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THE PHILIPPINES—ONE OF THE LEAST PEACEFUL COUNTRIES IN THE WORLD?

The Philippines is one of the least peaceful countries in the world according to the 2013 Global Peace Index (GPI).  This is primarily because of the internal civil conflicts we’re facing.  According to this latest GPI report, the Philippines ranked as 129th among the 162 countries that were included in the study.  Last year, we ranked …

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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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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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THE GPH-MILF PEACE TALKS MUST NOT BE DERAILED BY THE SABAH CRISIS

The civil society organizations who advocate peace in Southeast Asia invited me to be a part of their delegation to speak with principal players involved in the Sabah Crisis . Between March 13 and 16, 2013, we knocked on the doors of the Malaysian Embassy in Manila, we listened to Sultan Jamalil Kiram III, and …

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A PERSONAL LAMENTATION ON THE CURRENT SABAH VIOLENCE

I have been crying before God that the Kiram family expressed their claim on Sabah by sending 1000 armed men last February 12, 2013 instead of sending un-armed negotiators which has been the counsel of their fellow Bangsamoro leaders. I have been crying before God that some financially able, but politically bitter pockets in Mindanao …

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GRATEFUL TO THE CREATOR FOR OUR FAMILY

We seek to– :: submit our creativityto the creativityof the Creator; :: continually experience boththe transcendent andthe immanentshalom-salaamof the Christ; :: be consistently energizedby the ultimate energyof the Comforter. We are plowshares,and pruning hooks;transformed andre-shaped from thebest spear andsword materials. We love the beauty of God’s creation;We’re curious and amazed by thehuman imagination and creativity. …

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THE AMPATUAN MASSACRE: JUSTICE DELAYED, JUSTICE DENIED

I was there the day after it happened.  They were still digging up the bodies of the 57 people who were tortured and murdered in the Municipality of Ampatuan, Province of Maguindanao, in the southern island of the Philippines called Mindanao. Scared.  Angry. Frustrated. Such mixed feelings brought me to my knees in prayer. That …

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OUR GLOBAL PEACE COMMUNITY

We are sent by Mennonite Church Canada Witness in partnership with our international community.