Kay Pitman A group of professionals from Australia recently visited Bendum, exploring ways of assisting and supporting the emergence of Bendum as a center for ecology. Julie Edwards, CEO of Jesuit Social Services in Australia, with Clinton Murray and Nelson…
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Kay Pitman and Pedro Walpole On November 23rd 2012, a moderate atmospheric circulation developed over Marshall Island, part of the Micronesian Island chain in the Northern Pacific region over 5,000 km to the east of the Philippines. By 9.00 pm…
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Sylvia Miclat The Indigenous Peoples Education Office (IPsEO) of the Department of Education (DepED) published earlier this month the monograph entitled “Apu Palamguwan Cultural Education Center: Culture-based education in a community school” as the first in a monograph series of…
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Adagi Balay means ‘big house’ and this is the center for welcoming, blessing, appreciating, and sharing. The cultural concept of Adagi Balay is a place for important gatherings (amul-amul). The Tribal Council meet here to discuss important concerns affecting relationships….
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The Dalēpaan is a place for basic human needs and relations. This is where children from neighboring villages and staff coming from downstream are housed, and many consider this facility a second home. The Dalēpaan embodies the cultural values of safety,…
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