We just received an urgent request to share a call for blood donation. Gia Garcia’s lupus has been attacking her kidneys to the point that it has 10% functionality. And now, it is also destroying her blood and her heart. She needs continual...
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Super Typhoon Haiyan/Yolanda that hit Leyte was the strongest tropical cyclone recorded in 2013. Five years after the devastation, we didn’t expect much from the cities, especially Tacloban. Tacloban was Yolanda’s ground zero; it was almost...
While the planned balloon drop at Cove Manila last New Year’s Eve was trending for a few days, we haven’t really heard much about what happened afterwards. Well, Anna Varona, Founder of the Clean Our Oceans Project, has been staying on...
A few weeks ago, a new HIV bill was passed into law pushing for better protection against HIV/AIDS. This includes a wider allowance for those who can and cannot get tested for HIV. In line with this push for more people to get tested, several...
After the excitement of New Year’s Eve settles, you’re left to think about what the upcoming year brings, or at least what you hope it will. Enter the New Year’s resolution – if zero-waste and sustainability are on your list, you’d be...
To celebrate the New Year, Cove Manila had planned a “record-breaking welcome” for 2019. Their event planned to release 130,000 balloons at the strike of midnight, which would set a new world record for a balloon drop. However, this plan quickly...
Have you given Mother Earth the break that she so well deserves? If millions of people participated in MAKE SMTHNG Week, Mother Earth would thank us for the breather. The international festival organized by Greenpeace, Fashion Revolution and...
Words and photos by Ian Esteves Startups are a widespread thing in our day and age, all of them here to improve service and convenience in different aspects of everyday life. From groceries to selling your products for you, they take every...
WM Productions is celebrating and starting 2019 with another exciting event called “Bounce Up,” a benefit gig that is happening on January 05, 2019 at The Brewery, The Palace, BGC in Taguig. The said event is co-presented by Red Ninja...
Lights For Hope is one of Ateneo de Manila University’s biggest events. It is an annual event where Ateneo student volunteers interact with children from partner institutions. With the support of sponsors and other partners, all come together for...
2018 came to an end really quickly and this occasion entails a lot of preparation from deciding what gifts to buy for your loved ones to planning where and how to celebrate it. You can opt to travel out of town or have a nice, warm house feast, but...
Feel like putting your time and energy in helping out? Maybe one of these organizations will be the one for you! 12. UNICEF “It takes a village to raise a child” is UNICEF’s tagline, borrowed from an African proverb. And it still...
They say that a house is made of bricks and beams, but a home is made of hopes and dreams. This Christmas, Habitat for Humanity’s SJCS Campus Chapter aims to partake in the joys of Christmas through two outreach programs. These will be held on...
While Gabriela’s anti-sexual harassment chatbot has actually been up and running for about a year now, there are still so many people who don’t know about it or don’t know how to use it. Recent events have spurred another wave of women sharing...
The most festive season is just around the bend! And we know from experience the holidays can get a little crazy with family get-togethers, crazy shopping sales, endless reunions, not to mention an overload of decorative of glitter. If you feel...
It’s always great to see our country take a stand when it comes to issues that matter. Did you know that based on the September data from the DOH, there are 32 incidences of HIV diagnosis in the Philippines? In the same month, a total of 954...
KIDS and volunteers from Kythe-Ateneo during the org’s biggest event, Kythe Flying. Words by Stephen Tantoco Pictures by Viktor Tejada “Laughter is the best medicine.” That’s a statement that I used to find unbearably corny. Its...
Have you ever thought of switching to an organic lifestyle? Switching your lifestyle is not an easy feat, but nothing is impossible when you put your heart into it. I’ve been trying to live a zero-waste lifestyle for quite some time now, but I...
We need your help. When Zachary is born, he won’t be cradled on his mother’s chest. Instead, surgeons will cut through his tiny chest right after birth, and he will undergo open heart surgery. The first few hours of his life will be a battle he...
LoveYourself, Inc., the leading community-led HIV services provider, will be opening three new HIV testing centers – two in the National Capital Region (NCR) and one in Cebu City. “This move aims to address the growing numbers of HIV infection...
Five years have passed since Super Typhoon Haiyan/ Yolanda hit Leyte, yet there is still a lot to be done. This year, in commemoration of the fifth anniversary of Haiyan, Leyte will witness a non-profit, benefit arts and music festival to be...
Words by Hannah Angelique Bacani It’s the most beautiful time of the year! Everybody’s starting to put up their towering Christmas trees, lighting up colorful lanterns, and blasting Jose Mari Chan’s greatest hits. But more than these...
Redeem The Reefs Posted by SEA of Paraiso Bay Sands, Inc. on Wednesday, September 26, 2018 Words by Matthew Mendiola What if all coral reefs died? The catastrophic effect this would have on the environment cannot be understated. These vibrant,...
Representatives from 13 countries across Asia and the Pacific gathered in Bangkok, Thailand, from October 29 to 31 to develop roadmaps to implement and expand pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) and HIV self-testing in the region. In discussions on...
This is a 1-day community gathering featuring art, design, food and culture from big and small creatives around the Metro and Rizal. The Artis Artisan Bazaar is on November 25, 2018 from 10 AM to 5 PM at Antipolo Beehouse, a home and a nature...