The community of Bendum and APC join in prayerful gratitude for the life of Datu Menaling, known to many as Amay Datu, who lived long and well but passed away on 11 January 2026, and whose presence continues to shape…
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Pedro Walpole SJ, APC Executive Director It is with great sadness that we share the passing of Datu Nestor Lumista Menaling, tribal chief of the Pulangiyēn community in Bendum on 11 January 2026. He was 81 and for the last…
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Sa Bahandi ta Bendum is a storybook of the APC school that tells the story of how people perceive their treasure (wealth). For the community, true wealth is the unity found in sharing life’s benefits and ancestral lands. It is…
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Rowena Soriaga and Pedro Walpole SJ Through the lens of climate justice, a community-based research initiative in 2024 assessed the food and water vulnerability of smallholder farmers in the Upper Pulangi Watershed in Bukidnon, Philippines that provided critical insights into…
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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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