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A sense of hope, more than being merry, characterized our Christmas celebrations. We’ve counted our blessings and realized how much we have been blessed for the whole 2018. There were so many positive events and opportunities to serve the people that led us to be grateful to the Creator and to our partner communities.
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Permanent link to this article: https://peacebuilderscommunity.org/2018/12/ending-the-year-2018-with-a-positive-note/
PeaceBuilders School of Leadership (PBSL) started its new SouthPeace Equipping program focusing on developing individuals and groups who are ready to be trained as social entrepreneurs. The two-year program consists of Entrepreneurial Introspection & Ideation; Introduction to Inclusive Development; Basic Social Entrepreneurial Skills; and, Proposal Writing for Social Business. These skills are imparted to the participants along with a set of ethical values we call Peace and Reconciliation (PAR) Principles and Practices.
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Permanent link to this article: https://peacebuilderscommunity.org/2018/11/blessed-hope-coffee-association-completes-phase-two-of-pbsls-south-peace-equipping-program/
High-level Bangsamoro and Christian leaders signed a Manifesto calling for — inclusive peace and development; denunciation of violent extremism; sustained peace education and dialogue among grassroots; institutionalization of political dialogue in the context of inter-faith cooperation; ratification of the Bangsamoro Organic Law; and, local governments’ initiative towards effective information dissemination of the BOL.
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Permanent link to this article: https://peacebuilderscommunity.org/2018/09/muslim-and-christian-leaders-call-for-inclusive-peace-development-in-mindanao/
The “Bangsamoro and Beyond: A National Conversation” is a televised discussion between representative members of various sections of society pertaining to the Bangsamoro transition. Joji was chosen to represent the new Christian migrant in Mindanao as a woman engaged in building peace with the Bangsamoro through social enterprise and inclusive development.
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Permanent link to this article: https://peacebuilderscommunity.org/2018/09/anc-invites-joji-pantoja-as-a-panellist-in-bangsamoro-a-national-conversation/
Aiza Wanay, our Cordilleran social entrepreneurial intern from the Banao First Nation, led our booth team at the 2018 Davao AgriTrade Expo that was held at SM Lanang Mall 20-23 September 2018.
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Permanent link to this article: https://peacebuilderscommunity.org/2018/09/our-cordilleran-intern-leads-a-team-at-the-davao-agri-trade-expo-2018/
Bai Jerlina Owok of the Bagobo-Tagabawa Tribe welcomes Aiza Wanay, a young Kalinga woman being trained as a peacebuilding leader in Davao City. The Bagobo-Tagabawa community in Binaton embraces Wanay as an adopted tribal daughter.
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Permanent link to this article: https://peacebuilderscommunity.org/2018/08/aiza-wanay-represents-pbci-cfp-to-the-bagobo-tagabawa-tribal-festival/
In his capacity as Senior Consultant at PeaceBuilders Community, Inc. (PBCI), Ka Boyet initiated a working relationship with leaders of certain Indigenous Peoples in Turtle Island (North America). He invited Sihaya Ansibod to participate at the Indigenous Values Conference at the Skä·noñh—Great Law of Peace Center in Liverpool, NY last 18-19 August 2018.
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Permanent link to this article: https://peacebuilderscommunity.org/2018/08/ka-boyet-spearheads-pbci-connection-with-indigenous-peoples-in-turtle-island/
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/
Rev. Dr. Adrin Peñamora (white shirt) of the Commission on Justice, Peace, and Reconciliation of the Philippine Council of Evangelical Churches (PCEC) is accompanied by his Muslim counterparts who are members of the Joint Working Group of Religious Leaders for Peace (JWGRLP). Their group submitted a letter of support for the passage of BBL. Dr. Peñamora is also a co-convenor of the JWGRLP along with Sheik Abdulhadie Butuan Gumander III of the Cotabato Islamic Heritage Center, Inc.
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Permanent link to this article: https://peacebuilderscommunity.org/2018/07/interfaith-peace-group-expresses-support-for-the-passage-of-cab-compliant-bbl/
Our PBCI-CFP IncluDev Consulting Team in Central Mindanao, led by Sihaya Ansibod, will be committed to a one-year coffee business training program for a community of farmers in Barangay Pacao, Alamada, North Cotabato. The training series shall be an integration of technical skills on coffee production and values enhancement. We are happy to be a partner of the Southern Christian College (SCC) in the implementation of this project.
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Permanent link to this article: https://peacebuilderscommunity.org/2018/06/pbci-cfp-includev-works-with-scc-to-organize-farmers-communities/
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/
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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Permanent link to this article: https://peacebuilderscommunity.org/2018/05/jon-rudy-invited-tala-bautista-to-serve-as-co-facilitator-in-human-security-course-at-mpi/
