Caroline Seow Together with Louie Bacomo from JRS Asia Pacific, five urban dwellers travelled to the mountains of Bukidnon, Mindanao, to better understand the effects of climate change and unchecked development on indigenous communities. Our journey—via jeepney, motorbike, and on foot—led us to Sitio Kaulayanan in…
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Presentation by Jason Menaling at the Asian Sacred Wisdom webinar on World Indigenous Peoples Day (WIPD) 2025, 8 August 2025 Good evening to everyone. I’m grateful for this opportunity to share from the perspective of the Pulangiyēn community in Bendum,…
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Maura Lipanda, Risajean Berdesola, Mercy Pakiwag, and Thelma Compade In ancient times, the Pulangiyēn community of Sitio Bendum, Busdi, Malaybalay City, Bukidnon celebrated Lagun, or taking some fruit of the crops planted in the taligba or garden. The Lagun was…
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“I never thought I could do it, but when I stood in front of everyone to present our institutional plan, I realized that even if I was shy, I had something important to say.” With these words, Eneriza Menaling, a…
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Community water tub that the youth constructed in Bendum village in Upper Pulangi, Bukidnon, Philippines Jason Menaling As one of the participants from the Philippines who joined the Asset Based Community Development (ABCD) workshop that Jesuit Mission Australia facilitated in…
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