2014 Oasis News

The Kapihan sa Silsilah is a regular activity promoted by Silsilah to focus on relevant issues and to share ideas and suggestions for the common good in our multicultural and multi-religious society. The Kapihan sa Silsilah with the theme: “HELP BUILD BACK BETTER ZAMBOANGA: EVALUATION 2014; RECOMMENDATION 2015” was held in the morning of December […]

Advent is a time of “preparation” for the coming of Jesus, the Emmanuel (God among us). This event is still recalled not only by the Christians, but also in the counting of time in the Gregorian calendar, used in most parts of the world, although different religions use special calendars to recall major religious events.

Signed by the participants of the 1st National Assembly of the Harmony Chain Initiative November 9, 2014. We, the link persons, and the members of the HCI gathered in Harmony Village on the occasion of the 1st National Assembly of Silsilah Dialogue Movement reaffirm our committment to the HCI convinced that promoting prayer for peace

In celebration of the 30th anniversary of the Silsilah Dialogue Movement and the 10th Anniversary of the Silsilah Forum, the movement held its 1st National Assembly Attended by many members and friends, and forum participants from Davao, Jolo, Iligan, Manila, Basilan, Cagayan de Oro, Sibugay, Antipolo, Siasi, Cotabato and Pagadian. International recognition of Silsilah, as

 For 35 Christian couples of Lima, Barangay Baluno, Zamboanga City, a rural community twenty one kilometers out of the city proper, October 23, 2014 became a day to remember for the rest of their lives. Through the initiative and professional concern of Hja. Sarah Handang, principal of Lima Elementary School, a mass wedding was solemnized

In the year 2000 when President Estrada declared “Total war in Mindanao”  the Silsilah Dialogue Movement  ”declared” another way  to achieve peace and  in our little  way we proposed,  among the other activities of formation for Dialogue and Peace, the  ”Harmony Chain Initiative”   which is  an inter faith invitation for dialogue and  peace. A

  In the midst of so many alarming news of radicalism and terrorism in Mindanao and other parts of the world, Silsilah invites all to move with determination in promoting   dialogue and peace through education and formation and share our lives in solidarity with those who suffer most. With this spirit the Movement maintains

On December 23, 2013 the Sangguniang Panlungsod (City Coun- cil) of Zamboanga City passed Ordinance No.420 – “ An Ordinance Strengthening the City’s Interfaith Program Through the Creation of the City Interfaith Council and Mandating the Establishment of Interfaith Desks and Focal Persons and Providing Funds Therefore and for Other Related Purposes.” In the preamble

The Silsilah Peace and Development Services, a program of the Silsilah Dialogue Movement, held last Saturday, August 23, 2014 its 30th Kapihan sa Silsilah at the Sunflower Restaurant with the theme:  Fraternities and Sororities through Dialogue and Peace for a Better Zamboanga. Objective of the gathering was to convince and help fraternities and sororities to

We are honored to be here for this event not only to receive, but also to express our gratitude to Your Majesty and those who are helping you in the promotion of the World Interfaith Harmony Week. It is a pivotal initiative which gives a global platform to all those who are working for peace

The 28th edition of the Silsilah Summer Course on Muslim-Christian Dialogue reels off on Sunday, April 20, 2014 when participants for the Basic Course arrive in Harmony Village in  Pitogo, Sinunuc, Zamboanga City. The Summer Course was initiated in 1987 in support of Silsilah’s objective of promoting understanding between Muslims and Christians, and what better

Inter -Faith Council  of Leaders (IFCL) – there is a group in Zamboanga City, in Basilan and in Sulu. The oldest of these groups is the one in Zamboanga which has been around for over 10 years and the other two came to be some years after.  Each group was organized by the Silsilah Dialogue

So much hope for  peace in Mindanao rides on the Comprehensive Agreement on the Bangsamoro (CAB) which was signed on March 27, 2014 by the Government of the Philippines and the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF). In essence the CAB, when the process shall have been fully complied with, will see the establishment  of an

Dialogue with creation is one of the four crucial program pillars of the Silsilah Dialogue Movement, along with  dialogue with God, with the self and with others. When  dialogue with creation is set aside or impaired then we lose touch with our sense of responsibility to maintain our planet earth as a suitable  home for

  The official close to the 2014 Interfaith Harmony Week happened on Friday, February 7 at the Grand Astoria Celebrity Hall in a 2-hour program which started at 6:30  in the evening. It was attended by representatives of the various groups which make up the UN Interfaith Harmony Partners Zamboanga, the collaborators in staging the

On December 23, 2013  the  Sangguniang  Panlungsod (City Council) of  Zamboanga City passed Ordinance No.420  – “ An Ordinance Strengthening the City’s Interfaith Program Through the Creation of the City Interfaith Council and Mandating the Establishment of Interfaith Desks and Focal Persons  and Providing Funds Therefore and for Other Related Purposes.” In the preamble to