This is the fruit of the two-day conference held at the Marikina Skyline Riverbend Hotel last June 23-24, 2009, in celebration of the 10th anniversary of the Philippine Clean Air Act. Please sign the petition over at http://www.gopetition.com/petitions/support-the-clean-air-10-declaration.html. This Declaration pushes for an improved partnership between and among the different sectors of society — the government, the academe, industrial handles, the youth, private and business sector, among others.
The Clean Air 10 Declaration
24 JUNE 2009
We the delegates to the “National Conference on Empowering LGUs to Clean the Air and Address Climate …

This is an invitation from the UP Mountaineers, for the GIG RUN 09: Green Is Good! Run for the reforestation of the Ipo Dam Watershed [for the best travel deals... that's me talking about bike riding, traveling, for a better environment]! Read on!
The UP Mountaineers, through its Environment Committee and the Padyak Project Foundation presents: The 2009 GIG Run. A run to raise awareness on the need to protect the Ipo Dam Watershed.
Date: June 28, 2009
Race Start: 6:00 am
Venue: UP Diliman Grounds (Start/Finish at AS/Palma Hall Parking Lot)
Categories
10km men’s/women’s
5km men’s/women’s
2.2 …

First, a big thank you to all the participants… congratulations to all of you!

Of course, the biggest pat goes to Lance Kirby Yaneza of EARIST (that is his artwork on top). Everybody was game, and it seemed as if it’s not a competition at all (more like a party with free food). Will be posting below a few of my favorite entries… and will be posting the names of the finalists too after I get a hand on the list. Working and spending time with all the participants, and the …

What Would it Take?
Okay, aside from the fact that this is the theme for our on-the-spot painting contest this Saturday for college students (am glad we have a lot of participants already!), this is also a challenge for us to do our share to clean the air.
Come November, it will be ten years since the implementation of the Clean Air Act… so maybe, each of us should ask what we have done to help. Have we stopped smoking? Have we checked our cars to make sure they dont pollute? …