Recently added articles from Igorota:

Peace.(from the editor)(Editorial)

Oct 01, 2003 ... We've descended from a people who have always desired for peace. We are a people who have been repressed, mutilated, raped, murdered, silenced for the sake of peace. Ours is a history of violence and war. For some of us, peace is unnatural. And we are not just talking about the ...

Women and peace in the Cordilleras.

Oct 01, 2003; Addon, Arsenia ... Peace is usually understood as a state of quietness or tranquility. It is said to be the freedom from agitation or violence. That said, one may safely say that the women of the Cordillera are lovers of peace. This has been demonstrated throughout Cordillera history (and ...

Peace--through the eyes of an Isnag woman.(peace and culture)

Oct 01, 2003; Bayedbed, Lydia T. ... I once thought, I was cursed for being born an Isnag. I grew up in a place where my kind was marginalized and misjudged. We were seemingly branded with infamy--and I was a firebrand to many. Every streak of anger, which came through me, was an allusion to my Isnag badge of ferocity. Those ...

Tungtungan and Lupon: crossing paths to maintain peace Bokod.(peace & culture)

Oct 01, 2003; Kiong, Jenefer B. ... The community of Daklan, Bokod, Benguet has successfully webbed their indigenous conflict-resolution system into the dominant national sociopolitical system. According to Ben Sinas, a member of the Lupong Barangay, the people of Daklan traditionally resolve conflicts through the ...

Justice & peace: the Kalinga way.(peace & culture)

Oct 01, 2003; Bayedbed, Lydia T. ... WHAT IS THE BODONG? Among the northern Kalinga folk "Bodong" means "bound together". In the southern part of the territory it is called "Podon" which means "to hold together something that is binding". Symbolically, therefore, the Bodong or Podon binds the two peace pact ...

Peace is freedom from travails of war.(peace & the children)(Brief Article)

Oct 01, 2003; Aquino, Kimberly ... Peace is freedom From travails of war. It is the state of rest of people. Peace is the time when friendship is in the hearts of the people. It is the happiest time that people could ever wish for. When we talk about peace, what comes to our mind? Isn't it the war that is ...

Peace is about loving one another.(peace & the children)(Brief Article)

Oct 01, 2003; Almacen, Lennilyn ... Peace is about loving one another, unity, friendship and there's no war. In order to attain peace, I will love my neighbors, brothers and sisters. I will help the needy, I will pray to God ...

Ang kapayapaan ay pagmamahal sa kapwa.(peace & the children)(Poem)

Oct 01, 2003; Sapida, Mitchelle ... Ang kapayapaan, ay pagmamahal sa kapwa. Ito rin ay katahimikan sa mundo. Lahat ng tao'y kahilingan ito. Sana lang matigil na ang pag-aaway ng mga tao. Nasisira na ang ating kalikasan. Matigil na ang pag-aaway ng mga bansa. Maraming nawawala, pati buhay ng tao'y kasama rito. Wala namang ...

Peace is the silence in the world.(peace & the children)(Brief Article)

Oct 01, 2003; Valle, Gracielle ... Peace is the silence in the world. It is people not hurting each other, not fighting each other. We love each other. With peace we feel free in our own country. The ways we must consider to have peace is first of ...

A woman working for peace.(peace & culture)

Oct 01, 2003; Bayaua, Mitch R. ... Now is the time--when we are all searching for a just definition of peace--to look toward Atty. Evelyn Dunuan for guidance and inspiration. As a lawyer and a Commissioner for National Commission on Indigenous Peoples (NCIP) for the Cordillera Region and Region 1, Dunuan has long been ...

Islam is peace.(peace & spirituality)(Brief Article)

Oct 01, 2003; Oquendo, Fatimah ... Islam comes from the root word "Salaam" which means peace, thus, Islam means peace-both in this temporary worldly life and in the eternal life--which is one's ultimate spiritual end. Peace is the presence of complete guidance from God. Peace is also related to the ...

Is peace really possible? The Brahma Kumaris perspective.(peace & spirituality)

Oct 01, 2003 ... Peace is possible. In a world distressed by civil wars, ethnic tensions, nuclear threats, oppressive and repressive regimes--peace seems elusive and even impossible. Though there have been a lot of local, national and international conferences held so leaders can talk about how ...

Peace, peace but where is peace?(peace & spirituality)

Oct 01, 2003; Bengwayan, Michael A. ... Several Biblical verses point out the keys to real peace: FRET NOT because God loves you (1 John 4:16) FAINT NOT because God holds you (Ps. 139:10) FEAR NOT because God keeps you (Ps.121:5). In this age when humans seem to be slowly degenerating ...

Peace in our hands.(peace & the arts)

Oct 01, 2003; Veloso, Bing ... I am a songwriter. I tell stories through the songs that I write. I speak of what is closest to my heart through the words set in music. I open my world for everyone to see and hear through the melodies and rhymes my colleagues and I put together. This is the weapon I hold. I ...

The creative writer and peace.(peace & the arts)(Brief Article)

Oct 01, 2003; Defrancia, Clarito ... "A writer lives in a real world. But usually s/he does not use guns to fight for the rights for people but use the pen to express his/her thoughts and sentiments to fight for others and him/herself. A writer is usually a good observer. S/he has eyes, senses and perceptions thus s/he reacts ...

The celestine prophecy.(paths to peace)(Critical Essay)

Oct 01, 2003; Bayaua, Mitch R. ... In 1997, a little-known book called "The Celestine Prophecy" written by James Redfield was bravely published. No one expected this book to become a bestseller. In a short time however, this book was read by millions of world-weary readers in search of ways to change the world. This book is ...

Inner peace and you.(paths to peace)

Oct 01, 2003; Adonis, Digna L. ... The foremost source of inner peace can be found in human intimacy. Human intimacy is not merely achieved by relating. It involves a more basic step of working towards harmony and integration within the self. Earnest Tan, writer-speaker on Values Education Program of Miriam ...

Peers for peace: building bridges of peace through peer counselling.(paths to peace)

Oct 01, 2003; Dagdag, Teresa ... "I have listened to 18 young people during the past two months, "says Jovy. "Some have come to me and the others I approach gently for sharing." She said this as they shared how each one was using the listening skills learned in a training workshop. It was a meeting held to ...

Peace be with you.(paths to peace)

Oct 01, 2003; Corpuz, Sam, Jr. ... Everybody has his or her own definition of peace. I asked my friends what they think peace is. Naturally, they all gave me different answers; one friend said it is one thing you can't find in this world. Mitch told me peace is listening to the music of Simply Red. She also said ...

Women's peacemaking efforts on the Global Stage ...(peace and politics)

Oct 01, 2003; Haralam, Andrew ... It's been said that 'behind every great man, there is a great woman.' This egalitarian remark is usually reserved for politicians or rulers of state, both in times of war and that of peace. If this is true, then the world should take note and give women a larger, more distinguishable role ...