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Maria Ida "Deng" Giguiento
Maria Ida Giguiento, or more known as "Deng", is a peacebuilder from the Philippines. Deng has over
Maria Ida Giguiento | |
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| Born | April 18, 1955 Cotabato City, The Philippines |
| Nationality | Philippine |
| Other names | Deng |
| Education | Honors graduate of the Notre Dame – RVM College of Cotabato Primary School and High School; a Medical Technologist, University of San Agustin, a prestigious Catholic University. |
| Occupation(s) | Peacebuilder, Mediator, Trainer. |
| Known for | Her role in the peace talks in Mindanao, and as trainer in the Mindanao Peacebuilding Institute that involved all parties of the conflicts, including the Phillippine Army and the armed branch of the Communist Party. |
| Parent | Atty. Celso Giguiento Jr. Carmencita Lumibao Giguiento |
| Family | Siblings from eldest to youngest: Judy Giguiento, Essex Giguiento, Ida Giguiento, Maria Aura Giguiento, and Ivon Giguiento |
40 years of experiences working in the areas of conflicts including her hometown, Cotabato City, the broader area of Mindanao, in Timor-Leste during their violent transition to independence, and also helped foster regional collaboration in conflict resolution, and trained numerous peacebuilding practitioners from the Philippines, Southeast Asia Region and worldwide.
'Herstory'
Born in Cotabato City on April 18. 1955, Deng used to hear the five-times-a-day call for prayers from the neighborhood Mosques, and the church bells calling the Catholics to attend the Holy Mass in the weekend[1]. Deng was educated in a Catholic private Primary School and Highschool of the Notre Dame – RVM College of Cotabato, run by the Congregation of the Religious of the Virgin Mary, and consistently received honors.
After graduated as a
Deng's ability to negotiate save the life of a priest during 1980s during the conflict over land rights and power by the Communist Party of the Philippines, and its armed wing - the New People’s Army (NPA) - against the Philippine government in Cotabato. Deng and the priest were on their way to visit a small village that was bombed, supposedly by the Philippine Military. Detained and threatened using automated weapons by a group of soldiers, Deng managed to calmly negotiate for their lives [2]. This event did not deter her, but further strengthened her commitment to work in peace building through her works.
People to People Peacebuilding in Timor-Leste
Prior to Timor-Leste's violent separation to Indonesia, Deng was seconded to CRS Indonesia to support the works of the Justice of Peace Commissions (JPC) of the Dili Diocese, under
- Helped the Diocese of Dili establish their Timor Leste Peacebuilding Institute (2007 – 2010), working with the Justice and Peace Ministry, bringing police and military (the conflicting groups) and youth gang leaders as well as NGOs together to live and learn together for 10 days every year.
- Helped religious congregations deepen understanding of the context where their mission is.
Interfaith Peacebuilding
- Worked with Military Ordinary (Bishop Leo Tumulak) to run a week-long “Peace Retreat” for 145 chaplains (Batch 1 = 73; Batch 2 = 72) military and police, Catholics and Protestants, evangelicals and Muslims
- Drafted and implemented trainings on Interreligious Dialogue for Grassroots Peacebuilding Learning Course (GPLC) in Mindanao including the Mindanao Peacebuilding Institute
- More recently, co-facilitated learning sessions for 10 Dioceses in Mindanao to help the faithful make well-informed choices in the forthcoming political exercise on the Bangsamoro Basic Law.
Regional Peacebuilding Networks
- Co-facilitated meetings of Bishops (from Mindanao and Indonesia) to strengthen and foster inter-religious dialogue in this part of Asia
References
- ^ Cusimano Love, Dr. Maryann. "PARTNERING FOR PEACE IN THE PHILIPPINES: MILITARY AND RELIGIOUS ENGAGEMENT" (PDF). www.uscirf.gov. Retrieved 8 March 2019.
- ^ "2015 Awardees & Finalists". Tanenbaum.org. Retrieved 2019-03-08.