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On 18 July 2026, the Home of Peace (HOPe) concluded its Gawai Dayak celebrations with a joyful Gawai Closing Celebration 2026, bringing together residents, staff, benefactors and friends in an evening of thanksgiving, fellowship and cultural tradition.

Before the Church can be led well, its leaders must first learn to listen — to God, to one another and to those they serve.

Cardinal Pablo Virgilio David of Kalookan, a diocese in the northern part of Metro Manila, the Philippines’ capital region, has urged Filipinos frustrated with their country’s political system not to withdraw from public life, warning that the disengagement of people committed to the common good can allow bad politics to prevail.

Gawai Dayak 2026 at the Church of Mother Mary, Stutong ended with the “Ngiling Bidai” Ceremony which involves the “Rolling of the Mat” held on 27 June 2026 with a Pot-Bless Fellowship followed by an evening of fun and traditional performances by way of Traditional Dayak Dance and Iban Ngajat. The evening was filled with Karaoke Performances and dances to the beat of the songs.

Servant Communities Emmaus, formerly known as Emmaus Servant Community, was founded in 1992 by PACEM founder, the late Rev Fr Leonardo Polinar of the Philippines. It is one of more than 300 servant communities in the Philippines and overseas.

Volunteers from Penang, Perak and Kelantan joined forces with local residents to build 20 emergency flood rafts for vulnerable communities in Kelantan during two outreach missions organised by Caritas.