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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OUR PEACE TEAM MEETS SENIOR GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS
Malacanang Palace, Manila. 02 April 2013 — Our team of peace advocates had a very productive meeting with Secretary Florencio “Butch” Abad (Department of Budget and Management) and a brief exchange of notes with Secretary Corazon “Dinky” Soliman (Department of Social Welfare and Development) about their respective roles in achieving just-peace in our beautiful land. …
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“I AM THIRSTY”: WHAT DOES THIS MEAN TO ME TODAY?
According to the Christian Church’s traditional commemoration of the Seven Last Words of Jesus on the Cross, the fifth saying was, “I am thirsty.” The story was taken from the Gospel of St. John, chapter 19, and verses 28-29: Later, knowing that everything had now been finished, and so that Scripture would be fulfilled, Jesus …
Permanent link to this article: https://waves.ca/2013/03/28/i-am-thirsty-what-does-it-mean-to-me-today/
LESSONS FROM THE MOVIE “THE CROODS” FOR A DAD LIKE ME
Dedicated to Lele, LJ, Byron and their loved-ones whom I love so much. :: My fatherly-instincts — toughness, determination, and leadership presence — are very important for the survival and security of my family. Such instincts, however, need to be balanced and enhanced with motherly instincts — love, care, and listening heart. :: I must …
Permanent link to this article: https://waves.ca/2013/03/23/lessons-from-the-movie-the-croods-for-a-dad-like-me/
THE GPH-MILF PEACE TALKS MUST NOT BE DERAILED BY THE SABAH CRISIS
The civil society organizations who advocate peace in Southeast Asia invited me to be a part of their delegation to speak with principal players involved in the Sabah Crisis . Between March 13 and 16, 2013, we knocked on the doors of the Malaysian Embassy in Manila, we listened to Sultan Jamalil Kiram III, and …
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A PERSONAL LAMENTATION ON THE CURRENT SABAH VIOLENCE
I have been crying before God that the Kiram family expressed their claim on Sabah by sending 1000 armed men last February 12, 2013 instead of sending un-armed negotiators which has been the counsel of their fellow Bangsamoro leaders. I have been crying before God that some financially able, but politically bitter pockets in Mindanao …
Permanent link to this article: https://waves.ca/2013/03/06/a-personal-lamentation-on-the-current-sabah-violence/
“THE MARKETPLACE” MAGAZINE OF MEDA FEATURED JOJI AND COFFEE FOR PEACE
Joji is the “cover girl” of the January February 2013 issue of The Marketplace magazine, the official publication of the Mennonite Economic Development Associates (MEDA). It was Gordon Janzen, our facilitator at the Mennonite Church Canada Witness, who introduced us to Wally Kroeker of MEDA. Wally interviewed us and we freely shared our stories as …
Permanent link to this article: https://waves.ca/2013/02/21/the-marketplace-magazine-of-meda-featured-joji-and-coffee-for-peace/
PBCI WELCOMES PAR INITIATIVE BY CHRISTIAN LEADERS IN OCCIDENTAL MINDORO
Twenty-eight Christian leaders in Occidental Mindoro have finished the 6-hour orientation seminar on Peace and Reconciliation (PAR) Community Organizing. They are pastors, educators, business people, and civil society leaders. It started two years ago when Dr. John Tayoto, President of the Asian Center for Leadership Education and Development (ACLEAD) invited PeaceBuilders Community, Inc. (PBCI) to …
Permanent link to this article: https://waves.ca/2013/01/27/pbci-welcomes-par-initiative-by-christian-leaders-in-occidental-mindoro/
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