Aug 10 2018
I have the joy and honor to send my dear spiritual daughters—Tala and Sihaya—off to the United States for their respective learning experiences and growth processes as peacebuilding leaders. Two of our senior staff members are set to travel to the United States of America as part of their work and of their career growth …
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Jul 30 2018
Along with many challenges in the field, the issue of federalism in the Philippines brings critical implications to just-peace advocacy and inclusive development practices. There have been so much discussions and debate about the planned federalization of the Philippines. Here are my current study notes as I inform myself about this direction where our government …
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Jul 11 2018
Just before lunch today, 11 July 2018, key leaders from various civil society organizations met at Freedom Park in front of Ateneo de Davao University. They are a part of a national movement called All-Out Peace Network. This synchronized citizen action was done to symbolically pass an inclusive Bangsamoro Basic Law (BBL). This action was …
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Jul 07 2018
Joint Working Group of Religious Leaders for Peace Statement Supporting the Passage of the Bangsamoro Basic Law We, the Joint Working Group of Religious Leaders for Peace (JWGRLP), together with peace-loving leaders who participated in the “Forum on the Bangsamoro Basic Law and Religious Freedom: Toward a Just and Peaceful Mindanao,” held on July 7, …
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Jun 21 2018
“Ina” — our term of endearment for Joji Pantoja, CEO of Coffee For Peace, Inc. — and I were there when the local farmers and coffee industry stakeholders in the Province of Compostela Valley gathered to organize themselves to participate in the national coffee roadmap. They are now referred to as Compostela Valley Coffee Council. With the …
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Jun 16 2018
We are happy to be invited by our partners at the Southern Christian College (SCC) to serve one of the communities with whom they are working — the Cotabato Interfaith Leaders Association or CIFLA. Our PBCI-CFP IncluDev Consulting Team in Central Mindanao, led by Tala Alngag Bautista and Sihaya Ansibod, will be committed to a …
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Jun 13 2018
We promised to return to Kalinga with a team of technical consultants. And we did return with a team of technical consultants. The leaders of the Kalinga Peace and Reconciliation (PAR) Community — Malou ‘Migs’ Alngag, Chupan Chulsi, and Em Velasco — welcomed the Inclusive Development Consulting Team of the PeaceBuilders Community, Inc. (PBCI) and Coffee …
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May 30 2018
Tala Alngag Bautista, our Chief Operating Officer at PeaceBuilders Community, Inc. (PBCI), served as co-facilitator with Jon Rudy in Human Security course, during the Week Three of the 2018 Mindanao Peacebuilding Institute (MPI). MPI is a resource for peacebuilders and for nearly two decades, MPI has been “providing skills, conducting research, and building solidarity within the Asia-Pacific Region.” This Human …
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May 15 2018
This is where I part ways, theologically and ethically, with many of my Christian Zionist friends, many of them happen to be my ministry colleagues in the evangelical community. Standing up with the Palestinians. This is also a proper time to reaffirm my solidarity with my Palestinian sisters and brothers in Christ who are suffering under the …
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May 05 2018
The Peace Commission of the Mennonite World Conference have proposed a declaration of solidarity with indigenous peoples. It was approved during the General Council meetings last 23–26 April 2018 in Nairobi, Kenya. Mennonite World Conference DECLARATION OF SOLIDARITY WITH INDIGENOUS PEOPLES The earth is the Lord’s and the fullness thereof, the world and those who …
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