Sulong Peace

13/05/2026

𝗔𝗻 𝗨𝗽𝗱𝗮𝘁𝗲 𝗼𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 #𝗞𝗮𝗿𝗮𝗽𝗮𝘁𝗗𝗮𝗽𝗮𝘁 𝗪𝗶𝗻𝗻𝗲𝗿𝘀 𝗔𝗻𝗻𝗼𝘂𝗻𝗰𝗲𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁

We sincerely apologize for the delay in announcing the winners of the #𝑲𝒂𝒓𝒂𝒑𝒂𝒕𝑫𝒂𝒑𝒂𝒕 𝑷𝒉𝒐𝒕𝒐-𝑺𝒕𝒐𝒓𝒚𝒕𝒆𝒍𝒍𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝑪𝒂𝒍𝒍 𝒇𝒐𝒓 𝑻𝒓𝒖𝒕𝒉.

We know many of you have been waiting, and we are sorry for the extended wait.

𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗼𝗳𝗳𝗶𝗰𝗶𝗮𝗹 𝗮𝗻𝗻𝗼𝘂𝗻𝗰𝗲𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗼𝗳 𝘄𝗶𝗻𝗻𝗲𝗿𝘀 𝘄𝗶𝗹𝗹 𝗯𝗲 𝗼𝗻 𝗝𝘂𝗻𝗲 𝟭𝟮, 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟲. Please stay tuned for updates.

Thank you for your patience and for your continued support of Sulong Peace Inc. initiatives.

𝑬𝒗𝒆𝒓𝒚 𝒆𝒏𝒕𝒓𝒚 𝒔𝒖𝒃𝒎𝒊𝒕𝒕𝒆𝒅 𝒊𝒔 𝒂 𝒔𝒕𝒐𝒓𝒚 𝒘𝒐𝒓𝒕𝒉 𝒕𝒆𝒍𝒍𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒘𝒆 𝒘𝒂𝒏𝒕 𝒕𝒐 𝒉𝒐𝒏𝒐𝒓 𝒆𝒂𝒄𝒉 𝒐𝒏𝒆 𝒘𝒊𝒕𝒉 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒄𝒂𝒓𝒆 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒅𝒊𝒈𝒏𝒊𝒕𝒚 𝒊𝒕 𝒅𝒆𝒔𝒆𝒓𝒗𝒆𝒔.

05/05/2026

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𝙋𝙖𝙨𝙨𝙞𝙤𝙣𝙖𝙩𝙚 𝙖𝙗𝙤𝙪𝙩 𝙘𝙡𝙞𝙢𝙖𝙩𝙚 𝙖𝙘𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣, 𝙝𝙪𝙢𝙖𝙣𝙞𝙩𝙖𝙧𝙞𝙖𝙣 𝙚𝙛𝙛𝙤𝙧𝙩𝙨, 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙥𝙚𝙖𝙘𝙚𝙗𝙪𝙞𝙡𝙙𝙞𝙣𝙜?

We’re welcoming applicants for the 𝐄𝐧𝐯𝐢𝐫𝐨𝐧𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐚𝐥 𝐏𝐞𝐚𝐜𝐞 𝐁𝐮𝐢𝐥𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐠𝐫𝐚𝐦 𝐒𝐭𝐚𝐟𝐟 𝐌𝐞𝐦𝐛𝐞𝐫 to help us strengthen climate-resilient and peaceful communities across the Philippines.

📍 Location: Quezon City
📩 Click the link to apply 👉 https://forms.gle/gEa6hvDmqupq7rKX8
or scan the QR code to submit your application.

💬 Got questions? Feel free to message us here. We’d love to hear from you.

🌱Let’s build a future rooted in peace, justice, human rights, and collective action.

