I am inside a mall in Manila as I am writing this article, nestled in a coffee shop corner in the middle of the afternoon. Honestly, I am here to escape the 35 degree Celsius heat wave across Metro Manila. If I would have stayed home, I would be bathing in my own sweat right now. As [...]
When you hear advertisements about Earth Day, you basically already know what the concept is all about. But what makes this advocacy more effective are the solid programs behind it. The more specific, the better. Grow A Million Trees So I was ecstatic when I heard about one of SM Supermalls program geared [...]
For decades, environmental groups from around the world have warned us of the ill effects of abuse we bring upon our environment and surroundings. At the turn of the century, this was heightened and earth-friendly methods were lobbied further. Earth Day 2013 Philippines Last week, in a visit to SM Megamall with my wife, we [...]
Have you heard about the recent news of a Chinese fishing vessel which ran aground the Tubbataha Reef last 8 April 2013? Well, there’s more bad news. The same 48-meter F/N Min Long Yu fishing vessel was found carrying about 400 boxes or 2000 illegally-traded rolled-up pangolins probably set for trade in China. Demand for [...]
The last time I joined Earth Hour was in 2011. I was in Singapore then atop ‘The Lantern‘ of Fullerton Bay Hotel. It was a quiet celebration with candle lit tables and dimmed lights, uncommon for a rooftop pool bar, and overlooking Singapore’s Marina Bay Sands. Earth Hour 2013 Two years later and a more environment-conscious world society, Let’s [...]
Food is much part of traveling as you savor the unique flavors of each place you visit. With this in mind, the Universal Robina Corporation (URC) Flour Division and the Department of Tourism recently teamed-up for a collaboration called Flourish Pilipinas. On its 40th year, URC’s flour division campaign “Flourish Pilipinas: Bake it Fun in [...]
The upcoming Holy Week is one of the most popular 2013 holidays in the Philippines due to its length, aside from the fact that the Philippines is dominantly Catholic. Moreover, even non-religious citizens anticipate it for the long vacation break. In this light, we are sharing with you the rest of the official list of Philippine [...]
This year’s Philippine International Pyromusical Competition 2013 festivities has been going on at the Seaside Boulevard, SM Mall of Asia grounds since about two weeks ago which started February 16, 2013. The Philippine International PyroMusical Competition 2013 has gathered to showcase their pyrotechnics prowess with 11 other countries every Saturday until March 23 when the winners will be announced and the [...]
We woke up at 330 am to be at the Omni Aviation field by 5 am for the first day of the 18th Philippine International Hot Air Balloon Festival (2013). It’s good that my wife and I checked in at Metro Clark Hotel a day earlier to avoid the traffic jam from Manila. The night seemed [...]
Power Mac Center (PMC) is bringing an adventure photography and aperture workshop in Subic on February 8 and 9. The two-day workshop will be led by internationally-acclaimed Australian photographer and Apple Pro Trainer, Gunther Deichmann.
