Archive | January 5, 2012

Typhoon Sendong and the Oxymoron that is Responsible mining

Please sign-up here and have your voice heard. We have all witnessed the wrath of Tropical storm Sendong as it wreaked havoc in Mindanao, leaving a trail of massive destruction with a total of over 1000 people dead and more than 64,000 people homeless. “It’s unusual for Mindanao; a month’s worth of rainfall fell in [...]

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Check your House of Representative attendance record for 2011

via Who was in, who was out? House of Representatives’ 2011 attendance “Only 27 lawmakers, or less than 10 percent of the 285-member House of Representatives, registered perfect attendance in sessions last year, while a congressman fighting a warrant of arrest after being found guilty of graft and who is also expecting the verdict on [...]

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Infographic: Why invest in women? via @USAID

The U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) created a graphic to illustrate how investing in women translates into long term gains for women, their families and their communities around the globe. Research shows that elevating women and girls not only builds their individual self-worth, but ultimately contributes to a country’s successful development. For 50 years, [...]

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