>March 17, Crowne Plaza, Ortigas Center – In the Second Forum on Climate Change: A Post-Copenhagen Debriefing and Prognosis on the Way Forward, Bernarditas de Casto-Muller, senior negotiator on climate change and South Centre advisor, discussed what really happened on Copenhagen Summit last December 2009 that frustrates all environmentalists and advocates. According to the news, the summit that happened in Denmark was a failure, because there were no clear directions from the world leaders to lessen carbon emissions and other environmental hazards. The biggest disappointment though was that US President Barack Obama didn’t give any clear stand on the issue…
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>March 15, EDSA Shangri-la Plaza, Pasig City – DP Pure Environment Inc., introduces an alternative way to convert trash to fertilizer that will help to Philippines in solving its problem in garbage. According to J.M. Lee, CEO of DP Pure Environment Inc they will be building a factory in Lima, Batangas that will collect garbage in Metro Manila and convert it to water-free fertilizer. With an initial budget of 12 Million Dollars the project will be fully operated with 6-7 months. “Every kind of waste produced, even glass with its hexagonal molecular structure, can be broken down into organic fertilizer.”,…
>ABS-CBN launches its 2010 Summer Station ID in ASAP XV simulcast in other ABS-CBN subsidiaries. The campaign is entitled Summer ang Simula in line with ABS-CBN’s News and Current Affairs advocacy Ako ang Simula ng Pagbabago. With almost 150 artist and news anchors of ABS-CBN who participates on the Summer SID they show the importance of this summer on how everyone can do more than just having vacation and fun. They include the campaign of participating on the 2010 election along with caring for nature which shows on the project of ABS-CBN Foundation’s Takbo Para sa Ilog Pasig and other…
>Celebrate Earth Day with a more meaningful activity with other advocates, students, celebrities and professional runners in National Geographic Channel’s Earth Day Run 2010 on April 28, 5:30am at the SM Mall of Asia, Pasay City. Interested participants can join the fun run with 3 categories 3k (P500), 5k (P600) and 10k (P700) – registration fee varies per categories. Proceeds from the events will go to building sustainable eco villages to withstand environmental disasters like last year’s Ondoy flooding and to support a global competition to rebuild climate resilient communities designed for a greener environment. Winners of each race will…
>Smart Telecom the leading provider of wireless broadband in the Philippines that offers up to 2 Mbps broadband connection introduces Smart SurfTV. SurfTV is another breakthrough service of Smart that will reach to those who wanted to surf and chat in the internet without the use of a personal computer. SurfTV only requires a television where it serves as a monitor and the kit that only cost P4, 500 includes the SurfTV box, a prepaid plug-it, a mouse and a keyboard. Like in a personal computer, the TV is your monitor; the SurfTV box will be your CPU and connected…
>Warner Bros Pictures and Columbia Pictures brings a film that tells a story how faith and hope blooms amidst of chaos. The Book of Eli is an apocalyptic action film directed by Albert and Allen Hughes, written by Gary Whitta, and starring Denzel Washington (Eli), Gary Oldman (Carnegie), Jennifer Beals (Claudia) and Mila Kunis (Solara). Book of Eli is now showing in all Cinemas nationwide. The Book of Eli is set thirty years after a great war that purges half of mankind in the world. Eli (Washington) possessed the book that Carnegie is looking for, the last remaining Bible. Carnegie…
>The ABS-CBN News and Current Affairs presents a series of firsts in the much-awaited showdown of vice presidential bets on “Harapan: The ABS-CBN Vice Presidential Debate,” that will bring viewers offline and online together this Sunday (Mar 21), 10pm live on ABS-CBN from La Consolacion College in Manila with moderator ABS-CBN anchor Ted Failon. For the first time, Sen. Loren Legarda, Sen. Mar Roxas, Makati City Mayor Jejomar Binay, and former Metropolitan Manila Development Authority Chairman Bayani Fernando, the four leading vice presidential candidates based on the most recent Pulse Asia and Social Weather Station surveys, will engage in a…
>Department of Health Secretary has admitted that the government has 200 million pesos (US$ 4.35 million) to advertise its condom campaign alone. Secretary Cabral faces the controversial issues hurled at her this Saturday on “The Bottomline with Boy Abunda” with Boy Abunda. Dubbed as immoral and ‘has one foot in hell’, several bishops have already called for Secretary Cabral’s resignation because of her indestructible support for condom distribution in the country. She was not only being criticized by the church sector. A fellow doctor and former DOH official called her ignorant of the real situation and even accused her of…
>March 15, 2010 l National Kidney and Transplant Institute, Quezon City – Former Budget Secretary Emilia Boncodin passed away this afternoon (1PM) due to cardiac arrest as she battle with multiple kidney cysts. Where she undergo dialysis at the National Kidney and Transplant Institute, Quezon City Nakilala si Sec. Boncodin na isa sa anim cabinet secretary at tatlong government executives ni President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo na nagresign noong kapanahunan ng Hello Garci Scandal, isang recorded conversation between PGMA and commission on Elections (Comelec) Commissioner Virgilio Garcillano patungkol sa 2004 National Election. Tinawag ang grupong ito na Hyatt 10. “She was…
>February 12, Gateway Suite, QUEZON CITY, PHILIPPINES — In line with the “Mga Nagbabagang Kwento: Tobacco Control Media Project of Framework Convention of Tobacco Control Alliance – Philippines,” together with the Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids and Probe Media Foundation Inc, there would be a three-part discussion about tobacco control on this blog. After discussing the effect of smoking to health and the new marketing strategies of tobacco companies, we end up on my third entry for my “Mga Nagbabagang Kwento: Tobacco Control Media Project,” on the government implementation on tobacco control. During the times of former Senator Juan Flavier as…