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Establishment and Purpose

            The IPDM was created by the MSU Board of Regents during the meeting on December 7, 2001 through BOR resolution No. 224, s. 2001. The Institute assumed the functions of two defunct units: Muslim Christian Center for Peace Studies and the Muslim Mindanao Development Institute. It is now the central coordinating unit for all existing peace and development programs of the campuses of the University.

            IPDM was created with the expectation that it would contribute to the easing of the tensions and promotion of justice and peace between Filipino Muslims, Christians and Lumads by expanding knowledge, improving understanding and heightening sensitivity in relations between the people of Mindanao in particular, and the Philippines in general.

Programs and Activities

The Institute became operational in January 2022 and organized itself to carry out its ambitious purpose through the following programs and activities:

  1. Peace Education

Introduce and integrate peace studies at all levels of education in the university, raise awareness and the root causes of conflict, violence and peacefulness at the community, regional, national, and international level.

2. Peace Research and Conflict Studies

Explore innovative, non-violent approach to conflict management at all levels. Investigate causes and possible solutions to economic and social problems.

3. Peace Action

Offer venue for CSOs, NGOs, scholars, students and other advocates for peace building in the region who utilize resource materials for research, teaching and advocacy.

VISION

A progressive Mindanao where people live with social justice and harmony in diversity towards peace and sustainable development.

MISSION

IPDM commits to attain just and sustainable peace and development through collaborative efforts in the promotion of the culture of peace, peace education, peace research and peace action that link the university system which multisectoral stakeholders in Mindanao and the global community.

GOALS

Generate and disseminate relevant information needed in peace and development through collaborative work among the different units/ campus of the MSU system and other stakeholders on the following issues, among others:

  1. Countering and preventing violent extremism;
  2. The Bangsamoro Organic Law and its implication to the peace and development in Mindanao;
  3. Capacity-building, training, workshops, and extension services related to peace and development;
  4. Peace research and conflict studies;
  5. Indigenous systems and mechanisms of conflict resolutions/ mediation;
  6. Local governance, political economy, and sustainable development in Mindanao;
  7. Convergence of CSOs and NGOs for the service of peace and development;
  8. Peace education and advocacy;
  9. Alternative technology system that can contribute to sustainable development; and
  10. Promotion of human rights.

Operationalize and sustain the promotion of the culture of peace through the integration of peace and development education/ studies at all levels and units of the University system.

IPDM Peace Advocates

Dr. Acram A. Latiph

Executive Director

Mr. Mohammad Camal Sharief

Executive Secretary

Dr. Tirmizy E. Abdullah, LPT

Program Officer for Peace Research and Conflict Studies

Prof. Harvey M. Niere

Associate Program Officer for Peace Research and Conflict Studies

Prof. Rayhan Yusoph

Program Officer for Peace Education

Prof. Nassif S. Talal

Associate Program Officer for Peace Education  

JD Aliah P. Cali-Pascan, MPA

Program Officer for Peace Action

Dr. Khayoresah P. Abbas

Associate Program Officer for Peace Action

Supporting Staff

Ms. Noron Tingaran

Ms. Noraida S. Saripada

Mohammad Hashim Pendatun

Jocelyn P. Montesino

Anibar Barba

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Peace and Development

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About the author

The institute for peace and development in Mindanao (IPDM) was created by the MSU Board of Regents during its 182nd Meeting on December 7, 2001. The institute assumed the functions of two defunct units: the Muslim Christian Center for Peace Studies and the Muslim Mindanao Development Institute. It is now the central coordinating unit for all existing peace and development programs of the campuses of the University. MSU was established on September 1, 1961 as one of the government responses to the so-called “Mindanao problem.” The problem includes a violent struggle of segments of the Filipino Muslim population to redress long-standing grievances and assert Muslim selfhood and identity in the face of real and imagined threats of cultural and spiritual assimilation by the majority Filipino Christian population. The University was mandated to accelerate the “integration” of the cultural communities in Mindanao into the mainstream body politic and to accelerate the development of its service areas through instruction, research, and extension. In the pursuit of these objectives, the University also seeks to infuse spiritual and moral values, national consciousness and solidarity, and mutual understanding among Filipinos, which are necessary for peaceful coexistence and sustainable development. IPDM was therefore, created with the expectation that it would contribute to the easing of tensions and the promotion of justice and peace between Filipino Muslims and Christian by expanding knowledge, improving understanding and heightening sensitivity in relations between the peoples of Mindanao in particular, and the Philippines in general.