasa, led the …
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Nov 19
19.November.2011 — Peacebuilders Community, Inc. (PBCI) deployed two teams of Peace and Reconciliation (PAR) Team Organizers in the province of Bukidnon. For one year, each team will organize and train volunteer pastors and church leaders who will be willing to undergo the series of PAR training in their respective areas. The organized teams will be …
Permanent link to this article: http://peacebuilderscommunity.org/2011/11/pbci-deploys-bukidnon-team-organizaer/
Nov 10
7-9 November 2011—Midsayap, North Cotabato. PeaceBuilders Community, Inc. (PBCI) staff participated at the Ecumenical Peacebuilding Training conducted by the Philippine Ecumenical Peace Platform (PEPP). The Peacebuilding training aimed to analyze the root causes of conflict between the Government of the Philippines (GPH) and the National Democratic Front of the Philippines (NDFP), as well as to …
Permanent link to this article: http://peacebuilderscommunity.org/2011/11/pbci-supports-gph-ndfp-peace-talks/
Oct 24
PCEC STATEMENT ON THE OCTOBER 2011 BASILAN CRISIS We grieve and condole from the depth of our hearts with the families and friends of those who were killed from all sides in Sitio Bakisung, Barangay Cambug, Municipality of Al Barka in Basilan last Tuesday, October 18, 2011. In a battle that went from 5:30 AM …
Permanent link to this article: http://peacebuilderscommunity.org/2011/10/an-all-out-war-with-the-milf-is-not-the-answer/
Oct 16
The Peace and Reconciliation Community in the Province of Nueva Ecija (PAR NE) actively responded to the disaster victims after the onslaught of typhoons Pedring (Nesat) and Quiel (Nalgae). Bishop John Tayoto, former Chairman of Peace and Reconciliation Nueva Ecija (PAR NE), and currently the Chairman of the Peace and Reconciliation Commission (PARCOM) of the …
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