PROMOTING ECONOMIC AND CULTURAL ENHANCEMENT FOR PEOPLES’ ACTION TOWARDS HUMAN SECURITY
The Official Newsletter of the Assisi Development Foundation, Inc.-PEACEPATHS Program JANUARY 2011 to DECEMBER 2011 Vol 3. No. 1
Public-Private Partnership for Justice, Development & Peace In search for a more durable solution to poverty and conflicts in the country, the Assisi Development Foundation Inc. is initiating this year a new program called “Public-Private Partnerships for Justice, Development and Peace (PPP-JDP).” (continued on page 2)
Peoples’ Agenda on Governance crafted Pio Fuentes In support of President Aquino’s call for Tuwid na Daan, a People’s Agenda on Governance for Peace and Development (Sambayanang Adyenda para Pangkapayaan at Pangkaunlarang Pamiminuno sa Mindanao) was crafted by 150 participants of Panaw sa Kalinaw last December 1-5, 2010 at Brokenshire Resort and Training Center, Davao City. (continued on page 3)
WHAT’S INSIDE?
Public-Private Partnership for Justice, Development & Peace Peoples’ Agenda on Governance crafted Prescription for Good Governance Education has no boundaries Water: a Pathway to Peace Conflict mediators trained in Kauswagan Magabet in Subanen Villages Cervantes LGU adopts CO process Mobile Kusina in Daram Budget for the completion of Aluling Bridge released LGU-ADFI Partnership agreement inked in Javier PPP gives rise to Modern RHU in Island-Municipality Pintakasi Center rises in Dumingag New PPP-JDP Pilot Municipalities introduced Sambayanang Adyenda para sa Pangkapayapaan at Pangkaunlarang Pamiminuno sa Mindanao
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Public-Private Partnership for Justice, Development & Peace (continued from page 1)
This Program is an expansion of the PEACEPATHS Program, which was implemented by the Foundation in Mindanao in the past three years. Through the PPP-JPD Program, ADFI aims to build the capacities of Local Government Units (LGUs) to address the concerns and aspirations of the poor and vulnerable communities. The Foundation has chosen nine poorest municipalities in the country as pilot sites for this pioneering endeavor. High poverty incidence and integrity of local chief executives were among the basis for selection of said municipalities. ADFI decided to spearhead the Program to respond to the people’s clamor for reforms in governance. As expressed in the statement of PANAW SA KALINAW 2010, governance is at the very core of
conflicts and poverty in Mindanao and the rest of the country. The document underscores that “Malgovernance deprives the poor people of their access to basic services, economic opportunities and decision-making processes, thereby inciting several disgruntled individuals and groups to opt for an armed struggle as means to assert their rights and entitlements.” Another factor that drove the Foundation to start the Program is the call of President Noynoy Aquino for a clean, honest, and inclusive governance or “TUWID NA DAAN (walking the straight path)” as his campaign slogan would put it. Thus, the Program is borne out of ADFI’s sincere desire to contribute to the transformation of governance and reduction of poverty in the country.
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Peoples’ Agenda on Governance crafted
Pio Fuentes, ADFI
(continued from page 1)
The Panaw sa Kalinaw was focused on the theme, Pamiminuno: Tulay sa Mapayapa at Maunlad na Pamayanan (Governance: Vehicle for Peaceful and Developed Community). This event was attended by representatives of CSOs, POs, LGUs and youth from 80 ADFI-assisted communities in Mindanao. The gathering served as a venue for the participants to discover and learn how to make local governance processes become more inclusive and responsive to the peace and developmental needs of tri-people communities. The activity was also a culmination of ADFI’s Mindanao Week of Peace Celebration, an annual commemoration of Mindanao peoples’ aspiration and efforts towards peace and inter-cultural understanding. (see People’s Agenda on Governance on the last page.)
Prescription for Good Governance Pio Fuentes, ADFI
Effectiveness, efficiency and empowerment are the three important yardsticks for good governance according to Dr. Eddie Dorotan during the first PPP-JDP Partners Forum held last May 6-10, 2011 in Davao City.
