Born and raised in the province of Davao de Oro (formerly Compostela Valley), Gina Lyn Adlaon moved to Davao City where she is now living with her family. Gina studied at the University of Southeastern Philippines where she earned a Bachelor of Science in Biology. Following graduation, she taught Chemistry for one year at the Rogationist Academy and was also engaged in real estate work. Gina event...

One of the factors making conflict varile in our region (Greater Horn and Eastern Africa) is "access to small arms." This is made possible by the existence of a thriving arms trade and arms trade routes with agents and buyers, investors, and users of arms. Most of the small arms trade is done outside normal formal trade. Laws to manage the movement of arms exist. However, the enforcement mechanisms are conducted by fellow human beings. Invariably then, the factors of principled values, principled practices and adequate level of pay to law enfo...

During MPI's 2019 Annual Peacebuilding Training, one of the founders and former Board Member of MPI, Guiamel Alim gave a presentation to the participants on Mindanao. He focused on the newly formed Bangsamoro Autonomous Region of Muslim Mindanao (BARMM), highlighting the opportunities and challenges. Guiamel is presently chairperson of the Consortium of Bangsamoro Civil Society (CBCS) and Director of the Kadtuntaya Foundation, Incorporated (KFI) in Cotabato City. Below you may view the slideshow that was presented during the session. While the slides do not include the full explanation, ...