ADDITIIONAL REFLECTION OF THE TOUR

Rosemarie of Non-Violent Peace Force in Iligan City expressed wonderful of the church masjied educational tour spearheaded by the Interfaith Council headed by Sr. Carmen Hatyrosa of the Sisters of Mercy together with Pakigdait Inc. headed by its chairperson Rev. Fr. Regino Quijano and its director Musa Mohamad Sanguila. She feels and reminded the similarity of Philippine Problems particularly in Lanao del Norte to her country in Kenya. She felt wonderful of the activity which bridging the different faith for better understanding. December 2, 2010 at the Masjied in Camague, Iligan City.

Evangelical Pastor and Lanao del Norte Board Member Grecile Matalinis expressed joy when this Interfaith Activities have continued because she was not so involved this kind of activity before but her husband late Board Member Robert Matalines. But she felt amazed that the work of her husband before had not been became useless because the dreamers for peace doing it as did by her husband before that made her eager of getting involved this kind of activities which aiming for sustainable peace.

Melai Dale from the group of women in Iligan City expressed wonderful even because it was her first time of joining such activity and even entering to the masjied and she understands what the Islamic faith is which is for peace.

Bishop Stephen Villaester of the Anglican Church in Iligan City expressed solidarity to different faith who joined the tour. He felt wonderful which personally listen the explanation from the Islam side regarding their faith.

Tito Natividad Fiel of Pakigdait who holds the microphone facilitated in generating more reflections from the participants of the tour.

Edang from farmers association called PASAKA based in Maigo Lanao del Norte expressed also wonderful, because it was also her first time entering masjied. She expressed nice and hoping this would be continued.

Darling an intern of Pakigdait, she is a student from the Mindanao State University -Iligan Institute of Technology who took her internship with the Pakigdait. She is an Iglesia Ni Cristo. She was having mix feeling, but also felt wonderful of having solidarity with the different faith especially from Islam.

REFLECTION ON THE TOUR

Jashrie Boot appreciates the activity on the church masjied educational tour that relating to different faith that deepening the understanding of different faiths practices and teaching.

Lorry Gabule of the Philippine Information Agency in Lanao del Norte has amazed the activity and felt satisfied and promised to write it to her agency about the very interesting kind of doing peace building.

Jane Bernardo, President of the Civil Society Organization Forum for Peace felt wonderful the activity which first time of attending this kind of undertaking and even entering the masjied.

TOUR AT THE MASJIED IN ILIGAN CITY DECEMER 2, 2010

Belal of Masjied Omar Dianalan @ Camague, Iligan City through Musa Sanguila, Director of Pakigdait Inc., welcomes the delegates of the Church -Masjied Educational Tour in consonant with the celebration of the Mindanao Week of Peace.

Aleem Abdul Karim Ambhor, an Islam Uztandz explains the Islam faith that means peace and loving. Those people claimed as Muslim but doing contrary to the Muslim faith are not truly Muslim because a real Muslim and faithful one will not harm to anyone regardless of faith because the Muslim is for Peace.

Lunch time, all shared the Muslim Food. The delegates were enjoy eating the Muslim food that made all full. 

Belal of Masjied Omar Dianalan @ Camague, Iligan City received the gong  token from the Interfaith Council that symbolizes of sending message for peace. Sr. Carmen Hayrosa, chairperson of the IFC expresses gratitude to the Belal and she was assisted by the Interfaith Council Members.

TOUR AT THE UNITED CHURCH OF CHRIST IN THE PHILIPPINES IN ILIGAN CITY

UCCP Pastor in Iligan City  warmly welcomes the delegates coming from the Interfaith Council and other organizations that seeking deeper understanding with the other faith as a way of achieving peace.

A lay or an elder of the United Church of Christ in the Philippines in Iligan City was explaining about the faith and their program for their believers and the society as a whole.

UCCP pastor receives the token given by IFC and Pakigdait with expression of joy. Musa Mohamad Sanguila extreme left wearing green shirt together with him was Sr. Carmen Hayrosa IFC Chairperson, Hon. Marlyn Young, City Councilor of Iligan City where the Chairman of the Committee on Peace and Order in the City Council and Lanao del Norte Board Member and Pastor Grecilke Matalines presented the gong token.

The UCCP pastor was so thankful for the initiatives initiated by the IFC and declared support for the quest for peace.

Delegates group picture at the UCCP with the pastor, eleders and workers.

SEVEENTH DAY ADVENTIST CHURCH PASTOR RECEIVED TOKEN FROM IFC

Sister Carmen Chairperson of the Interfaith Council through Pastor and Board Member Grecile Matalines presented a token to the Pastor of Seventh Day Adventist in Tibanga, Iligan City for its overwhelming support and welcome of the tour by sharing of their faith on December 2, 2010 in consonant with the Mindanao Week of Peace Celebration. From left was Mr. Musa Mohamad Sanguila, Director of Pakigdait Inc., followed by Sr. Carmen holding the microphone, then Board Member Matalines and next was Tito Natividad Fiel, Program Officer of Pakigdait Interfaith Grassroots peace Building Program and next was the Pastor of the Seventh Day Adventist Church.