RX: GOOD GOVERNANCE • Chart and track your governance journey • Target the poor • Empower the barangays • Bond together and get things done better • Let the children lead the change • Be prepared always • One simple intervention with multiple effects • Do not be afraid of taxation • Be transformers • Be transparent and accountable • Govern indigenously • Incentivize • GAD be with you
50 municipal officials from 6 PPP-JDP pilot municipalities listened intently to Dr. Dorotan as he explained his “12 Prescriptions on Good Governance” based on the lessons he learned as a former Municipal Mayor of Erosin, Sorsogon and the Executive Director of Galing Pook Foundation. Dr. Dorotan’s input served as a deepening activity following the sharing of 6 municipal mayors on their development challenges and priorities. After which, the Forum participants had a two-day exposure trip to the Organic Enterprises of Don Bosco Sustainable Development Foundation, and to the Alternative Medicine Clinic of AKKAP in North Cotabato.
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Education has no boundaries
Ruel Halanes, LGU Dumingag
The Local Government of Dumingag brings culture-based education in the farthest barangays of the municipality, where most of the members of Subanen tribe live. This kind of education knows no boundaries because it recognizes the right of every child to receive basic education. Since 2007, an Early Childhood Education Program for Subanen Children (ECEP-Subano) has been carried out in the Municipality of Dumingag with the assistance of the Assisi Development Foundation Inc. The Program has set up 19 community schools including a primary school that offers basic education for about 197 learners. It caters to more or less 1,500 learners in over 16 barangays. This year, a secondary school has been opened to accommodate 100 Subanen students under the Public Private Partnership for Justice, Development and Peace Program in the Municipality. The school is located at the heart of Subanen’s Ancestral Domain. Just like the other community schools, its curriculum is anchored on the current realities, culture, vision, and needed competencies of the indigenous communities. Mayor Jun Pacalioga is at the helm of pushing for the establishment of said IP schools as part of his administrations’ Genuine Peoples Agenda. He believes that education is an instrument for peoples’ empowerment and liberation.
Water: a Pathway to Peace Diony Fuentes, LGU Kauswagan
The people of Barangay Inudaran and Tingin-Tingin, two Muslim dominated barangays in Kauswagan, Lanao del Norte, were jubilant as potable water flowed in their community on the eve of Eid il-Fitr, the culminating celebration of the holy month of Ramadan last August 30, 2011. They prayed and thanked Allah for giving them the precious gift of water. According to the old folks in the area, they are very happy because for many years they did not have access to potable water in their community. They used to fetch water from the downstream, walking along stiff cliffs before they could reach a spring. Inudaran and Tingin-Tingin were among the 4 barangays in Kauswagan that were provided with potable water system through the efforts of the Municipal Government of Kauswagan and Assisi Development Foundation Inc. under the Sustainable Integrated Kauswagan Area Development and Peace Agenda (SIKAD-PA), a PublicPrivate Partnership for Justice, Development and Peace Program in the Municipality. In his thanksgiving statement, Mayor Rommel Arnado pointed out that “SIKADPA is a concrete manifestation of the seriousness and commitment of the present government to address the plight of the poor and to promote peace not only in the negotiating table but also in action.”
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Conflict mediators trained in Kauswagan
Diony Fuentes, LGU Kauswagan
The Municipal Government of Kauswagan organized a Training Workshop on Conflict Mediation last August 2-4, 2011 for 80 members of Lupong Tagapamayapa, Barangay Development Council, and Indigenous Mediators in 6 pilot barangays of SIKAD-PA Program with the assistance of Assisi Development Foundation Inc. The three-day training was designed to equip the barangay participants with skills on conflict transformation and mediation. It was facilitated by the Mindanao State University-Iligan Institute of Technology (MSU-IIT) Peace Center headed by Ms. Bebot Rodil. The Acting Provincial Director of DILG in Lanao del Norte also attended and provided some input on the Barangay Justice System under RA 7160. A month after the training, it is observed that the participants have improved their skills in handling disputes in their communities. Also, there was a decrease in percentage of cases being elevated in the Municipal Court or summoned in the Barangay Lupon Tagapamayapa as they are already settled amicably at the community level. Hopefully, this trend will continue so that the Municipality will live up to its name, Kauswagan, which means PROGRESS.
