Under the leadership of the Mindanao People’s Peace Movement, the Lakbay Tribu para sa Karapatan sa Sariling Pagpapasya, or Indigenous Peoples’ Journey for the Right to Self Determination, brings to the fore of public and civil society discussion the issue of Indigenous People’s rights and representation in light of current discussion on the Bangsamoro Basic …
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Through the visionary leadership of Twinkle “Tala” Alngag Bautista, the Peace and Reconciliation (PAR) movement is being nurtured among the indigenous people in the northern mountains of the Philippines called Kalinga. :: In 12-16 April 2010, Dann Pantoja felt a need to travel to Tabuk City, the capital of Kalinga Province, to get to know …
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We, who are also citizens of the world, brothers and sisters here in the Philippines, are calling on all peoples of the world to protest Israel’s military attack in Gaza. More than a thousand had already died. Children and women included. There are also innocent civilians who died in the fighting between Israeli and Hamas troops. …
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Amid the Haiyan-Yolanda Disaster, PeaceBuilders Community is echoing the appeal of the Mindanao PeaceWeavers to both the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) and the New People’s Army (NPA) for an extended humanitarian ceasefire. AN URGENT APPEAL: EXTEND CEASEFIRE, DECLARE HUMANITARIAN PEACE ZONES! We, the Conveners of the Mindanao PeaceWeavers (MPW), in collaboration with other …
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The God of the Bible is the God of History. God is working in our history. God is doing a radical transformation in our land. The people are seeking God-centered, people-oriented, moral-ethical leadership towards the transformation of our land. That could be the Body of Christ—the community composed of people who have submitted their being …
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July 26. A bomb exploded in Cagayan de Oro City. 8 people were killed; 44 were wounded. August 05. A car bomb was detonated in Cotabato City, killing 8 people and wounding 30, mostly innocent bystanders. PeaceBuilders Community, Inc. (PBCI) cries for justice for those who were killed and for those who were wounded because …
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We are led by trusted women and men who are motivated by love and joy to help transform our land and peoples towards justice and peace. DR. JINKY BAUTISTA-BORNALES, Memberdocjinky@peacebuilderscommunity.org Doc Jinky has been working with us as a partner in inclusive development for the past several years, specifically in exploring with the Talaandig People a …
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We are assisted by national and international interns who are motivated by love and joy to help transform our land and peoples towards justice and peace. Our Current Intern BENEDIKT ISERT BENDERbender@peacebuilderscommunity.org Ben is our 2024–2025 intern at PeaceBuilders Community. He comes from a Mennonite family in Plattsville, Ontario, Canada. In September 2019, he earned …
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We are given advice by people who are motivated by love and joy to help transform our land and peoples towards justice and peace. These advisers guide our staff, field partners, volunteers, and each other by sharing their expert views and perspectives on various issues we’re facing as a community of justice-based peace and reconciliation advocates and …
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PeaceBuilders Community gives glory to God for guiding both panels of the Government of the Philippines (GPH) and the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) who brought the peace negotiations at this advanced level of conflict transformation and reconciliation processes. The newly-signed 2012 Framework Agreement on the Bangsamoro is a product of years of sacred efforts by many …
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PeaceBuilders Community Inc. (PBCI) is one of the representatives of the Philippine Ecumenical Peace Platform (PEPP) in the formation of a national convergence of all the peace focal networks in the Philippines. It is called Kilos Kapayapaan at Katarungan (Movement for Peace and Justice). We simply refer to it as Kilos. The formation of Kilos happened last July 27-28, 2011 …
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24 February 1995 Signed between the Government of the Republic of the Philippines (GRP) and the National Democratic Front of the Philippines (NDFP) This JOINT AGREEMENT on Safety and Immunity Guarantees, hereinafter referred to as the Joint Agreement IS ENTERED INTO BY AND BETWEEN: THE GOVERNMENT OF THE REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES, including its …
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