In pursuit of one of its main advocacies, that is providing a source of renewable energy source for last mile communities the Sustainable Energy and Enterprise Development for Communities (SEED4COM) Team have just rolled out a new program for small islands. There are about 2, 564 Barangays in the Philippines that still do not have access to any type of electrical source. Some islands or communities may have generators but the costs they have to pay is so high. At an estimated cost of Php40.00 for four hours, that means for a 24 hour collection alone, the will be paying Php 7,200.00 each month just so they can switch lights on and maybe one electric fan. The Philippines is among the countries who pay the highest rates in electricity, and it is hurting the marginalized members of our society the most. Imagine eating supper with your family in pitch dark, you're lucky if you have a candle or a small kerosene lamp. Dubbed as the “Hero of light” project, SEED4COM aim to provide … [Read more...]
Making brooms out of plastic bottles
Some people say that Facebook is a waste of time. I don’t think so, aside from connecting you to friends and family from both nearby and afar off, you also get to learn a lot of things from other people by knowing what they are reading and by their sharing of ideas, be it their original idea or something they picked up online. Take this one for example, I’ve always been an advocate of “going green,” so whenever there is a nice cool, environmentally oriented idea that could help save me some money, it always gets my attention. Recently one of my Facebook friends posted a picture of how to make brooms out of plastic bottles, which is shown below. The pictures are not so instructive and it might not even be very clear to some people, but at least it prompted me to search and know more about it online. The project really makes sense as it gives us one more option on what to do with plastic bottles. So instead of just recycling plastic bottles, they can now be turned into … [Read more...]
Get rid of fat get free Xenical from Club New You Philippines !
I’ve been a Xenical user for several years now. But I am not a regular user because Xenical is expensive its about P 40+ per capsule, and if I regularly take it 3 times a day that would be more than P 120+ a day ! Of course if it weren’t so expensive I’d take it 3 times a day. A reasonable price would be less than P 20.00 in my opinion. So I just take it when I eat fatty food. So far I am very satisfied with the product as it eliminates a certain percentage of the fat I intake. The evidence can be seen when you do your morning ritual. The more fatty food you eat the more you will this evidence, and if you are a Xenical user you know what I mean because sometimes the evidence manifest itself in the most awkward situations when this happens it might be advisable for you to wear some incontinence products hehehehe :-) About 2 or 3 months ago I saw an ad while I was browsing, it featured a site called “Club New you” which is of course backed by Xenical. I guess this is one of their … [Read more...]
Watch DEEP GOLD! Support a world class Cebu, Philippines made film!
DEEP GOLD is a 2011 action film shot in the beautiful islands of Cebu and Palawan, Philippines. The film is produced by Bigfoot Entertainment and directed by Big Foot owner and founder Michael Gleissner. (A German entrepreneur, director, actor, photographer and musician who is now a Filipino citizen himself) The film features 3D visual effects, explosive action, daring underwater photography and international model-actresses. I learned about this film almost 5 years ago when it was still in the process of being made. Two of my managers had knowledge about this film. One of them whose hobby was photography and video making took a short course on the subject at the International Academy of Film and Television (IAFT) an international film school owned by Big Foot located in nearby Mactan Cebu. He mentioned to me that Big Foot was in the process of making this film. I did not know what the title was at that time. Another manager who used to work at Big Foot studios also told me about … [Read more...]
Vote for Puerto-Princesa underground river to be included in the new 7 wonders of nature !
Two weeks ago, together with family and friends I had the opportunity to visit the Puerto-Princesa underground river which is located in Puerto-Princesa, Palawan, Philippines. It was such a wonderful and exciting experience. I will describe it in more detail in my new travel blog, www.thebackpacktravelers.com Anyway my objective in writing this post is to invite people to vote for Puerto-Princesa underground river to be included in the new 7 wonder of nature. The Puerto-Princesa underground river or what is officially known as the The Puerto Princesa Subterranean River National Park (also known as St. Paul's Subterranean River National Park, or St. Paul Underground River) is said to be the world's longest navigable underground river. Its like a big clawfoot tubs by bathsofdistinction ! It is located located about 50 kilometres (31 mi) north of the city center of Puerto Princesa, Palawan, Philippines. The underground navigable river runs to about 8.2 kilometers. Inside you … [Read more...]
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