Stories and ideas about being in harmony and at peace with Others.
“Flood rescue operations is now a crucial ministry of our church to our neighborhood and even to our municipality,” said Pastor Paul Villamor, a survivor of super-typhoon Haiyan and one of the organizers of a local disaster response network being facilitated by PeaceBuilders Community Inc. (PBCI). “Because of the disasters we’ve been experiencing, we are …
Permanent link to this article: https://peacebuilderscommunity.org/2014/06/pastors-christian-leaders-get-hands-on-training-on-disaster-response-operations/
Sidlak. To shine. Kalinaw. Peace. We are seeing the dawn of a strategic, justice-oriented, sustainable peacebuilding which will radiate from, and through, our particular context of transformation-advocacy. Inspired by this vision, a new social enterprise is being born. It has a five-pronged bottom line — people, progress, planet, peace, and profit. Sidlak Kalinaw is a …
Permanent link to this article: https://peacebuilderscommunity.org/2014/06/bukidnon-par-community-starts-sidlak-kalinaw-an-inclusive-growth-initiative/
The conflict is about 3,000 hectares of rich, arable land around Mount Kalayo in the Province of Bukidnon. The parties are the Central Mindanao University (CMU) and the Talaandig Tribe. CMU firmly takes the position that they legally own the land based on Torrens Title. The Talaandig Council of Elders insists they own the land …
Permanent link to this article: https://peacebuilderscommunity.org/2014/05/cmu-and-the-talaandig-tribe-choose-the-path-of-conflict-transformation/
The Enhanced Defense Cooperation Agreement (EDCA) was signed on 28 April 2014 by Philippines Defense Secretary Voltaire Gazmin and US Ambassador to the Philippines Philip Goldberg. Before the EDCA was signed, the document was kept secret from the public and was signed without consulting either the Philippine House of Representatives and the House of Senate. …
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In the biblical worldview, the Resurrection is the preview of the final destiny of the human journey and a foretaste of the final condition of our humanity. Life is the final reality; not death. Hope is the final outlook; not despair. Good is the final value; not evil. Love is the final energy of the …
Permanent link to this article: https://peacebuilderscommunity.org/2014/04/the-resurrection-reality-and-human-hope/
We, as PeaceBuilders Community, celebrate with the Government of the Philippines (GPH) and with the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) the signing of the Comprehensive Agreement on the Bangsamoro (CAB)! We celebrate the signing of the CAB because this is an expression of Christ’s love. The love of Christ prompts us to love our neighbors …
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For the past three years, we have witnessed the growing and deepening re-affirmation of kinship between the Bangsamoro and the Indigenous People of Mindanao. It was in 07-08 March 2012 when the Indigenous People and the Bangsamoro first thought of re-affirming their kinship as part of their centuries old peace pact and a continuing peace …
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The Philippine economy is doing great! The report of Asian Development Bank (ADB) is very encouraging: “Relatively high rates of economic growth are projected over the forecast period, though easing from the fast pace in 2013. Gross Domestic Product (GDP) growth is forecast at 6.4% in 2014 and 6.7% in 2015.” But this economic growth …
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PeaceBuilders Community resonates with the voice of Mindanao PeaceWeavers, our colleagues in the larger peace network, in welcoming the coming Bangsamoro based on just and peaceful principles. MINDANAO PEACEWEAVERS’ GUIDING PRINCIPLES FOR THE BANGSAMORO PEACE PROCESS The Mindanao Peaceweavers (MPW), a coming together of eight (8) peace networks in Mindanao with solidarity networks in Manila …
Permanent link to this article: https://peacebuilderscommunity.org/2014/02/along-with-the-larger-peace-network-in-our-land-we-welcome-the-bangsamoro/
We have started the facilitators’ training to initiate the Peace and Reconciliation (PAR) movement in Eastern Visayas. Eighteen (18) Christian leaders — pastors, educators, civil society executives — have completed the first two components of the PAR Facilitators Training last 04-06 February 2014 held in Ormoc City. The completed parts of the training program for …
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We, at PeaceBuilders Community, resonate with our national church affiliation’s position on the newly-signed Normalization Annex on the Framework Agreement on the Bangsamoro (FAB). Indeed, our community supports the coming Comprehensive Agreement on the Bangsamoro! May the God of history lead our beautiful land and beloved people to genuine justice and freedom. PCEC WELCOMES …
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Today’s aerial survey of the Yolanda-affected areas in Panay Island helped us see the implications of shelter repair kits, livelihood initiatives, and other interventions to the total work of community development and how we can help enhance what is being done. According to the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA), “Some isolated …
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