Success Story: The solid waste management program in San Carlos, Negros Occidental.  

The rapidly swelling population, increasing urbanization and intensifying economic activities have all contributed to the generation of solid wastes all over the country. The problem of solid waste and its management has become a genuine concern of San Carlos City. Success Story: The solid waste management program in San Carlos, Negros Occidental - read more...

Of giant clams and starfish.  

It was a warm, beautiful Saturday morning when Dr. Arthur Bos and I, together with his wife and two colleagues from the Davao del Norte State College (DNSC), set off for the Island Garden City of Samal (IGACOS). Of giant clams and starfish - read more...

Preparing Cebu SMEs for globalization.  

The Cebu Chamber of Commerce and Industry (CCCI) is the first chamber in the Philippines to be ISO-certified. It is 4th in the world. Preparing Cebu SMEs for globalization - read more...

More to imagine through digital mapping..  

Eastern Visayas, one of the country’s poorest regions, will now have the opportunity to access basic information needed for planning, implementing, monitoring and evaluating resource management and development programs through its Regional Environmental Information System (REIS). More to imagine through digital mapping. - read more...

Fish for the Future.  

As part of the crew making a film about coastal resource management at Maribojoc Bay, Bohol, I learned a lot. With the fish sanctuary put up by PROCESS and a DED expert in coordination with the local government, the fishers have a brighter future with their increased catch from a rehabilitated marine ecosystem. Hard work and painstaking perseverance paid off. Fish for the Future - read more...

GRP - RPM-M in ceasefire agreement.  

Government peace negotiators with the Rebolusyonaryong Partido ng Manggagawa ng Mindanao (RPM-M) claim that peace with leftist group is 90% attained with signing today of the Agreement on the Cessation of Hostilities. GRP - RPM-M in ceasefire agreement - read more...

Chronicling a New Peace Process.  

Filmmaker Kidlat de Guia premiered "Beyond Politics and Power: A New Peace in Mindanao” at the Goethe Institute, the German Cultural Centre. It's not every day that you see government officials, rebel leaders, NGO heads, foreign dignitaries, filmmakers, artists and writers gathered under one roof. Chronicling a New Peace Process - read more...

Welcome to the puppet show!.  

The talented and dedicated Animo puppet theater group from Negros Island was in Manila! Many people stretched their cultural horizon into playful environmental awareness and creative expression that empowers the youth, this was on Tuesday evening activity on October 17, 2006. Welcome to the puppet show! - read more...

Book Launch: Where is My Home?.  

Book Launch: Where is My Home? - read more...

Small Scale Solutions for Reducing Emission of Greenhouse Gases.  

Small Scale Solutions for Reducing Emission of Greenhouse Gases - read more...

Five months dynamic IEC on SWM in Ormoc City.  

Information, Education and Communication (IEC) activities are essential for a continuous and effective implementation of the 10 years SWM Plan of Ormoc City. The LGU Ormoc has been doing IEC since 2006 with varying intensity and results. But increasingly realizing the importance of “Bringing SWM to the people”. Five months dynamic IEC on SWM in Ormoc City - read more...

From Trash to Cash.  

It’s a nice and somewhat surprising little story to tell. Walking with eyes wide open through Ormoc City, one day in April 2009, a bunch of recycled paper bags hanging outside a shanty, struck my sight. Just hanging there in the sun and maybe they would still hang there if not a series of events would have taken place. From Trash to Cash - read more...

Worm, wormer, compost parade.  

In the Lonely Planet travel guide about the Philippines you can find the sentence: “Filipinos don’t need much of an excuse to hold a festival. “ Being here in the Philippines for more than six months I can only support this without hesitation. Worm, wormer, compost parade - read more...