Should people in the Philippines take advantage of video or audio conferencing?
Now, more than ever, people have been embracing technology and the best way to get our messages across is to approach and communicate with our “target audience” using the channel or medium they prefer.
The other week, Metro Manila Sangguniang Kabataan officials were treated to an environment forum where one of their outputs is to come up with a Communications Plan which they would have to implement in their barangays.
Not able to stay long to wait for their outputs …

Honorable Senator Loren Legarda adopted Senate Resolution No. 666 commending the grand winners of the 2011 National Search for Sustainable and Eco-friendly Schools.
This year’s grand winners are Iliranan Elementary School in Negros Occidental, Camarines Sur National High School in Naga City and De La Salle University-Dasmariflas in Cavite, commended by the Senator for serving as inspirations among schools in their pursuit to be a green learning institution, where students become aware of their roles in protecting the environment.
Full copy of the resolution may be found here: http://www.senate.gov.ph/lisdata/1256710625!.pdf

Here’s an article about Camarines National High School, the Philippines’ most sustainable and eco-friendly school for 2011.
CAMARINES SUR NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL
Naga City, Camarines Sur
Bicol (Region 5)
The Camarines Sur National High School Youth-for-Environment-in-School Organization (YES-O) facilitates environmental projects by mobilizing the school through activities like tree planting and parenting(CSNHS Forest Park Project); symposia on environment and health concerns; street and coastal cleanup; environmental campaigns through signage, bulletin announcements; Green film showing; essays and poster-making contests; solid waste recovery through Project SAVE; and participation in international Earth-saving events like Green Wave, Earth …

Allow me to share with you an article about the country’s most eco-friendly and sustainable elementary school for the year. This is posted with permission from the Environmental Management Bureau.
Topping all other schools is Iliranan Elementary School in Iliranan, San Carlos City, Negros Occidental (Western Visayas, Region 6). So here’s the article:
Visiting Iliranan Elementary School is a big challenge [my sidenote: ... hearing a challenge and I suddenly remembered my days of walking near a race track with jockeys wearing horse riding helmets. Oh those were the days.]. The …