Manuela Balett, Managing Director at Stiftung Jesuiten weltweit Schweiz In Bendum, a small village in the highlands of Mindanao in southern Philippines, a young generation of leaders of the indigenous Pulangiyēn community is taking responsibility for protecting the forest, caring…
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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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Presentation by Jason Menaling at the Asian Sacred Wisdom webinar on World Indigenous Peoples Day (WIPD) 2025, 8 August 2025 Good evening to everyone. I’m grateful for this opportunity to share from the perspective of the Pulangiyēn community in Bendum,…
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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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This is going to be a story of the land the youth of today will share with their children. Part of this area is envisioned to become the Generation Canopy Walk 2050 because all the 20 pillar species are planted…
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