Magabet in Subanen Villages Honey Cahis, CAP Volunteer
Magabet, a Subanen term for conversations, was chosen as the title for the culture-sensitive planning workshop initiated by the Assisi Development Foundation Inc. and the Municipal Governments of Dumingag and Siayan as part of the social preparation activities for the Public-Private Partnership for Justice, Development and Peace Program in Zamboanga Peninsula. The workshop was conducted in 15 upland barangays in Dumingag and 6 in Siayan last July and August 2011. Magabet was designed to allow the IP communities to understand their cultural journey across time by looking into their past, present and future. Through the two-day conversation and cultural exchange, the IP participants, composed of barangay officials, traditional and religious leaders were able to articulate their dreams for a better life. Together, they planned to improve their governance, livelihood, health, education, culture, and environment. When asked about his impressions of Magabet, a Timuay, Subanen tribal leader in Gonayen, Siayan replied: “I am happy to know that your objective is for the welfare tribe. We are happy too that our Mayor is helping us to become united, and recognizes the richness of our culture and tradition…”.
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Cervantes LGU adopts CO process
Bong Jovita, ADFI
Last July 2011, twenty five community development facilitators conducted community consultations in 10 barangays of Cervantes, Ilocos Sur as an initial step of the community organizing process under the Public Private Partnership for Justice Development and Peace Program. This is the first time that the communities were given an opportunity to have a dialogue with their local officials regarding their concerns and aspirations. During the consultations, Mayor Benjamin Maggay stressed the importance of the community organizing in the implementation of development interventions by saying: “We should not make haste in providing projects to the community. We need to organize the people first so that the project will not become a source of problem to the community.� With this thrust, Mayor Maggay has inspired his LGU team to work with the communities in the realization of the Cervantes-Poverty Alleviation and Development for Rural Economies (PADRE), as the flagship program of his administration. Prior to the community consultations, Mayor Maggay and his development facilitators attended a two-day workshop on community peace consultation and community organizing, facilitated by Assisi Development Foundation Inc. The workshop helped the team to formulate a design for their community peace consultation and community organizing process at the barangay level.
Mobile Kusina in Daram Myra Tambor, LGU Daram
The residents of Barangay Nipa in the island Municipality of Daram were surprised when Mayor Lucia Astorga visited their place without prior notice this week. Their barangay is one of the 6 pilot barangays for the Mobile Kusina (MK) Project, a three-year nutrition program for elementary schools supported by Jollibee Foundation and Zuellig Foundation. Mayor Astorga visited the barangay to meet with the MK women’s organization and to introduce the Organic Vegetable Production Project of the Municipal Government and Assisi Development Foundation Inc. (ADFI) under the Public-Private Partnership Program for Justice, Development and Peace (PPP-JDP). The Mayor, who is at same time a medical doctor, was hopeful that the development of organic gardens will help address the growing problem of malnutrition in her municipality. Recognizing the increasing value of organic vegetables in the market today, the Mayor also stressed that organic gardens can help provide livelihood opportunities for women in the communities.
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Budget for the completion of Aluling Bridge released Bong Jovita, ADFI
In line with his commitment to spur rural development, His Excellency President Benigno Simeon C. Aquino III, approved the release of funds amounting to P89 million for the completion of Aluling Bridge in Cervantes, Ilocos Sur. This infrastructure is dubbed as the “longest bridge” in the region, because its construction has been extended for more than three decades. With the issuance of the Special Allotment Release Order (SARO) from the Department of Budget and Management last May 2011, however, many became hopeful that “this gloomy bridge will soon shed its light at the end of the tunnel” (Cordillera News Online). The approval of the budget was made possible through the efforts of various support groups and individuals, especially the representation initiated by the Assisi Development Foundation Inc. (ADFI) on behalf of the Local Government Unit of Cervantes. The Municipal Government of Cervantes is one of the partner municipalities of the ADFI under the Public Private Partnership for Justice, Development and Peace Program. Aluling Bridge is considered to be one of the strategic infrastructures in Northern Luzon. By linking the Cervantes, Tadian, Bauko, and Sabangan road systems, it will provide access to the western and the eastern sides of Northern Luzon. With its completion, it is expected that economic growth will be propelled in the region.
