Dann Pantoja is beginning to use his Tagalog indigenous name -- Lakan Sumulong. This is a statement that our indigenous identities can be a redeeming factor in healing our 'being' (that is, who we are as a people); help symbolize our determination to contribute what we ought to be 'doing' as a nation (that is--active, non-violent, radical transformation); and, determine how we will prioritize what we will be 'having' (that is, inclusive growth and national development based on justice and peace). Asked what fuels his positive outlook in life: “It’s the influence of Jesus, a first century Palestinian carpenter who was executed by the imperial power of his time. He said: ‘Whoever tries to keep his life will lose it, and whoever loses his life will preserve it.’ Jesus defied the ultimate negative factor in our cosmos--death.”
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THE POWER OF THE HOLY SPIRIT AND OUR ‘WITNESS’ LIFE
Power. Everyone wants it. In the Philippines, the more power one has, the more wealth one amasses. Among many Christian churches, power is often identified with ‘ministry success’ — defined by the number of people attending the church services and programs who, in turn, give money to the church. It’s akin to clientle and sales. …
Permanent link to this article: https://waves.ca/2015/05/10/the-power-of-the-holy-spirit-and-our-witness-life/
PBCI PARTICIPATES IN CITIZEN’S PEACE COUNCIL
Because of the negative effects of the Mamasapano Tragedy on the Peace Process between the Government of the Philippines (GPH) and the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF), leaders from various sectors of Philippines society gathered to help the peace talks back on track. A Citizen’s Peace Council was formed. Its objectives are as follows: Assert …
Permanent link to this article: https://waves.ca/2015/04/20/4478/
WE HELPED FACILITATE AN EVANGELICAL DISCUSSION ON CHRISTIAN-MUSLIM PEACE PROCESS
06 April 2015. The Philippine Council of Evangelical Church gathered around 200 Christian leaders from all over the country to talk about the controversial Bangsamoro Basic Law (BBL). Together with the peace negotiating panels from both the Government of the Philippines (GPH) and the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF), PCEC and PBCI spearheaded a forum dubbed …
Permanent link to this article: https://waves.ca/2015/04/10/we-helped-facilitate-evangelical-discussion-on-christian-muslim-peace-process/
DATU MIGKETAY OF TALAANDIG FIRST NATION IS NOW PBCI CONSULTANT
25 March 2015, Talaandig Ancestral Territory, Barangay Sungko, Municipality of Lantapan, Province of Bukidnon. I’m so happy that Datu Victorino Migketay Saway is now our Senior Consultant for the Right to Self-Determination of the Indigenous Peoples at PeaceBuilders Community, Inc. (PBCI). His plaque of recognition is presented here by Willard Metzger (Executive Director of …
Permanent link to this article: https://waves.ca/2015/04/02/datu-migketay-of-talaandig-first-nation-is-now-pbci-consultant/
DAWN SPEAKS FOR PBCI IN THE “ALL-OUT-PEACE CAMPAIGN”
Dawn Albert Pates of PeaceBuilders Community, Pat Sarenas of Mincode and Memen Lauzon of We Act 1325, join Davao Press Club’s Kapehan sa Davao. Their panel’s main call is to promote ‘ALL-OUT PEACE, NOW!’ They have organized several events to happen on March 6. It is a significant day since it marks the 40th day …
Permanent link to this article: https://waves.ca/2015/03/03/dawn-speaks-for-pbci-in-the-all-out-peace-campaign/
PBCI JOINS A WOMEN’S PEACEBUILDING MISSION TO MAMASAPANO
PeaceBuilders Community took part in ‘Tingog Mamasapano’ — “Surfacing the Unheard Voices of Civilians Caught in the Crossfire: A Women’s Solidarity and Listening Mission,” last February 11, 2015. We sent two of our women staff members who were both born and raised up in Mindanao — Dawn Albert Pates (PAR Resource Development) and Kevin Marie …
Permanent link to this article: https://waves.ca/2015/02/12/4446/
I MOURN FOR ALL THE VICTIMS OF THE MAMASAPANO VIOLENCE
At 2:30 am in January 25, Special Action Force troopers of the Philippine National Police infiltrated Mamasapano to conduct a “law enforcement operations against high-value targets.” The teams are composed of the following: 36 elite cops belonging to the 55th SAF company, which serve as the blocking force, in Barangay Tukanalipao, Mamasapano 37 elite cops belonging …
Permanent link to this article: https://waves.ca/2015/01/30/i-mourn-for-all-the-victims-of-the-mamasapano-violence/
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