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Indigenous youth and ACI sisters journey together in faith and dialogue at Balay Laudato Si’

In a spirit of synodality and shared discernment, a group of indigenous youth from Upper Pulangi gathered at Balay Laudato Si’ in Bendum, Bukidnon on 12 to 13 July 2025 with the visiting sisters of the religious congregation Handmaids of…
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APC shares Binisaya translations of bishops’ pastoral letters on pilgrimage of hope (Jubilee 2025), and care of creation and call to ecological conversion

In response to the call for greater accessibility and deeper engagement with the Church’s guidance and in collaboration with the River Above Asia Oceania Ecclesial Network (RAOEN), APC shares the Binisaya/Cebuano translation (unofficial) of the pastoral letters of the Catholic Bishops’…
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APC opens new school year with rituals, community engagement, and steady enrollment

The school management team, teachers, visiting Jesuit novices, parents and students attended the ritual for school opening. Datu Nestor Menaling led the ritual with other members of the Bendum Tribal Council. The APC school opened School Year 2025-2026 with a two-day…
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International sharing on culture-based education in Bendum

Culture-based education is discussed in a webinar organized by the Apu Palamguwan Cultural Education Center (APC) and Jesuit Worldwide Learning (JWL) on 23 April 2025, from 7:00 pm to 8:30 pm (Manila, PHT). Dr Edilberto de Jesus, former Secretary of…
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