Category: PEACE WITH THE CREATION

Economic-Ecological Transformation

PCEC SUPPORTS THE NEWLY-SIGNED GPH-MILF WEALTH SHARING DEAL

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 …

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ECONOMIC SUSTAINABILITY TAKES SHAPE AS PART OF OUR DREAM

Part of our dream at PBCI is to be economically sustainable in our ministries in the Philippines. But we don’t want to remain in a dreamworld. With God’s grace, we will continue with our labour of love to worship God and to realize our dream of peace and reconciliation in our land. In order to …

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Permanent link to this article: https://waves.ca/2013/07/03/economic-sustainability-takes-shape-as-part-of-pbci-dream/

WHILE OUR PEOPLE IS IN POVERTY, WE’RE INCREASING OUR MILITARY SPENDING

The Philippine economy is getting better, so the government says. According to the National Statistical Coordination Board (NSCB), “the Philippine economy posted a 7.8 percent GDP growth in the first quarter of 2013 from 6.5 percent the previous year.  The Q1 growth is the highest so far under the Aquino administration and also the third consecutive …

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Permanent link to this article: https://waves.ca/2013/06/16/while-our-people-is-in-poverty-were-increasing-our-military-spending/

OUR SMALL ‘COFFEE FOR PEACE’ IS MAKING A BIGGER IMPACT

Our social business is small but its impact is getting bigger. According to the Nobel Prize Winner Muhammad Yunus, a social business is “a non-loss, non-dividend company designed to address a social objective within the highly regulated marketplace of today. It is distinct from a non-profit because the business should seek to generate a modest …

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Permanent link to this article: https://waves.ca/2013/06/06/our-small-coffee-for-peace-is-making-a-bigger-impact/

PCEC BISHOP LISTENS TO MILF ON HOW TO ENHANCE CHURCH’S SUPPORT TO PEACE TALKS

Cotabato City, May 14, 2013 — PCEC Bishop Efraim Tendero met with MILF Peace Panel Chairman Mohagher Iqbal this afternoon in Simuay, Sultan Kudarat, Maguindanao. Tendero asked Iqbal on how the Church can enhance its support to the GPH-MILF Peace Talks. Before answering Tendero’s question, Iqbal gave an update on the current state of the …

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Permanent link to this article: https://waves.ca/2013/05/14/pcec-bishop-listens-to-milf-on-how-to-enhance-churchs-support-to-peace-process/

A PRAYER FOR THE WORKERS OF THE WORLD

God, today, the First of May, I resonate with the voices of the oppressed labourers around the world–whether they labour in urban areas or in rural areas. I pray that the greedy systems of this world that continue to exploit the workers would eventually be dismantled and be replaced by farming, trade and industrial relationships …

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Permanent link to this article: https://waves.ca/2013/05/01/a-prayer-for-the-workers-of-the-world/

BUKIDNON CHRISTIAN LEADERS WELCOME PEACE BUILDERS SCHOOL OF LEADERSHIP

Twenty-one people finished the first quarter of the PeaceBuilders School of Leadership (PBSL) in Valencia City, Bukidnon from 24-26 April 2013. They are a group composed of peacebuilders, pastors, church leaders, missionaries and educators. It was designed as highly academic activity with the book “Mediation in Pastoral Care” as the main focus and the books …

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Permanent link to this article: https://waves.ca/2013/04/26/bukidnon-christian-leaders-welcome-peace-builders-school-of-leadership/

AWARDS & RECOGNITION

Honours and distinctions we received for excellence and impact