24/12/2025

Thank you for walking with us in building peace rooted in truth, accountability, and shared responsibility. 💙

With sincere pasasalamat, we move toward 2026 with resolve—continuing this work alongside communities, even amid difficult conditions, and looking ahead with shared purpose. 🌿

Maligayang pasko po sa ating lahat! 🌏

24/12/2025

In Makilala, North Cotabato—where farming sustains families and communities navigate changing conditions—peace is built by making space for voices to be heard. 💙🌏

Under Sulong Peace Inc.’s Strategic Partnership Building (SPB) Program, conversations in Makilala bring together farmers, women, Indigenous Peoples, youth, and local government units to examine what must be sustained in a place shaped by agriculture, displacement, and recurring hazards—where livelihoods, culture, and participation require ongoing care, not one-time engagement. 👩‍🌾

With the support of , these exchanges underscore that participation must be deliberate and durable. Dignity, voice, and collaboration are in communities navigating the combined pressures of conflict-related disruption and climate-related risks. 🇵🇭

17/12/2025

With heavy hearts, we share the passing of Sir Dino, a devoted peace and human rights advocate and long-time MAR community partner in Surigao. As his family grieves, we invite those who can to extend support in solidarity. 💙 Details are in the post.

12/12/2025

In San Agustin, a coastal municipality in Surigao Del Sur where land and sea sustain everyday life, peace is built through listening. 🌏

Under Sulong Peace Inc.’s Strategic Partnership Building (SPB) Program, fisherfolk, farmers, women, Indigenous Peoples, youth, and local stakeholders come together—from the coastlines to the barangays—to surface shared priorities grounded in lived realities.👩‍🌾

With the support of , this work reinforces a simple principle: participation, dignity, and voice are karapat-dapat—especially in coastal communities facing layered challenges. 🇵🇭

Sea you again in San Agustin! 💙

12/12/2025

Human rights are not abstract ideals. As affirmed in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, they are everyday essentials that shape dignity, safety, and participation in daily life. 🫶

When rights are respected, people don’t just survive—they live fully. 💙

12/12/2025

Corruption feeds on exclusion. CSOs like Sulong Peace Inc. work to reverse this by helping communities know their rights and exercise them to demand transparency and accountability. 🇵🇭

mong ipaalam sa mundo ang kuwento ng inyong komunidad. 💙

CHR convenes national forum on corruption as a human rights emergency; calls for broad commitment to reform

The Commission on Human Rights (CHR) successfully convened “Upholding Integrity: A National Forum on Corruption and Human Rights” on 9 December 2025 in Quezon City, bringing together representatives from government oversight institutions, civil society, legislators, justice sector actors, and development partners.

Held in line with the global observance of International Anti-Corruption Day, the forum echoed the United Nations’ call for collective and urgent action to address corruption in all its forms. The discussions underscored that corruption weakens democratic institutions, erodes public trust, and directly harms communities that rely on government services.

In his opening remarks, CHR Chairperson Richard Pal-Palatoc framed corruption as a direct assault on human dignity and a grave failure of public service. “Today's forum is a solemn reminder that integrity in public service is not just good governance; it is a defense of human dignity. Corruption has real victims. When public resources meant for hospitals, schools, and social protection are lost, diverted, or misused, it is the poorest and most vulnerable who pay the price. Corruption weakens trust, deepens inequality, and threatens the very system meant to safeguard human rights.”

Delivering the keynote address, Commissioner Beda A. Epres called for a decisive shift in the country’s anti-corruption efforts—from technical compliance to a people-centered, rights-based movement. “Let us commit to moving this fight from the shadows of bureaucratic reports into the bright light of human rights advocacy. Let us empower the citizens, protect the whistleblowers, and strengthen the institutions that are built to serve and not to profit. By making integrity our ethos and accountability our law, we can fulfill the promise of human rights for every person, everywhere.”

The first panel tackled Integrity and Justice: Upholding Accountability in Public Office with Rep. Percival Cendaña of Akbayan Partylist and Atty. Sikini “Bok” Labastilla from Taong Bayan Action for Participatory, Accountable, and Transparent Governance (TAPAT) as resource persons. Rep. Cendaña emphasized the urgent need for structural reforms to dismantle political dynasties.

