Health Advocates Express Grief over Death of Jo Ramos, Reiterate Urgency of Graphic Health Warnings on Cigarette Packs
June 28, 2011. Manila, Philippines – With the news of the loss of Jo Ramos, daughter of Former President Fidel V. Ramos, to lung cancer,...
Empowering the Marginalized & Making a Difference: Experiences of an International Volunteer at WeDpro
Manila, Philippines – From curiosity into knowledge and from knowledge into action–these were the transformations that Ashleen Graham experienced when she went to the Philippines...
CHEd….Weather Art Thou?
You’d think that after decades of typhoons and floods, we’d be experts by now, knowing when to call for class suspension. But why is it...
Hontiveros to GMA: Bitterness and lies won’t reverse your fate
This is a press statement from Akbayan. Former Akbayan Representative Risa Hontiveros chided ex-President GMA today, saying that her “nobody’s home” remark smacks of bitterness...
Trust Ratings of the Top Five National Government Officials from the May 2011 Ulat ng Bayan national survey
The Pulse Asia survey fieldwork was conducted from May 21 to June 4, 2011 using face-to face interviews. The following key developments took place immediately...
Celebrate Social Media Day 2011
(Image from mashable.com) Mashable announced its second annual Social Media Day which will be held Thursday, June 30, 2011. “The global event is a celebration...
In celebration of SME Week: Free entrepreneurship training programs offered
As part of the celebrations of SME Development Week, DTI Secretary Gregory L. Domingo recently announced that budding entrepreneurs can avail of free entrepreneurship training...
The Search for Environmental Heroes Continues with Gawad Bayani ng Kalikasan 2011
Green groups launched the Gawad Bayani ng Kalikasan 2011, an awards event aiming to seek out and recognize seven Philippine heroes/ heroines of the environment–...
Monitoring water levels of major dams
If you had gone through the trauma of the Ondoy flood, one will never want to live through it. They say the Ondoy flood was...
Calamba City 150th Birth Anniversary of Dr. Jose P. Rizal
Calamba City- The place where someone was born will never be forgotten especially if the place is where Dr. Jose P.Rizal was born and spent...
Globe Telecom on advertising in Willie Revillame’s show
This is Globe’s stand regarding advertising in Willie Revillame’s show via Froilan Grate Two days ago, I wrote Globe and asked them three things: 1....
Photos: Marikina river, Flood updates from Twitter
Over 40,000 people were displaced and 11 were reported missing following Wednesday’s downpour caused by Tropical Storm “Falcon” (International codename: Meari), the National Disaster Risk...
Tweeps share photos of Floods in Metro Manila
Photo via @josephthaddeus: Floodwaters get into stores in Palanca, Quiapo Tweeps share photos of flood situation wherever they are: [View the story “Floods in Metro...
Video: “Define American”, an initiative of Jose Antonio Vargas
I don’t think of I’ve done as “heroic” or “brave.” I told the truth, which is what we must finally do with immigration – Jose...
Man uses Twitter to save his life!
Christopher John Furtado, age 50 from California has found a rather interesting way to use Twitter, to lose over 140 lbs, and in the process,...