SHARING OF FAITHS AT THE SDA

The Church-Masjied Educational Tour facilitated by the Interfaith Council and the Pakigdait Inc., has provided an opportunity for different faith to share each other formal of informal to establish better understanding and relationship that may the way to achieve peace as dream by everyone. This photo has taken during the visit at the SDA Church in Tibanga, Iligan City in line with the celebration of the Mindanao Week of Peace.

Jun Enriquez, managing director of the Civil Society Organization Forum for Peace in Iligan City introduced himself and its appreciation of the wonderful welcome of the seventh day adventist. Delegates at the back and Tito Natividad Fiel of Pakigdait standing left look on.

TOUR AT SEVENTH DAY ADVENTIST CHURCH

Group of selected singers of the Seventh Day Adventist Church in Tibanga, Iligan City December 2, 2010, welcomes the Interfaith Council, Pakigdait Inc., and other delegates for the Church-Masjied Educational Tour in line with the celebration of the Mindanao Week of Peace.  The singers amazed  the visitors for the great and wonderful welcome.

Uztadz Abdul Karim Ambhor from Islam shares some ideas on faith with a Christian Catholic believer Lorry Gabule of the Philippine Information Agency of Iligan City during the Church Masjied Tour at the Seventh Day Adventist Church.

Sr. Carmen Jayrosa of the Sisters of Mercy in Iligan City, currently chairperson of the Interfaith Council in Lanao del Norte expressed thanks to the Seventh Day Adventist Pastor, elders and members for the wonderful welcome and explanation all about the faith of the Seventh Day Adventist.

THE INTERFAITH & OTHER TOUR DELEGATES TOOK PHOTO OPS WITH THE PASTOR

SEATING FROM LEFT:  HUSSEN, OF PAKIGDAIT INC., BISHOP STEPHEN VILLAESTER OF ANGLICAN CHURCH, THEN A REPRESENTATIVE FROM NON-VIOLENT PEACE FORCE. FROM RIGHT: JUN ENRIQUEZ, MANAGING DIRECTOR OF CIVIL SOCIETY FORUM FOR PEACE, LAIZA DALUMA AND JENNY SANGUILA OF PAKIGDAIT INC. SECOND ROW FROM RIGHT IS MELAI DALE OF WOMEN'S COMMISSION, SHELLA OPERIO OF PAKIGDAIT, AIRA PALIKPIG AND DARLING BOTH INTERN WITH PAKIGDAIT, THEN TWO NUNS FROM FRANCISCAN MISSIONARY, THEN DELEGATE FROM UNITED CHURCH OF CHRIST IN THE PHILIPPINES AND NON VIOLENT PEACE FORCE DELEGATE. FOLLOWED BY REV. FR. CHITO SUGANOB OF PRELATURE OF MARAWI CITY THEN NEXT TO HIM IS PASTOR JUDY ASIS OF THE UNITED CHURCH OF CHRIST IN THE PHILIPPINES THEN FOLLOWED BY EVANGELICAL PASTOR AND LANAO DEL NORTE BOARD MEMBER GRECILE MATALINES, FOLLOWED BY MUSA MOHAMAD SANGUILA DIRECTOR OF PAKIGDAIT, THEN LORRY GABULE OF PHILIPPINE INFORMATION AGENCY, JANETH OF EVANGELICAL CHURCH AND PASTOR LIBON POSIL THIRD LINE: FROM LEFT: JUN TENORIO, VICE PRESIDENT OF CSOFP, UZTADZ ABDUL KARIM AMBHOR OF ISLAM, THEN ONE HIDDEN, NEXT IS A PASTOR FROM NEW LIFE CHRISTIAN CENTER, FOLLOWED BY SR. CARMEN HAYROSA, MRS. VILLAESTER A WIFE OF BISHOP STEPHEN VILLAESTER FOLLOWED BY JANINA GERONA BERNARDO PRESIDENT OF CSOFP, THEN NEXT IS ROSMARIE FROM KENYA AND OTHER ONE RAISING HAND BOTH REPRESENTATIVES OF NON-VIOLENT PEACE FORCE. Photo by: Amir Dapit of Pakigdait Inc.

