Romy Tiongco
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Romy P. Tiongco is a former Catholic priest and Christian Aid worker from the Philippines. During the 1970s he was a critic of the regime of Ferdinand Marcos. He later moved to the UK working in the NGO sector. He was Christian Aid North West regional co-ordinator. Together with his wife, Linda, he runs a UK registered charity MuCAARD which aims to bring Muslims and Christians together to tackle issues related to deforestation and sustainable forestry.[1] In 2007 he stood for and won election as mayor of Damulog in the Philippines, winning re-election in 2010 and 2013.[2][3][4][5]
In 2015 Tiongco was awarded the Fr William F Masterson SJ Award by Xavier University (Philippines) for service to the community - in particular for his role in bringing "peace and order" Damulog.[6]
The Asian Institute of Management appointed him as a fellow of the Mindanao Bridging Leaders Program and the there is a long section (pp.44-52) of their report detailing his biography.[7]
Publications[edit]
- White, Sarah C. and Tiongco, Romy (1997) Doing Theology and Development: Meeting the Challenge of Poverty, Edinburgh: Saint Andrew Press (ISBN 0861532333 ISBN 978-0-86153-233-9)
- Tiongco, Romy, Myrna Bajo, Kate Fenn-Tye, and Action of Churches (2004). Voices from the South : A Five Week Study Guide for Christian Groups. Dunblane, London: ACTS : CTBI.
References[edit]
- ^ MuCAARD web site Retrieved 14 September 2010
- ^ Buerk, Michael (2010) The Choice: Michael Buerk talks to Romy Tiongco. BBC Retrieved 14 September 2010
- ^ Songs of Praise factsheet for Sunday 12 July 2009 Retrieved 14 September 2010
- ^ Reform Magazine 1 July 2009 Retrieved 14 September 2010
- ^ BBC (2011) Heart and Soul, Episode 3 The Right Thing Episode, presented by Miriam O'Reilly; Guest Romy Tiongco, Mon 28 Nov 2011 https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p00lpj4t
- ^ https://www.xu.edu.ph/xavier-news/25-2015-2016/1887-xu-to-honor-environmental-hero-at-commencement-exercises
- ^ https://aim.edu/sites/default/files/TeamEnergy_Files/AIMTEC%20Co-Creating%20Peace%20in%20Conflict-Affected%20Areas%20in%20Muslim%20Mindanao-Volume%201%20%282012%29.pdf
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