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I vote to participate

Blog entry by Cristina Nitafan | February 26, 2013

I have a confession to make...I am not a registered voter. It is not something that I am proud of and I even answer queries incoherently when asked why I am not. But being a non-voter does not hinder me by actively participating in...

Environmentalists ask politicians, “Berde ka ba?”

Press release | February 26, 2013 at 13:01

Manila – Activists dressed up as popular superheroes like the Hulk, the Green Lantern and Ben 10, and as local eco-warriors Super Walang Aksaya, Boy Bayong and PCB Eliminator descended to the offices of the Commission on Elections (Comelec) in...

Making up for lost time

Blog entry by Chuck Baclagon | February 25, 2013

The pronouncement that February 25 is a working holiday is a clear indication that the significance of the first EDSA People Power Revolution is no longer in the collective consciousness of many Filipinos in recent years. I cannot...

Solace for Freedom Island

Blog entry by Vince Cinches | February 11, 2013

Our cultural narrative as Filipinos is closely linked to the seas. Thus, it cannot be gainsaid that when we cut mangroves, kill corals and exploit marine life, we are taking away parts of ourselves—making us incomplete, as individuals,...

APP commits to end deforestation!

Blog entry by Bustar Maitar | February 6, 2013

Today was a day I have at times feared might never come, but I’ve just emerged from a packed press conference in Jakarta for the launch of Asia Pulp & Paper’s new ‘Forest Conservation Policy’ aimed to end its involvement in...

Oh Council, where art thou?

Blog entry by Ben Ayliffe | February 4, 2013

While the thought of official councils — with their high-level policy workshops and multilateral task forces — is enough to send most sensible people into fits of abysmal loathing, there is one such council that anyone passionate about...

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