I heard both chairs of the GPH and MILF Peace Panels along with my colleagues who belong to various Mindanao peace advocacy organizations. I also heard, and learned from, my colleagues’ questions and comments. I’m still trying to discern the balance between transparency and confidentiality — which are both needed in the tail-end of a …
Permanent link to this article: https://waves.ca/2014/08/04/listening-to-praying-for-both-gph-and-milf-peace-panels/
As we are getting deeply immersed in divided communities because of unresolved conflicts, the more we are becoming aware of the need for inclusive economic development as a critical aspect of our peace and reconciliation ministry. Peace and Reconciliation (PAR) is the heart of our ministry. Our concept of peace — from the Hebrew term …
Permanent link to this article: https://waves.ca/2014/07/02/inclusive-growth-is-an-aspect-of-our-peace-and-reconciliation-advocacy/
We are calling investors from among the Mennonite Church Canada to come and see for themselves what is happening in the economy of the Philippines, especially in Mindanao. Our country’s economy remained to be on an upward trend even after the major floods, armed-skirmishes, super-typhoons, storm surge, and earthquake we have experienced in the past …
Permanent link to this article: https://waves.ca/2014/03/20/we-invite-our-canadian-partners-to-invest-in-mindanao/
For the past three years, we have witnessed the growing and deepening reaffirmation of kinship between the Bangsamoro and the Indigenous People (IP) of Mindanao.We first met local Moro and IP leaders during one of the peace conferences we attended in 2007. Prominent among the IP leaders was Datu Migketay Victorino Saway. We call him Datu …
Permanent link to this article: https://waves.ca/2014/03/08/datu-saway-on-peace-and-kinship-god-is-pleased-with-us/
We are so thankful for the explicit, official public support of the Philippine Council of Evangelical Churches (PCEC) to the tail-end of the peace negotiation between the Government of the Philippines (GPH) and the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF). The PCEC statement of support was quoted in major media outfits in the Philippines, especially in …
Permanent link to this article: https://waves.ca/2014/01/30/so-affirmed-by-the-philippine-church-in-their-support-of-the-peace-process/
A Tsunami was about to kill thousands of people when this family Christmas photo was taken. It was the 2004 Sumatra-Andaman Earthquake that caused tsunamis in the coastal areas of Southeast Asia. A few hours later after this shot, I flew out of Vancouver, Canada to live in Sultan Kudarat town in Maguindanao. While flying …
Permanent link to this article: https://waves.ca/2013/12/18/our-familys-journey-through-disasters/
These recent armed clashes between the Moro National Liberation Front (MNLF) and the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) in Zamboanga is characterized by confusion, disinformation, utter disregard for human lives, and grave human rights violations. According to our latest update, this senseless violence has left 53 killed and 70 wounded. There are now 25,000 …
Permanent link to this article: https://waves.ca/2013/09/13/how-we-look-at-the-afp-mnlf-armed-crisis-in-zamboanga-city/
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