NOT ONLY A MILLION, BUT MILLIONS
Today, not only a million but millions of Filipinos, not only in Manila but all over the nation and the world, will individually and… Read More »NOT ONLY A MILLION, BUT MILLIONS
Job Vacancy for the Global Alliance on Armed Violence (GAAV)
GLOBAL ALLIANCE ON ARMED VIOLENCE (GAAV) VACANCY FOR COORDINATOR The Global Alliance on Armed Violence (GAAV) – an alliance which aims to provide a global… Read More »Job Vacancy for the Global Alliance on Armed Violence (GAAV)
Peace Journeys: A Personal Appreciation
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“Journey” is a key word in the vocabulary of Balay Mindanaw and Kaloy Manlupig. It is an apt title for this collection of peace building stories in Mindanao.
We can apply to peace building the aphorism that “success is not a destination, but a journey.” Especially in Mindanao, it is difficult to say when PEACE, in big capital letters, will finally be achieved through the grand highway of peace talks and peace agreements among the principal parties. But these inspiring stories of peace building tell us that there are many paths to peace, and more important, that there are more and more companions who are joining the journey.
It has been more than a decade since I first got to know Balay Mindanaw’s work. I was introduced to its “Trinitarian” vision of Kaangayan, Kalambuan, Kalinaw. Equity, Development, and Peace.
In fact, a double Trinitarian vision, since the second part is “Sa Mindanaw, sa Pilipinas, sa Kalibutan.”Read More »Peace Journeys: A Personal Appreciation
Peace Journeys: A Personal Appreciation
A review of the Balay Mindanaw publication, “Peace Journeys” by Edicio dela Torre — “Journey” is a key word in the vocabulary of Balay Mindanaw… Read More »Peace Journeys: A Personal Appreciation
The law on the use of landmines and the case of the NPA
By Soliman M. Santos, Jr. | Naga City, 10 June 2013 In the wake of the New People’s Army (NPA) use of a landmine in the… Read More »The law on the use of landmines and the case of the NPA