Psycho-social transformation
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/
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/
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/
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/
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/
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/
I’m so happy to be a part of the Philippine Council of Evangelical Churches (PCEC) as it advance biblical peace and reconciliation as an integral part of their calling as a Body of Christ in the Philippines. This is well-expressed in their latest statement supporting the current agreement made as part of the peace process …
Permanent link to this article: https://waves.ca/2013/07/18/pcec-supports-the-newly-signed-gph-milf-wealth-sharing-deal/
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