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LGU-ADFI Partnership agreement inked in Javier Bong Jovita, ADFI
Agro-Enterprise Cluster in Javier. It was a historic event for the town of Javier where government and private sectors converged to support Mayor Javier’s vision in transforming the municipality from a laid-back to a progressive town. This initiative is expected to increase the per capital income of the town from P4.63/day to P75/day.
Last May 6, 2011, Mayor Leonardo “Sandy” Javier of the Municipality of Javier, Leyte and Mr. Benjamin Abadiano, President of Assisi Development Foundation Inc. signed a Memorandum of Understanding for the implementation of the PublicPrivate Partnership for Justice, Development and Peace Program in the province. The MOU signing was done during the launching of DA-DAR-DENR Municipal Convergence Model for
In the presence of DAR Secretary, Virgilio De Los Reyes and his party, other commitments including Coconut Seedlings Nursery Establishment of Philippine Coconut Authority and the Tilapia Cage Techno-Demo Project of Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR), were also signed. Meanwhile, Certificates of Land Ownership Agreement (CLOA) were distributed by DAR and free patents were awarded by DENR. Irrigation canal, drainage and road projects were likewise turned-over by NIA, and incentive checks for the Participatory Coconut Planting Program were distributed by PCA to 56 beneficiaries.
PPP gives rise to Modern RHU in Island-Municipality Zuellig Family Foundation
A dilapidated structure with hardly enough space to accommodate people seeking medical help is now a thing of the past for this rural town thanks to a partnership between two foundations and the local government. Recently, the people of Daram (Samar), an islandmunicipality of about 40,000 residents, witnessed the opening of its new Rural Health Unit. The new structure was funded by the Assisi Development Foundation (ADF) and the Zuellig Family Foundation
(ZFF). New medical equipment was also given to complete the improvements of the health facility. Present during the inauguration were Daram Mayor Lou Astorga, ZFF director Dr. Anthony Faraon, presidential sister Viel Aquino-Dee, ADF trustee and treasurer, and ADF President, Ben Abadiano.
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Pintakasi Center rises in Dumingag Pio Fuentes, ADFI and Roxan Ortaleza, LGU Dumingag
Around 300 farmers gathered in Barangay Valencia, Dumingag, Zambaonga del Sur last June 2011 to participate in a Pintakasi, a traditional practice of collective work. They brought sand and gravel, wood and bamboos as their contribution to the construction of the Pintakasi Multi-Purpose Center within the 5-hectare communal land of the Dumingag United Subanen Association (DUSA). After months of collective work, the Pintakasi Center now rises to serve as a training center and gathering place for farmers, mostly belonging to the Subanen tribe in Dumingag. The surrounding area of the Center is also being developed as a demonstration site for organic farming and agro-forestry technologies, such as seedling nursery, vermi-composting, organic inland fishing, and sloping agricultural technology (SALT). It will likewise be the site for the Subanen Living Heritage Center, which will showcase the history, culture and tradition of the Subanen tribe in the Municipality. The development of Pintakasi Center and its demonstration sites are among the components of the Pinakasi Movement Project, an integrated area development project for 15 upland barangays covered by the Subanen’s Certificate of Ancestral Domain Title (CADT). Considered as a vehicle for the achievement of the Municipality’s Genuine Peoples’ Agenda (GPA), the Pintakasi project aims to uplift the living conditions of the Subanen through community organizing, sustainable agriculture, and IP education. It is supported by the Municipal LGU and the Assisi Development Foundation Inc. under the Public Private Partnership for Justice, Development and Peace Program.
