2012-05-07
Davao group pushes anew for Freedom of Information (FOI) Act
A group of non-government organizations with representatives from the media and academe is calling for speedy action of the House of Representatives to pass into law the Freedom of Information (FOI) Act.  The FOI Act provides the much needed substantive and procedural details for the state policy of full public disclosure of all its transactions involving public interest.    Whi... (more)

2012-04-18
Call for stakeholder action on the Balabag Crisis
The Partnerships Forum for Indigenous Peoples Peacebuilding in Mindanao We, the Partnership Forum for Indigenous Peoples Peacebuilding in Mindanao, are working as a non-partisan affiliation to promote positive and culturally appropriate efforts at conflict transformation related to resource-based conflicts in tribal communities. We have been involved in community development, peacebuilding, busin... (more)

2012-03-08
Women continue to carry double burden, NGO says
As the world celebrates International Women’s Day (IWD), the Alternate Forum for Research in Mindanao (AFRIM), a research and advocacy organization, raises the continuing concerns of Mindanao women particularly those residing in disaster-prone and conflict areas. Mostly located in rural communities, Mindanao women carry double burden during conflicts and disasters.  During the 2008 a... (more)

2011-12-10
Forum stresses educators’ role in peacebuilding
Davao City - At least 60 school heads, teachers and supervisors from the Department of Education (DepEd) Region- XI as well as from colleges and universities in Davao City will convene in a forum entitled The Role of Academe in Mindanao Peace Processes and in the Promotion of the UNSCR 1325 and 1820 as a post-activity for the recently wrapped Mindanao Week of Peace. The forum aims to rai... (more)

2011-11-10
Honor the Dead with a Lasting Peace
The incendiary and discriminatory language and the drumbeat to arms that often accompanies violent flashpoints across the world have been reignited by the recent ambush-slaying of army special forces in the island of Basilan in the southern Philippines.  As in other civil wars, the battle on the ground is accompanied by a similar battle to communicate each side’s version of events. ... (more)

2011-11-10
A Relentless Appetite for War
For those that share an interest in understanding violent conflict, whether as students of war or as peace activists, the Philippines represent a paradigmatic case. After all, this country is home to two of the longest-running violent conflicts in the world, a feat that may well yield a reference in an academic database or the Guinness Book of Records for that matter. But, ultimately, it is noth... (more)

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