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On 12 March 2013, 50 volunteers were appreciated for their service during the Typhoon Pablo relief operations. They were the ones who really showed commitment, coming in day by day helping us pack relief goods. Some of them even worked at night when we had to do 24/7 shifts to address the need. Most of …
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Our volunteers made it possible for Peacebuilders Community to deliver 14,000 food packs to survivors of Typhoon Pablo (International name: Bopha). These are some of their stories. ALEX BALICUATRO. Five members of his family were killed in Typhoon Falcon that flooded Davao City on June 28, 2011. After the flood, he was trying to rebuild …
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Permanent link to this article: https://peacebuilderscommunity.org/2013/01/pablo-relief-volunteers-share-personal-stories/
5,388 families in eight barangays (villages) received family packs on 24-25 December. Sixty seven volunteers spent the Christmas Eve in tents in Cateel, one of the most Typhoon Pablo-devastated towns in Davao Oriental province. Christians, Muslims and other faiths worked as one team to do one mission – serve as many people as they can …
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For 72 hours, volunteers packed relief goods working straight with just a few hours of sleep. On 18 December 2500 families in Compostela and New Bataan received their sacrifice of love. Before that, 1150 families of indigenous peoples in Monkayo who were not reached by relief were also given food packs. The volunteers were all …
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TYPHOON PABLO AFTERMATH IN MINDANEWS Our field volunteers have committed to 10,000 out of more than 1,000,000 families who are all equally in dire need of food, drinking water, dry clothing, and shelter. PLEASE SEND YOUR DONATION TO: Account Name: PEACEBUILDERS COMMUNITY, INC. Checking Account Number: 007-547-00228-4 Bank Transit: 03026-0166 International Swift Code: MBTCPHMM Bank …
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Wanay S. Baluyan, a native of Banao Indigenous People from Kalinga Province, is defending her final paper to conclude a two-year internship under the PeaceBuilders School of Leadership (PBSL) program. She’s a Registered Nurse and chose to serve her community and the Cordillera People in their journey towards genuine autonomy and self-determination.
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Permanent link to this article: https://peacebuilderscommunity.org/2019/08/woman-from-banao-indigenous-people-in-kalinga-province-graduates-from-pbsl/
Meant to reverberate the mass actions in Manila this week, this advocacy pitch urges the bicameral conference and the bigger Filipino public to finally support genuine autonomy for the Bangsamoro and the peoples in this region. Lakan Sumulong of PeaceBuilders Community read the official statement by the All-Out Peace Network before the media.
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Permanent link to this article: https://peacebuilderscommunity.org/2018/07/all-out-peace-network-submits-letter-of-support-for-bbl/
The key person who embraced us into this deepening cross-cultural relationship and inclusive development partnership is Madam Janet Alngag. Mama Jane is the matriarch of the Alngag Clan, from the Sumacher Tribe in Tinglayan, Kalinga. She is a school teacher by profession, and a social change agent in the field of education.
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Permanent link to this article: https://peacebuilderscommunity.org/2018/06/inclusive-development-team-fulfils-consulting-trip-to-par-kalinga/
Peace and Reconciliation (PAR) is a long-term process and commitment. The beginnings of PAR Kalinga started seven years ago. Our approach was to listen and learn and seek the Spirit’s leading on how to proceed. We are still listening, and will continue to listen to the voice of the Spirit as our relationship takes root …
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Permanent link to this article: https://peacebuilderscommunity.org/2017/02/the-roots-of-par-kalinga-is-growing-deeper/
Recently, I have been tasked with researching the history of the CPP-NPA, or the Communist Party of the Philippines and its New People’s Army. Under the banner of the National Democratic Front of the Philippines, there has been a communist presence in the Philippines for over 40 years now, and they have been waging …
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Permanent link to this article: https://peacebuilderscommunity.org/2015/01/a-difference-of-perspectiv-natural-disasters-and-social-justice/
As a result of Typhoon Hagupit’s destruction of homes and infrastructure in the Visayan Islands, many families are currently in dire need of immediate relief. Three of PeaceBuilders’ senior staff — Joji Felicitas Bautista Pantoja (Admin/Finance), Kriz Cruzado (FieldOps), and Bennette Grace Tenecio Mañulit (SupportOps) — are currently assessing the damage and coordinating relief efforts including nutritional …
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These last two years, the recurring events and disasters (typhoons, earthquakes, skirmishes) had kept our teams very busy. In 2013, the team decided to pass on the retreat and save the money for Pablo survivors instead. But now in 2014 we were really missing the fellowship, especially that our various teams are more and more …
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Permanent link to this article: https://peacebuilderscommunity.org/2014/05/pbci-cfp-staff-holds-community-retreat-after-two-major-disasters/