TOUR AT THE NEW LIFE CHRISTIAN CENTER

NEW LIFE CHRISTIAN PASTOR EXPLAINS ABOUT THEIR FAITH AND THE WAY THEY PRAY USING MUSIC INSTRUMENTS PRAISING GOD. HE EXPLAINS THAT THEY ALSO ENCOURAGE YOUTH TO PLAY MUSIC INSTRUMENTS WITH GOD THAT IT WOULD BRING THEM AWAY FROM DRUGS AND OTHER RELATED PROBLEMS. HE WARMLY WELCOMED THE INTERFAITH AND OTHER DELEGATES FROM CIVIL SOCIETY ORGANIZATIONS

SR. CARMEN HAYROSA, INTERFAITH COUNCIL CHAIRPERSON PRESENTED TO THE PASTOR OF IFC'S "GONG" TOKEN FOR HIS WARM WELCOME THE DELEGATES AND HIS OVERWHELMING SUPPORT TO THE INITIATIVE OF WORKING FOR PEACE. MUSA MOHAMAD SANGUILA DIRECTOR OF PAKIGDAIT INC. STANDING LEFT AND JUN TENORIO, VICE PRESIDENT OF CIVIL SOCIETY FORUM FOR PEACE WEARING YELLOW SHIRT LOOKS ON

THE PASTOR PROUDLY SHOWS THE GONG TOKEN HE RECEIVED FROM IFC AND DECLARES FURTHER COMMITMENT TO THE IFC AND PAKIGDAIT'S  EFFORT AND WORKS FOR PEACE.

COMPOSITION OF DELEGATES: CHURCH-MASJIED EDUCATIONAL TOUR

Delegates coming from different faith, Islam, Christian Catholic, Seventh Day Adventist Church, United Church of Christ in the Philippines, Evangelical Church, Anglican Church, Iglesia ni Cristo, Hindu and others joined the tour.

Interfaith Staff joined the car for the church masjied educational trour

International NGO joined the affair.

ORIENTATION @ ILIGAN CITY PLAZA: CHURCH-MASJIED EDUCATIONAL TOUR DECEMBER 2, 2010

Sister Carmen Hayrosa wearing white and facing to the delegates explained about the Church Masjied Educational Tour

Delegates for the Church-Masjied Educational Tour listen the orientation

Delegates posed for photo coming from different faith. Photo by: Amir Dapit of Pakigdait Inc.

CHURCH-MASJIED EDUCATIONAL TOUR: ASSEMBLY AREA AT ILIGAN CITY PLAZA

Sister Carmen Hayrosa chairperson of the Interfaith Council briefed Iligan City Councilor Marlyn Young about the Church Masjied Educational Tour and its value for better understanding among different faith to reduce biases and achieve peace.

Sr. Carmen Hayrosa, Sisters of Mercy & Chairperson of the Interfaith Council wearing white  met Iligan City Councilor Marlyn Young at the Plaza who joined the Church-Masjied Educational Tour, while Abel Jose Moya extreme right and Musa Mohamad Sanguila standing extreme left both of Pakigdait Inc. while LDN BM Grecille Matalines looks on

LDN BM Grecille Matalines meets Iligan City Councilor Marlyn Yong @ the Plaza where delegates initially gathered

INTERFAITH COUNCIL AND PAKIGDAIT EXTENDS TRIBUTE AND RECOGNITION TO PASSED PEACE ADVOCATES

A streamer for the celebration of the Mindanao Week of Peace.

ligan City, Philippines - The Interfaith Council and the Pakigdait Incorporated, an interfaith grassroots peacebuilding institution will hold  December 7, 2010 morning a Year-End Thanksgiving and Tribute Program to five Interfaith leaders had passed away.

Sr. Carmen Hayrosa, an interfaith council chairperson said on her letter to the families of those passed interfaith leaders that it will extend recognition to late Lanao del Norte Board Member Robert Matalines, Sister Carmen Balazo of the Roman Catholic, Brothers Ermelo de Los Santos and Recopelacion Pelagio both of Seventh Day Adventist Church and the Imam Abdullah Bato of Islam.

The activity will start from 9:30 am to 3:00 pm tomorrow December 7 this year at San Isidro Labrador Church, Maigo, Lanao del Norte, Sr. Hayrosa said.

 “Rev. Fr. Regino “Reggie” R. Quijano, the Parish Priest of the said church, and the Board Chairman of Pakigdait Inc., will host the affair, Sr. Hayrosa stressed.

She said, the program will start with invocation, welcome remarks, Interfaith Council Journey in 2010, thanksgiving interfaith prayer and the tribute to the five leaders.

Hon. Grecille I. Matalines, Provincial Board Member of Lanao del Norte will receive the token for the said recognition while the respective immediate families of the other four would also receive the same.

Rev. Fr. Regino Quijano said the recognition aims to remind the families and the organizations they belonged that they were contributing to the work for peace and hoping this would encourage them to do the same.

 Musa Mohamad Sanguila, Director of Pakigdait said that the affair is timely especially the Muslim People will celebrate its New Year's day. .