mindanao
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Reflections on Space, Spirit, and the Art of the ADDU Chapel of the Assumption
Father Joel E. Tabora, SJ, who served as President of Ateneo de Davao University from 2011 to 2023 and who helped articulate the university’s mission as deeply rooted in the Mindanao context, once described university life in terms of three existential spaces: the familial, the horizontal, and the vertical. His leadership helped shaped Ateneo de Continue reading
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Paradoxes in the Natural Wealth of Lake Sebu
This is part of a broader study on “Climate Change Experience, Expressions, and Responses in a Tboli Community.” It is based on the understanding that indigenous peoples worldwide have been experiencing the impacts of climate change, such as extreme weather changes, longer droughts, and increasing rainfall, which cause floods and landslides. More especially to indigenous Continue reading
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Teaching Peace, Developing Tolerance, Instilling Sensitivity
I grew up in an extremely pious Catholic city. Every year, thousands of devotees gather in Naga City to show their love to Our Lady of Peñafrancia, bringing with them a multitude of thanksgivings and prayer-requests to Ina. The festivity during the nine-day novena itself has become a cultural icon, the celebrations referring to the Continue reading
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Sa Lawa ng Buluan, Maguindanao
“Lake Buluan is a lake located in the island of Mindanao, Philippines. With an estimated surface area of 61.34 square kilometers, it is the third largest lake in Mindanao, after Lake Lanao and Lake Mainit. It has an average elevation of 4.5 meters. The lake is sandwiched between the provinces of Maguindanao and Sultan Kudarat. Continue reading
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In T’boli Land, at World’s End
I never completely imagined myself doing some field work in the hinterlands where the nearest restroom is the most un-glamorous bush, or the only use of the cellphone is anything other than communicating, where comfort means a patched-up mosquito net or an extra pillow made from who-knows-what. The city has always been my jungle, and Continue reading
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In Kutawato, Unveiling the Iranun Tarsila
I had the unexpected good fortune to join a team doing a Focus Group Discussion on “Understanding the Iranun Tarsila as a Tool in Conflict Resolution in Mindanao”. This was organized by the Al Qalam Institute for Islamic Identities and Dialogue in Southeast Asia (Ateneo de Davao University) in Cotabato City last Sunday, 20 January Continue reading
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Ye Kumu [T’boli T’nalak ]
This Ye Kumu, or ceremonial T’nalak cloth often used for weddings, was painstakingly crafted by weavers of the Lake Sebu Women Weavers Association, Inc. (LASIWWAI) in Brgy. Ned, Lake Sebu, South Cotabato. [With permissions from Ms Jenita Eko, President of LASIWWAI]. To purchase t’nalak from LASIWWAI, please email me at radabueza@gmail.com for details. Continue reading
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Tawi-Tawi Thoughts
I have to admit that I was worried my trip to Tawi-Tawi would be aborted because of all the negative things I had heard from people and from the news. I mean, just google Tawi-Tawi and you’ll be greeted with stories of kidnappings, the Abu Sayyaf, unfriendly locals, and all sorts of horrid things. Another Continue reading
Being Here, Now. 