On the last day of his visit in the upland community of Bendum in the Philippines, Fr Pierre Belanger SJ sat at the veranda of Balay Laudato Si’, overlooking the afternoon sky above Ronquillo and Mt. Tago to the west….
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Gloria Amor Paredes From the humble beginnings of APC as a basic literacy program for the Pulangiyen community towards an integrated school that offers K-12 basic education today, the acknowledgment that the youth are the future of the gaup (ancestral domain)…
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Students of the Apu Palamguwan Cultural Education Center are leading the climate action in their communities through culture and care. In a tapok (youth summit) on 19-20 September, they are engaging with fellow indigenous youth from different villages across Upper…
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APC youth in a dialogue with JCAP Spirituality Workshop participants around the dugo*. It was a typical Wednesday afternoon in the Apu Palamguwan Cultural Education Center (APC), 7 August, albeit with an air of nervousness and anticipation for the approaching first quarterfinal…
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Students of the Asian Peacebuilders Scholarship (APS) in Balay Laudato Si’ with ESSC staff Amor Paredes (lowest right) who facilitated the course. Jill Banta “It is in our culture that we respect our Creator and his creation. We farm, but…
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