Category: Advocacies

Stop! Save that plastic bag! A church-based volunteer group in Pandacan, Manila is calling on barangay officials to bring plastic waste to the Sto. Nino Church at Jesus St. near the Caritas Center. Every fourth, Sunday …

I had a dental mishap in Novermber 2015, and I was always hesitant to go to another dentist because they might only cause bigger troubles. I already lost hope of fixing it, but as one …

Change is really coming, literally as president-apparent Rodrigo Duterte is reportedly returning the excesses from his campaign donations. Marion Raagas, a member of Duterte’s campaign team, posted the following photo of blank checks on his …

Breast cancer. It’s a bitch. I should know. Breast cancer has been running rampant in my family for years now, hitting my mom and one of her sisters especially hard. That’s why my heart flew …

We are almost done with the month of May and a few weeks from now, classes are back! I hope by this time, you’ve already prepared your mind , body, and soul (plus don’t forget …

Project FLUSH is a community-oriented project which will address the sanitation concerns of Sitio Kabuhuan, Barangay Puray, a rural community in the mountains of Rodriguez (Montalban), Rizal. While the rest of the Rodriguez has evolved …

Three months ago, I rescued a starving puppy in Sta. Ana, Manila. She was lying on the road, very thin and weak. When I picked her up, she immediately snuggled up to me. One of …

A designer from the Netherlands, Dave Hakkens, wants to let people in every corner of the world know that they can start their own local plastic workshop. For the past two years, his team has …

Tired of plastic waste littering our streets and oceans? Why not minimize our use of plastic and replace disposable plastic utensils with edible spoons? Narayana Peesapaty, a researcher from India, has developed edible spoons made of millet, rice, and wheat …

Serving as the refuge of thousands of Filipinos daily, especially the indigent and the underserved, seeking quality healthcare, the Philippine General Hospital is aided by a large, non-profit, non-stock organization called the Sagip Buhay Medical …