Statement of the Philippine Ecumenical Peace Platform OUR CONTINUING CRY AND HOPE FOR PEACE “But those who hope for the LORD will renew their strength, they will soar on wings like eagles; they will run and not grow weary, they will walk and not be faint.” (Isaiah 40:31 NIV) We are the Philippine Ecumenical Peace …
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The Peace and Reconciliation (PAR) Commission of the Philippine Council of Evangelical Churches (PCEC) had their strategic planning last June 23-26, 2015, at the Center for Christian Development, Tagaytay City. As a result of this four-day workshop, we came up with a Peace and Reconciliation Vision for 2020, stated in the present tense: Peace Revolution. …
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Usually, when we give this kind of training, the participants say it is for additional income. But this time, it becomes therapeutic. It is our first time to hear from participants that they want to learn soapmaking so that they have something else to do instead of wallowing in their grief. In them, I have …
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BBL is Bangsamoro Basic Law. It is a product of the final peace deal between the Philippine government and the the Moro Islamic Liberation Front; it seeks to address decades-old grievances by creating a new regional government with greater fiscal and political powers than the current Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao. In the past 25 days, I …
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Power. Everyone wants it. In the Philippines, the more power one has, the more wealth one amasses. Among many Christian churches, power is often identified with ‘ministry success’ — defined by the number of people attending the church services and programs who, in turn, give money to the church. It’s akin to clientle and sales. …
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Peacebuilders Community, Inc. was invited by Central Mindanao University (CMU) as consultant for Proposal Writing for Peace Process last April 28-29, 2015. The said activity was participated by selected professors who are members of Mt. Kalayo Institute for Social Enterprise Growth (MKESEG). CMU decided to have this kind of workshop because they believed that the …
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Because of the negative effects of the Mamasapano Tragedy on the Peace Process between the Government of the Philippines (GPH) and the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF), leaders from various sectors of Philippines society gathered to help the peace talks back on track. A Citizen’s Peace Council was formed. Its objectives are as follows: Assert …
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