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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PBCI JOINS IN SOLIDARITY WITH GLOBAL EVANGELICALS FOR EFFECTIVE DISASTER RESPONSE
More than 200 evangelical leaders from 17 nations gathered in Manila, Philippines last 16-20 September 2013 for a consultation on disaster risk reduction and management. I had the privilege of being invited as a plenary speaker during the first morning of the conference to present a biblical-theological framework for disaster risk reduction and management based …
Permanent link to this article: https://waves.ca/2013/09/20/pbci-joins-in-solidarity-with-global-evangelicals-for-effective-disaster-response/
UNDERSTANDING THE CURRENT PORK BARREL SCANDAL IN THE PHILIPPINES
While millions of Filipinos are suffering in deep poverty, more than $23 million were stolen from the scarce financial resources of the Philippine government. A certain Janet Lim Napoles is at the center of this scam. She created bogus non-government organizations (NGOs) as conduits to siphon money from the Priority Development Assistance Fund (PDAF) assigned by …
Permanent link to this article: https://waves.ca/2013/09/12/understanding-the-current-pork-barrel-scandal-in-the-philippines/
AFTER THE AUGUST 26 LUNETA GATHERING, HOW DO WE PROCEED?
So we have experienced a very successful MillionPeopleMarch last 26 August 2013 in Luneta and other parts of the country, and even in many places around the world where Filipino communities are present. It was a mega-event when people spontaneously gathered through social media networks to express our anger against the pork barrel scandal. It …
Permanent link to this article: https://waves.ca/2013/08/28/after-the-august-26-luneta-gathering-how-do-we-proceed/
MY TAKE ON AQUINO’S SPEECH ON THE SUPPOSED ABOLITION OF PDAF
Notes and reflections on the speech delivered by President Benigno Simeon Aquino III at Kalayaan Hall, Malacanang Palace, on August 23, 2013 “It is time to abolish the PDAF.” This must be the quote of the day among millions of Filipinos shouting in anger against the pork barrel scandal. The President of the Philippines, after …
Permanent link to this article: https://waves.ca/2013/08/23/my-take-on-aquinos-speech-on-the-supposed-abolition-of-pdaf/
IS THE AQUINO GOVERNMENT RE-AMERICANIZING THE PHILIPPINES?
Notes and Reflections on the 2013 Framework Agreement on increased Rotational Presence between the PH Department of National Defense and the US Department of Defense. Last Wednesday, August 14, representatives of the Government of the Philippines and a delegation from the US Department of Defense started their talks about a greater American military presence in …
Permanent link to this article: https://waves.ca/2013/08/15/is-the-aquino-government-re-americanizing-the-philippines/
“FEAR NOT, MINDANAO!” REFLECTIONS ON THE RECENT BOMBINGS
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 9 people and wounding 30, mostly innocent bystanders. August 07. An improvised explosive devise (IED) fashioned from a 60 mm mortar projectile blasted in Midsayap, North Cotabato. …
Permanent link to this article: https://waves.ca/2013/08/07/fear-not-mindanao-reflections-on-the-recent-bombings/
PHILIPPINE PRESIDENT BENIGNO AQUINO III EMPHASIZES TRANSFORMATION IN HIS SONA
I respect His Excellency President Benigno Simeon Aquino III and I pray for his success as he enters into the second half of his term as Chief Executive of the Republic of the Philippines. His principle of Matuwid na Daan (Righteous Path) is worth supporting. Known otherwise as Good Governance, Matuwid na Daan — …sets the …
Permanent link to this article: https://waves.ca/2013/07/22/philippine-president-benigno-aquino-iii-emphasizes-transformation-in-his-sona/
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