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New PPP-JDP Pilot Municipalities introduced Pio Fuentes, ADFI
Last November 23, Mr. Ben Abadiano, ADFI President, announced the 3 new pilot municipalities of the Public Private Partnership for Justice, Development and Peace Program during the 36th Year Anniversary Celebration of ADFI and the Birthday of Ambassador Howard Dee at One Café, Ortigas, Pasig City. The 3 new pilot municipalities are the Municipality of Aglipay in Quirino Province, the Municipality of Burdeos in Quezon Province, and the Municipality of Bagulin in La Union Province. They are located in Northern Luzon with significant Indigenous Peoples (IP) population in the upland areas. Ms. Viel Aquino-Dee, Vice President and Treasurer of ADFI, handed over the Certificates of Partnership to Mayor Jerry T. Agsalda of the Municipality of Aglipay, Mayor Gil P. Establecida of the Municipality of Burdeos, and Mayor Ferdinand Tumbaga of Bagulin, as a sign of acceptance of the new pilot municipalities in the PPP-JDP Program. The 3 mayors came over to Manila to join the Transformative Governance Conversations together with other Municipal Mayors of the PPP-JDP Pilot Municipalities last November 22; and also to attend the Special Meeting of the ADFI Board of Trustees in November 23, 2011. On the two-day occasion, the mayors were asked to discuss the development challenges and priorities of their municipalities. They were also given a chance to listen to the accomplishments of 6 Mayors, who were chosen earlier to implement the partnership program in their areas. After the event, Mayor Establecida of Burdeos expressed much hope on his municipality’s partnership with ADFI by saying, “For a long time our municipality received only limited support. But with ADFI, under its PPP-JDP program, we are hopeful that we could make a difference in the lives of our people who are suffering from chronic poverty.”
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PPP-JDP Area of Coverage
Mayors’ Corner “We are looking forward that the mining and environmental issues affecting our IP communities will be addressed.” Mayor Jerry T. Agsalda Agli pay, Quirino “We are hoping that the Program could help us reach-out and develop our poor communities.” Mayor Ferdinand D. Tumbaga Bagulin, La Union “Caring for our coastal, lowland and upland ecosystems and its resources are the foundation of our development vision.” Mayor Gil P. Establecida Burdeos, Quezon “Development starts with the people, so there is a need to organize them first.” Mayor Benjamin Maggay Cervantes, Ilocos Sur
“We have faith in our people and we can make it happen.” Mayor Lou Astorga Daram, Eastern Samar
Municipality
Brgys
1. Cervantes, Ilocos Sur
10
Number of Household 2,186
2. Bagulin, La Union
5
842
3. Aglipay, Quirino
5
813
4. Burdeos, Quezon
5
1,616
5. Daram, Samar
26
15,956
6. Javier, Leyte
10
1,272
7. Siayan, Zamboanga del Norte 8. Dumingag, Zamboanga del Sur 9. Kauswagan, Lanao del Norte
5
1,020
15
8,468
6
1,948
Total
87
“Our goal is to liberate the people from poverty.” Mayor Jun Pacalioga Dumingag, Zamboanga del Sur
“Our place is like a blank canvass, whatever we put in there is significant to the lives of our people.” Mayor Sandy Javier Javier, Leyte “I want to rebuild my town from the ashes of war.” Mayor Rommel Arnado Kauswagan, Lanao del Norte
“Our motto is service with a smile.” Mayor Flora Villarosa Siayan, Zamboanga del Norte
34,121
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Sambayanang Adyenda para sa Pangkapayapaan at Pangkaunlarang Pamiminuno sa Mindanao Kaming, mga Lumad, Muslim at Kristiyanong kalahok sa Paglalakbay tungo sa Kapayapaan 2010, ay nagtipontipon upang pag-usapan ang iba’t-ibang pamamaraan ng pangkapayapaan at pangkaunlarang pamiminuno sa aming pamayanan bilang pakikiisa sa pagdiriwang ng Linggo ng Kapayapaan sa Mindanao. Sa aming pagninilaynilay at pagbabahaginan, aming natuklasan na ang pamiminuno ay nasa ugat ng hidwaan at kahirapan sa Mindanao. Ipinapakita ng aming karanasan na ang di maayos na pamiminuno ay hadlang sa