THE PEACE CAFETERIA: BCPED Peace Education Training of Trainers Phase 1 Concluded

Thursday, November 26, 2009

BCPED Peace Education Training of Trainers Phase 1 Concluded

From November 24-26, 2009, the Bicol Consortium for Peace and Development (BCPED) in cooperation with the Office of the Presidential Adviser on the Peace Process has undertaken the Peace Education Training of Trainers Workshop. This activity was funded by the UNDP and this is in line with the strategic and action plan formulated by the group in March of 2009. The aim of this activity is to develop a pool of research persons in Peace Education who will lend support to the Schools for Peace Project and the Peace Education undertaking of the consortium. This training is a three phase activity. The first phase aims to provide basic peace education training to the pool resource persons. While the second part aims to refine the training module and the third phase will be the practicum. The training was facilitated by Madam Jean Llorin of HOPE together with Dr. Herbert Rosana of Bicol University and of Mr. Serafin Arviola of the Philippine Normal University.

The Trainees and their Mentors

The participants deeply engrossed in discussion

Group dynamics

Workshops

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What is a Bicolano?

The Bicolano is the term use to describe the Philippine's 5th largest ethno-linguistic group. They speak a language known as Bikol, a Malayo-Polynesian language. They inhabit the Southeastern portion of Luzon spread over five civil provinces namely; Albay, Camarines Sur, Camarines Norte, Catanduanes, Sorsogon, and Masbate. There are five chartered cities – Naga, Iriga, Legazpi, Ligao, Sorsogon City , Tabaco and Masbate City. The Southeastern Portion of Luzon is also called Bicol Region or simply Bicolandia. The Bicolanos are not so different from other ethno-linguistic groups in the Philippines. What distinguishes the Bicolanos are the following: their love for spicy foods, their ardent devotion to Our Lady of Penafrancia [Bicolanos are devout Roman Catholics], and their affinity with Mt. Mayon Volcano, a natural landmark. These three are iconic of the Bicolano people. Bicol, was in ancient times called Tierra de Ibalon a land of rolling hills, valleys, and coasts. The region has no pronounced division of climate. Rain is plentiful and spread over year-round. The valleys are fertile and the climate friendly, but vulnerable to typhoons and tropical storms. Bicolanos are known for their friendliness, religiosity and hard work.

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