Socio-Political Transformation
We were invited by a group of tribal leaders in Kalinga Province to share our the Peace and Reconciliation (PAR) Principles being advocated by PeaceBuilders Community. The first segment of our Kalinga journey were spent in various tribal communities to get to get initial experience of the places, the people, and the various cultures in …
Permanent link to this article: https://waves.ca/2014/11/08/kalinga-par-community-is-born/
Power, as I understand in the life and work of Jesus, is the Spirit-energized, transforming capacity I receive to actively advance the purposes of God–love, justice, mercy, peace–in and through me, as I incarnate myself among the people I love even at the point of giving my own life, yet not taking other human lives, …
Permanent link to this article: https://waves.ca/2014/10/15/my-understanding-of-power-according-to-jesus/
So I shared my heart and mind in this gathering called “The 11th Hour” — an interfaith dialogue about the plight of the Haiyan/Yolanda survivors, eleven months after the disaster.” What I said: :: The government disaster response was politicized :: The government was not there in the first few days after the super-typhoon :: …
Permanent link to this article: https://waves.ca/2014/10/08/is-there-justice-and-peace-in-our-disaster-responses-to-the-haiyan-disaster/
Coffee for Peace is now available at the South Wing Annex of the House of Representatives! “The peace of Mindanao is the peace of Luzon and Visayas.” This is our message to the legislators in both Congress and Senate to get their votes in support of the proposed Bangsamoro Basic Law (BBL). We sought the …
Permanent link to this article: https://waves.ca/2014/10/07/coffee-for-peace-lobbies-for-the-passing-of-bbl-in-congress/
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/
Honours and distinctions we received for excellence and impact