“I'd like to highlight as an important mechanism for good governance and accountability—a comprehensive anti-political dynasty law. So far, yung ni-file natin na version ay one of the most comprehensive for saying it should address both the fat and thin dynasty: bawal 'yung sabay-sabay, bawal 'yung succession na ipinapamana, bawal din 'yung sabay tatakbo… If you look at those involved in the corruption scandals, either bahagi sila ng political dynasty or may matinding koneksyon sa political dynasty,” said Rep. Cendaña.

In the second panel on Systems of Transparency: Oversight, Budget, and Citizen Participation, the panelists were Assistant Commissioner Alexander Juliano of the Commission on Audit, award-winning journalist Ma. Salvacion “Inday” Espina-Varona, and Rep. Renee Co of the Kabataan Partylist. Espina-Varona underscored the indispensable role of access to information, asset transparency, and whistleblower protection in enabling both the media and civil society to expose corruption and hold public officials accountable.

“For us media, importanteng importante ang Freedom of Information Bill. And that is not just for us [media]. It can help every CSO out there to get the information they need. Kung gusto natin ng pagbabago, para tayong pupunta sa giyera na walang mapa kung wala tayong tamang impormasyong makukuha. Pangalawa, ang SALN napakahalaga. Kailangan ma-consolidate sa isang lugar lang na makikita ng lahat...Matik sana 'yan. Number 3, whistle blower… there could not be silence,” Espina-Varona shared.

The forum culminated in a collaborative workshop that drafted the Citizens’ Declaration Against Corruption, articulating commitments to vigilance, transparency, and civic participation in demanding accountability: “We urge you to actively engage in governance: scrutinize public budgets, monitor procurement processes, track the implementation of government programs, and empower communities to understand their rights. Demand full transparency and accountability from public officials. Insist that every peso of public funds be used for its intended purpose and that those who betray public trust—regardless of position or political affiliation—are held to account through fair and independent processes,” reads a portion of the declaration.

The outcomes of the forum and the Citizens’ Declaration Against Corruption will inform the Commission’s continuing advocacy and policy engagements on anti-corruption as a human rights imperative. # # #

04/12/2025

24/11/2025

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𝙋𝙖𝙨𝙨𝙞𝙤𝙣𝙖𝙩𝙚 𝙖𝙗𝙤𝙪𝙩 𝙘𝙡𝙞𝙢𝙖𝙩𝙚 𝙖𝙘𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣, 𝙝𝙪𝙢𝙖𝙣𝙞𝙩𝙖𝙧𝙞𝙖𝙣 𝙚𝙛𝙛𝙤𝙧𝙩𝙨, 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙥𝙚𝙖𝙘𝙚𝙗𝙪𝙞𝙡𝙙𝙞𝙣𝙜?

We’re welcoming applicants for a 𝗖𝗹𝗶𝗺𝗮𝘁𝗲 𝗦𝗲𝗰𝘂𝗿𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗣𝗿𝗼𝗴𝗿𝗮𝗺 𝗦𝘁𝗮𝗳𝗳 𝗠𝗲𝗺𝗯𝗲𝗿 to help us strengthen climate-resilient and peaceful communities across the Philippines.

📍 Location: Quezon City
📩 Click the link to apply 👉 https://forms.gle/eNkP9N1YiLCDjGd39
or scan the QR code to submit your application.

💬 Got questions? Feel free to message us here. We’d love to hear from you.

🌱Let’s build a future rooted in justice, care, and collective action.

09/11/2025

⚠ Super Typhoon is striking our partner communities with great force — its impacts made heavier by long-standing gaps in both local and national systems of protection and resilient infrastructure.

Homes are being damaged, livelihoods disrupted, and families brace for a long night of uncertainty.

Currently, another SPI team is on the ground facilitating pre-scheduled activities. We are doing what we can to keep communication lines open, despite limited access to real-time updates in some areas.

We are checking on the safety and immediate needs of our partners. If you have verified information from affected areas, or know safe ways to coordinate support, please message us.

Let us keep one another in thought, and act with care and strength. As the country endures yet another disaster, we are reminded that the weight of these storms is carried most by those who have the least — yet they continue to stand with dignity and courage. And so should we. 🌏

Tindig.
Sulong Peace