Author: Lo Ivan Castillon

There is a strong relationship between peace building and the role of volunteerism in the promotion of social cohesion, reconciliation, civic engagement, and the development of local human capacities. Volunteerism generates forms of social capital that are indispensable to peace-building, and it plays an important role in aiding the development of citizens capacities. While every… Continue reading Volunteering: the Key to Peace in Bangsamoro

The Comprehensive Agreement on the Bangsamoro (CAB) signifies a great milestone of peace negotiations over decades of talks in the Bangsamoro region in southern part of the Philippines. It is significantly the compilation and sum total of all the agreements, declarations, joint statements, principles and mechanisms reached and agreed upon between the government and the… Continue reading Progress in the Peace Negotiations in the Philippines

  Greetings from Phillippines! The Volunteers’ Initiatives in Bridging and Empowering Society (VIBES) is pleased to share with the Goldin Institute’s supporters about our activities in September 2019. What were the highlights from your work this month? VIBES through its Chairperson, Lo Ivan Castillon, participated in the Consultation Meeting as an organizational member of the… Continue reading GATHER Alumnus Lo Ivan Castillon Shares Update from the Philippines