At the heart of APC is a story of resilience and hope. The teachers and staff, many of whom were previous APC students, not only witnessed the school’s growth but also played essential roles in sustaining the community. Their reflections…
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Alma Lumista Alma Lumista of the Pulangiyēn Indigenous Community in Mindanao, Philippines, highlights the spiritual relationship of the Pulangiyēn with Creation, and how their culture teaches them to value all forms of life. Alma also shares her story of how…
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Mercy Pakiwag Mercy Pakiwag, a Pulangiyēn, shares her story of building a house and a home for her family and the challenges she faced in the process. This effort in building back better houses in Bendum emerged from an earlier…
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I am Maura Deloso Lipanda, a Pulangiyēn community teacher of the Apu Palamguwan Cultural Education Center (APC) in Sitio Bendum, Northern Mindanao, Philippines, a Jesuit-supported Indigenous school. I am a Pulangiyēn Indigenous Community member and live along the Pulangi River headwaters…
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Jenny Lynn Lee APC shared this presentation during the online roundtable discussion on Covid-19 and Interconnecting Concerns in the Philippines on 29 July 2022, organized by the Environmental Science for Social Change (ESSC) in partnership with the Ateneo School of…
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