Eneriza Menaling from the Pulangiyēn community in Bendum, Malaybalay in Bukidnon, Philippines shared the message of the Asia Oceania indigenous youth to COP30 during an official COP30 side event, seeking climate justice at the same time offering their guardianship of…
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In this short video, Untung ta Kalasan (Forest of Life), Eneriza Menaling, shares her story and that of the forests and her community in Bendum. Eneriza is a Pulangiyēn youth from Bendum, an upland village in Malaybalay, Bukidnon, in northern…
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APC shares this story written by Mark Z Saludes of LiCAS News who visited the upland village of Bendum in September 2024. With climate change threatening their lands, the Indigenous Pulangiyēn people are rebuilding Bendum’s forests and restoring life-giving water…
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Multiple narratives interweave to illustrate communal spaces that help uplift, empower, and transform young people. These spaces breathe new life by reviving youth groups and village communities who previously visited Bendum. Team building activities bring together struggling youth groups who…
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Youth from the the Apu Palamguwan Cultural Education Center (APC) and Balay Laudato Si’ with the River above Asia Oceania Ecclesial Network (RAOEN) gathered together on 5 October in Bendum to launch Living Laudato Si’: The Synodal Journey of the…
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