Board Members, Staff and Volunteers of GREEN Mindanao

GREEN Mindanao Association, Inc.

Members of the Board of Directors:
Founder and President – Gliceto O. Dagondon
Executive Vice President – Albert M. Mabaquiao
Secretary – Gilda P. Villalba
Treasurer – Dietmar Schug
Member - Ma. Easterluna S. Canoy

Staff

Officers:
Executive Director/President – Gliceto O. Dagondon
Executive Vice President – Albert M. Mabaquiao
Secretary – Gilda P. Villalba
Treasurer – Dietmar Schug

Main Office Administrative Operation
Administration and Finance Officer - Ma. Sofia R. Monares
Bookkeeper and Administrative Assistant - Ruel Sharon Sagun
Office Assistant and Documenter - Althea L. Belono

Sub-Office Administrative Operation
Administrative Assistant - Rechie Tuldanes

Field Staff
Project Coordinator - Engr. Roel Casiñas
Technical Consultant - Abraham D. Uy
Community Development Facilitator - Meiyoshi Masgon
Community Development Facilitator - Joseph Magaña
Community Development Facilitator - Elmer Lauron

Consultants
Biology - Wilfredo Belono
Indigenous Peoples (IPs)- Rey Danilo Lacson
Marine Biology - Darwin Brian Lawas
Project Proposal - Arvin Medrano
Forestry - Galicano Mortel
Research and Education - Noah Paylaga

Community-based Staff
Tribal Coordinator – Datu Carmelito Montenegro
Tribal Coordinator – Datu Ceasar Batao
Tribal Coordinator – Datu Primo Falcon

Professional Volunteers
Selected on-the-job trainees of Xavier University Center for Legal Assistance (XUCLA)
Cecelia Rhodora

(Date updated: 24 August 2007)

Staff of Green Mindanao and Their Interests

1st photo: Dynamic and optimistic staff of GREEN Mindanao with different local community project partners in the upland and coastal areas in Mindanao Island.

(2nd) photo: Ma. Sofia Monares is the Adminsrative and Finance Officer. She is single, friendly, outgoing, honest, and loving.

3rd photo: . . .

1 MILLION FOREST PEOPLE MOVEMENT

How Does GREEN Mindanao Came With ‘One Million Forest People Movement’ Advocacy?

Green Mindanao had organized and initiated the advocacy project of - 1 Million Forest People Movement - sometime in December 2005. In 2006, the same advocacy activity was being conducted. These advocacies activity were successfully conducted.

This year was remarkably enormous and more people were involved. Individual and group entities were participated. It was in cooperation with Archdiocese of Cagayan de Oro, CABUSTAM, NGOs, media, local performing artists and tribal leaders from mountain forest had formally launched a “1 Million Forest People Movement” – a common sharing and dialogue of local environment situation, its conflicts on implementing laws, poverty, peace and order - in April 22, 2007 (Sunday) at Gaston Park, Cagayan de Oro City from 7:00 am – to - 12:00 nn. It was attended about 100 environmentalists from various entities and places. The launching had kick off by live cultural band concert entitled “GREEN Jam 2”, A Concert and Cultural Performance By the Local Artists and Tribal Musicians, from selected areas of Mindanao in April 21, 2007 at Kiosk, Divisoria, Cagayan de Oro City. It was performed during Nite Café between 8:00-10:00 pm in the evening joined with usual modern live local band concert.

The campaign calls for all sectors – artists, religious (tribal, Christians and Muslim), ordinary people, local institutions and others to come together towards this common cause.

GREEN Mindanao and our allies are calling for your financial assistance for next year and future activities. We also accept material and technical supports from any. You can reach us by call: +63 88 8571645, fax us at: +63 88 8571645, or e-mail us: green_mindanao@yahoo.com.ph

We strongly believe that, together, we can change by molding toward the minds of every Filipino and other citizens who live in Mindanao.

For project concept details of this cause. Please read “1 Million Forest Campaign”.

You may comment or suggest us by contacting: green_mindanao@yahoo.com.ph or butch_dagondon@yahoo.com


Reported by: Butch Dagondon and Noah Paylaga with Meiyoshi Mascon and Althea Lim




1 Million Forest People Campaign:

Our campaign on forest protection concludes that protection of remnant forests depends on forest community's will to defend their survival with relevant actors.

Anatomy of remnant forest regions in Mindanao; these are tribal lands & territories of indigenous people & communities of Muslim and Christian influenced people. The Manobo, Higaonon, Tala-andig, Bukidnon, Mamanwa. Maranaw, Maguindanawon, Iranun, Tibolis, B'laan, Bagobo, Mandaya, Mansak, Kalagan, Subanen, Sama, Tausog and Bajao Laut.
GREEN Mindanao’s 15 years of engagement has matured towards one million hectares of forest with a million forest people campaign. This is critical in securing the future of Mindanao islands people’s, culture, nature and sustained development. This will be anchored on tribal people's action to protect their tribal lands and territories; complementing government program on forest conservation with church and civil society's effort on ecological restoration. This will consider various movements among NPA's, MILF and MNLF which has control or influence in these forest territories of which their involvement is practical. Tribal leaders, artists, religious leaders and civil rights campaigners are on high moral ground in our society and their convergence is strategic to forest people.

However, the solidarity and conviction of concern forest tribes, their rites, consulting and alliances are crucial in determining their self-development and mutual protection. Mainstreaming their customary laws and traditions will reinforce their self-governance, peaceful and harmonious co-existence and up-keeping their forest territories. The revival of taboos, traditional penalty and compensation system will enforce justice and fairness among transgressor and offended. The revival of traditional culture and belief-system will revitalize their tribal identity, enhance local knowledge management and strengthen scientific socio-cultural and natural management advancement. This will be reinforced by appropriate contemporary technologies available through tribal-fair civil society, global institutions and related ventures. Promoting indigenous diplomatic prowess, peace-searching soul and acumen for conflict resolution will stabilize inter-tribal co-existence with society.

Tribal actions inspired and driven reform, renewal and revolution. Through a concerted effort the way to secure our future, protect our rights and have peace . . .




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Mt. Kimangkil and Minalwang Abode of Higaonon People

1st photo: The view of "barangay" (village) Minalwang, municipality of Claveria in Misamis Oriental province. A staff stands proud of the join project 'Welcome' marker in the area is the stronghold of "Higaonon" tribe.

2nd photo: 'Deer sanctuary' at "sitio" (small village) Impadiding mountains part of Minalwang.

Green Mindanao have had proven community organizing for 15 years. These are the sacred ground of Higaonons where the spirits are still alive and surviving.

History of GREEN Mindanao in the Southern Philippines

GREEN Mindanao started voluntary organizing and formed the organization in 1991. Its involved in mountaineering, tourism and survey. Later it reached-out remote communities and marginalized people. It provided training, advocacy, profiling and development works.

For more details about our organization and involvements, please e-mail must to:
green_mindanao@yahoo.com.ph

For our projects and activities, please view our photos and informations by browsing at this web site:

http://www.greenmindanao.slide.com/


Environmentally,


Butch Dagondon
Founder and President
GREEN Mindanao
The Philippines


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