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| ABOUT KPMFI: |
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The Katilingbanong
Pamahandi sa Mindanaw Foundation, Inc. traces its origin of being an
area-based operation team of Balay Mindanaw Foundation, Inc. (BMFI) in
Gingoog City. It gradually spun-off as a separate organization from BMFI
in 2006 to focus more on the local issues and realities of the communities
living in the city of Gingoog and its neighboring towns.
KPMFI carries with it the
experience and capacity in promoting sustainable integrated area
development, developing the mechanism and technology for democratic
participation of people and communities in local governance, and
facilitating agrarian reform implementation. However, as a young and
dynamic social enterprise organization, KPMFI specially holds an
additional core competency: a catalyst for model building towards
transforming poor households into entrepreneurs.
On October 17, 2006, KPMFI was
registered with the Security Exchange Commission as a non-stock and
non-profit foundation. |
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| Vision-Mission
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As a proud member of
Balay Mindanaw Group of NGOs, KPMFI has adopted for its vision: Equity,
Development and Peace for Mindanao, for the Philippines and for the World
(Kaangayan, Kalambuan, Kalinaw sa Mindanaw, sa Pilipinas, sa Kalibutan).
Complimenting this vision, KPMFI
sees itself as a Gingoog-based non-government organization with dreams of
having sustainable partner communities under the BM Group of NGOs, with
professionalism at par with national and global standards. KPMFI also
considers itself with passion to revolutionalize production technologies
and contributing to market reforms thus making them accessible to the
poor. |
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| KPMFI’s
mission statements: |
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- Helping Build Community
Sustainable Enterprises
- Helping Build Opportunities for
Wealth Creation for Local Entrepreneurs
- Helping Build Vibrant Local
Economies
- Helping Build Foundation of
Sustainable Peace
- Helping Build Business Model for
Self-reliant NGOs
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| Core
Business: |
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Transorming agri-based poor households
to become entrepreneurs.
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| Programs
and Services: |
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- Community-Based Work
(participatory local governance, access to justice and peace building
- Capacity-Building program for
partner POs and LGUs on sustainable enterprises
- Joint venture partnerships with
business corporations, enterprising NGOs / POs, local government units
(province, municipality/city and barangays)
- Business development servicing
- Market development and linkages
(both for mainstream and niche markets)
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| Board
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Its
founders are a mix of individuals with a common concern for
the development of Mindanao through agrarian reform,
sustainable development, social enterprise and democratic
participation in governance. The present members of the Board
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Charlito
"Kaloy" Manlupig
Chairperson
BMFI’s founder and President, also a Mindanao
development advocate and peace-builder, a former churchworker,
former Mindanao Area Manager of the Presidential Management
Staff of the Office of the President, former Regional Director
of the Department of Agrarian Reform, former Mindanao
Coordinator of PhilDHRRA, co-founder of MINCODE and presently
the Secretary-General of the Mindanao Congress of Development
NGOs (MINCON) and Deputy Secretary-General of Kusog Mindanaw.,
and a co-founder and leader of the Balay Mindanaw Group of
NGOs. He is presently the mediator and Head of the Independent
Secretariat in the GRP – RPM-M Peace Process. He is a
graduate of the ten-week Working With Conflict Course at the
RTC in Birmingham, UK. |
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Ariel
"Ayi" Hernandez
Secretary
A young Mindanaoan professional who has been into
development work since graduating from college. He has a
Master’s degree in Development Management from the Asian
Institute of Management (AIM). He is presently the Executive
Director of KPMFI. |
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Sylvia
"Ibing" Okinlay-Paraguya
Treasurer
A member of an indigenous tribal community (Higaonon) of
Bukidnon, a holder of a Master’s degree (MBA) from the Asian
Institute of Management (AIM), a leading agrarian reform
advocate and presently the Chief Operating Officer and
Executive Director of MASS-SPECC, Mindanao’s biggest
federation of cooperatives, and Chairperson of the Mindanao
Coalition of Development NGO networks (MINCODE); and member of
the Philippine Peace Panel negotiating with the Moro Islamic
Liberation Front (MILF). |
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Victor
Gerardo "Gerry" Bulatao
Board Member
A respected NGO personality with a solid background in
agrarian reform having been deeply involved in the peasants’
struggle for agrarian reform through the Federation of Free
Farmers (FFF) in the 1970s, and a graduate of the Harvard
University’s Kennedy School of Governance. This former
Department of Agrarian Reform Undersecretary and former
Executive Director of the Kaisahan Tungo sa Kaunlaran sa
Kanayunan at Repormang Pansakahan is presently the Managing
Director of the Empowering Civic Participation in Governance
(ECPG) and the lead convenor of LGCNet. |
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Peter
M. Unabia
Member
A Social Entrepreneur. He is currently a Board Member of
the Sangguniang Panlalawigan ng Misamis Oriental. He started
his development formation through the Jesuit Volunteer Program |
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Ed
dela Torre
Member
A respected formator-educator. He was a former TESDA
Administrator and currently the Executive Director of
Education for Life (ELF). |
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Silverio
"Dodong" Cardona
Member
A veteran and seasoned development worker who has spent
the past 30 years working with the poorest communities in
Mindanao; the Executive Director of Balay Dabaw Sur, Inc.
(BMFI). |
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Arlene
"Kaka" J. Bag-ao
Member
A young alternative
Mindanaoan lawyer who has was among the first to join BMFI.
She is the Executive Director of BALAOD-Mindanaw, a leading
alternative legal NGO in Mindanao. |
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Charmaine Mae
"Xx" Dagapioso-Baconga
Member
The first community
organizer or SIADO of BMFI, now holds master’s degree in
Applied Conflict Transformation Studies (ACTS). She is the
Executive Director of the Resource Center for Empowerment and
Development (RCED). She also heads the Operation Peace Course
Program of BMFI. |
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Jose
Noel Olano
Member
Butch is presently the
Executive Director of PARFUND or the Philippine Agrarian
Reform Fund. He also Chairs the Resource Center for
Empowerment and Development (RCED). He was an Undersecretary
of the DAR Central during the time of President Fidel V.
Ramos. |
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