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 …
Permanent link to this article: https://waves.ca/2013/03/16/the-gph-milf-peace-talks-must-not-be-derailed-by-the-sabah-crisis/
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 …
Permanent link to this article: https://waves.ca/2013/03/06/a-personal-lamentation-on-the-current-sabah-violence/
We were invited to the wedding of Bai Rohannie Baraguir (Nannie) and Datu Mona Ali Datumanong (Micoy) as Principal Witnesses. Rohannie is like our niece. She is the grand-daughter of my Maguindanao Ama, the Hon. Datu Kharis Matalam Baraguir. The day before the wedding, we witnessed the Kulintang presentation–a time when Maguindanao music filled the house of …
Permanent link to this article: https://waves.ca/2013/03/02/were-principal-sponsors-in-a-bangsamoro-wedding/
Joji is the “cover girl” of the January February 2013 issue of The Marketplace magazine, the official publication of the Mennonite Economic Development Associates (MEDA). It was Gordon Janzen, our facilitator at the Mennonite Church Canada Witness, who introduced us to Wally Kroeker of MEDA. Wally interviewed us and we freely shared our stories as …
Permanent link to this article: https://waves.ca/2013/02/21/the-marketplace-magazine-of-meda-featured-joji-and-coffee-for-peace/
We hang out with them. We laugh with them. We journey in life with them. We pray with them. We eat with them. We learn with them. We do ministry together with them. We worship with them. This is a small group in the Christian congregation where we belong in Davao City. This is our …
Permanent link to this article: https://waves.ca/2013/02/14/our-davao-group-of-friends-is-also-our-fun-group-and-spiritual-community/
Part of my job here at PeaceBuilders Community is to deal with the economic and ecological issues we’re facing as a Mennonite peace and reconciliation consulting group. A big issue happening right now in Mindanao is that of mining our land’s precious minerals. The under-developed Philippine economy needs the revenues that can potentially be generated …
Permanent link to this article: https://waves.ca/2013/02/07/an-economic-ecological-concern-should-pbci-be-anti-mining-or-pro-mining/
Twenty-eight Christian leaders in Occidental Mindoro have finished the 6-hour orientation seminar on Peace and Reconciliation (PAR) Community Organizing. They are pastors, educators, business people, and civil society leaders. It started two years ago when Dr. John Tayoto, President of the Asian Center for Leadership Education and Development (ACLEAD) invited PeaceBuilders Community, Inc. (PBCI) to …
Permanent link to this article: https://waves.ca/2013/01/27/pbci-welcomes-par-initiative-by-christian-leaders-in-occidental-mindoro/
Honours and distinctions we received for excellence and impact