paghahatid ng mga pangunahing serbisyo, at pumupuksa sa malayang pakikilahok sa pagbuo ng mga desisyon at pagkilos sa pamayanan. Sa kadahilanang ito, may iilang sektor sa aming pamayanan na nawawalan ng pananalig sa pamahalaan at sa iba pang institusyon, at napipilitang gumamit ng dahas upang ipaglaban ang kanilang karapatan at iparating ang kanilang mga hinaing. Subalit, kami na galing sa hanay ng mga Civil Society Organizations (CSOs), Peoples Organizations (POs) at Local Government Units (LGUs) ay kumikilala sa mga pagkakataon na dulot ng Local Government Code, Indigenous Peoples Rights Act (IPRA) at mga kasalukuyang pagsisikap ng pamahalaan na palakasin ang pamiminuno bilang tulay sa kapayapaan at kaunlaran. Sa diwa nito, kami ay nagtatalaga ng aming sarili na ipagpatuloy at paigtingin pa ang aming pagkilos para sa pagtatatag ng pamiminuno na tuwid, tapat, mapagkakatiwalaan at tumutugon sa mga pangangailangan ng sambayanan sa pamamagitan ng mga sumusunod: 1. Palaguin ang kaalaman at kakayahan ng LGUs at mga lider ng pamayanan sa likas-kayang pag-unlad at maayos na pamiminuno na nagsusulong sa pakikilahok ng iba’t ibang sektor sa pamayanan; 2. Maghanay ng mga pamamaraang nagbibigay daan sa pakikisangkot ng ibat-ibang sektor sa lokal na pagpaplano, paglalaan ng pondo, pagpapatupad at pagtatasa sa mga programa ng kapayapaan at pagunlad ayon sa tunay na diwa at katungkulan ng Local Development Council; 3. Gawing bahagi ng proseso ng pagbuo ng planong pangkapayapaan at pangkaunlaran, ang pagmapa at pag-analisa sa hidwaan upang masiguro na matutugunan ang ugat ng mga sigalot at hidwaan; 4. Kilalanin, palakasin, igalang at gawing bahagi ng lokal na pamiminuno ang mga tradisyonal (IP at Muslim) na sistema at pamamaraan sa paglutas at pagsasaayos ng hidwaan sa pamayanan;
5. Siguruhin ang pantay-pantay na representasyon ng mga Lumad, Muslim, kababaihan, kabataan, CSO’s, POs at iba pang mahihirap at nakakaligtaang sektor sa Local Development Councils; 6. Siguruhin ang paglaan ng pondo para sa mga pangunahing serbisyo at likas-kayang pangkabuhayan ng pamayanan, lalong lalo na sa mga mahihirap at nakakaligtaang sektor; 7. Pagsusulong sa kaalaman ng mga LGU sa mga prinsipyo ng Islam sa pamiminuno at sa mga batas ng IPRA tungo sa pagkilala, pagtatanggol at paggalang sa mga karapatan ng mga Lumad at Muslim tungo sa kakayahang humubog sa sariling pamamahala; 8. Paigtingin ang paggalang sa mga iba’t-ibang kultura at tradisyon sa pamamagitan ng pagsulong ng batas laban sa pang-aapi at diskriminasyon ng mga Lumad at Muslim, at pagpasok sa kurikulum at sistema ng edukasyon ang pagrespeto sa iba’t-ibang kultura at tradisyon at pagbibigay-halaga sa mapayapang pakikipamuhay sa iba’t-ibang grupong etniko na nakabatay sa pagmapa ng kultura na kalahok ang Sambayanang Lumad at Muslim; 9. Magtalaga ng community organizers para sa pagbubuo, pagpapapakilos at pagpapalakas sa mga pangunahing sektor at mga purok na isulong ang kanilang mga pangangailangan at adyenda; 10. Piliin at suportahan ang mga lider na may prinsipyo, nag-aalay ng sarili sa paglilingkod at walang humpay na nagpapatupad ng pangmatagalang programa ng kapayapaan at pag-unlad. Bilang patunay ng aming pakikiisa sa panawagan ni P-Noy na ilagay ang ating pamahalaan sa tuwid na daan at bilang tanda ng aming sama-samang pag-angkin sa adyenda at pagtatalaga ng sarili na makilahok sa pagpapatupad nito, kami ay lumagda ngayong ika-5 ng Disyembre 2010, sa Brokenshire Resort and Convention Center, Davao City.
The PEACEPATHS is a publication of the ADF-PEACEPATHS Program. It serves as a venue for the different communities to share the developments in their programs as well as their experiences and insights in promoting peace and development among the tri-people of Mindanao. For inquiries, you may contact:
Benjamin D. Abadiano ADFI President
Pablo Rey Pio D. Fuentes Program Manager
Ferdinand G. Jovita Program Coordinator
wishes to thank: ...Local partners, Church partners, Bangsamoro partners, Community partners and Peoples organizations
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