Socio-Political Transformation
We’re attending this gathering of diplomats, executives of international aid agencies, corporate decision makers, and political leaders. This is a sort of reaction to the growing concern about ISIS and other “radical groups.” The event is called A Forum on Current Dynamics of Radicalism in Southeast Asia: Peace Building Challenges and Opportunities in the Philippines, …
Permanent link to this article: https://waves.ca/2014/10/02/active-nonviolent-radical-transformation-is-happening/
Being betrayed is always a possibility in the process of building relationships. We get stabbed in the back. We get deeply wounded. We forgive. We seek justice but not through violence or vengeance. We seek healing. We continue to live in peace. But then, we also say: “From now on, I’ll not allow the one …
Permanent link to this article: https://waves.ca/2014/09/29/trust-and-trustworthiness-in-building-peace/
I was in high school when Martial Law was declared. During that evening, I was watching TV in the home of a family friend — an American who was managing Ford Military Sales in Subic Naval Base, the largest American military base in the Pacific. We were having dessert after a delicious dinner when the …
Permanent link to this article: https://waves.ca/2014/09/23/marcos-martial-law-years-my-longest-nighmare/
We, at PeaceBuilders Community and at Coffee For Peace, have learned to respect Tala as a person who enjoys leading people and who is patient in managing things. She has no trouble talking with people and loves to organize them. When assigned a leadership task, she can anticipate problems and provide solutions even in circumstances …
Permanent link to this article: https://waves.ca/2014/09/18/tala-is-our-new-missionary-to-kalinga/
A few hours ago, President Benigno Simeon Aquino III submitted the Draft Bangsamoro Basic Law (BBL) to Congress as an urgent bill. Although we have celebrated the Comprehensive Agreement on the Bangsamoro (CAB) which is a politically negotiated document, BBL is a legislative and legal document that will be open to scrutiny of all — …
Permanent link to this article: https://waves.ca/2014/09/10/so-happy-that-the-bbl-is-now-in-the-legislative-branch/
Through the visionary leadership of Twinkle “Tala” Alngag Bautista, the Peace and Reconciliation (PAR) movement is being nurtured among the indigenous people in the northern mountains of the Philippines called Kalinga. :: In 12-16 April 2010, Dann Pantoja felt a need to travel to Tabuk City, the capital of Kalinga Province, to get to know …
Permanent link to this article: https://waves.ca/2014/09/03/pbci-continues-to-journey-with-the-kalinga-first-nation/
Me and my grandchildren were exchanging songs while bonding through FaceTime. When an ‘opa’ (grandpa) like me misses his grand-daughters (Kiana, Elia, Kaya, EveBear), craziness becomes normal. In front of my grandchildren, I learn to ‘Let It Go’ and enjoy liberation! Post by Lakan Sumulong Magbago.
Permanent link to this article: https://waves.ca/2014/08/29/electronically-serenading-my-grand-children/
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