THE PEACE CAFETERIA: 9/1/12

Sunday, September 23, 2012

Congratulations to ENS JOSE FEDERICO, PN (Bachelor of Arts in Peace Studies Batch 2010) on your ring hop ceremony. The Department is proud of your achievements. (Photo by iFocus) I hope that with your achievement you will inspire the other students of BAPS.

Sunday, September 16, 2012

DEPARTMENT OF PEACE STUDIES SPEARHEADS THE CELEBRATION OF PEACE MONTH

The Department of Peace Studies of Bicol University spearheaded the celebration of the NATIONAL PEACE CONSCIOUSNESS MONTH this September 12, 2012 with a motorcade and an awareness campaign. The activity kicked off with a short program that specifically explains the meaning and objectives of the celebration. The program and the activity was inspired by the theme: Ako, Ikaw, Tayo, Magkakaiba, Nagkakaisa sa Kapayapaan. This was the national theme set by the Office of the Presidential Adviser on the Peace Process (OPAPP), the government agency tasked with facilitating and administering the Philippine Peace Process. The celebration recognized diversity and using these diversity as opportunity to practice tolerance and respect, important ingredients of Peace. A Thanksgiving Mass was celebrated by the Reverend Father Levi Quitasol, the Vice-Rector of Matur Salutis Major Seminary, specifically invited for the occasion. After the Mass, the motorcade commenced, Students carried placards, streamers and slogans. The Philippine Navy, the Airforce and the AFP participated by lending their trucks and personnel to assist and join in the motorcade.

WHAT WE WANT TO ACHIEVE WITH OUR CURRICULUM IN PEACE STUDIES

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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