Monthly Archives: October 2009
Class issues and climate change
I won’t be repeating a thing that scholar Gill H. Boehringer has fluently expounded in an article published in Bulatlat.com. But what I’ll do is to jot down some mental notes that I have — whether leaning or otherwise – … Continue reading
Filed under Class Issues, Disasters, Environment, Governance
Time to use our coconuts!
Exhausting. That’s exactly how I would describe a two-day conference aimed at formulating a roadmap for small group of coconut coir players. How I managed to survive the lengthy hours of scribing the discussions among government, suppliers and funding agencies … Continue reading
Filed under Industry, Social entrepreneurship, Trade
Fueling communities through conscious supply chain management
So I used a lot of big words in my title but to keep it simple, I’d like to make Ayala Lands as an example on how companies can sustain local economies by choosing community-based enterprises to supply their industrial needs that … Continue reading
Filed under Agriculture, Social entrepreneurship
After Ketsana, earthquake to shake Metro Manila
If there was one thing that Ondoy and Pepeng did to government was to sharpen their disaster-risk reduction capabilities. Just a few minutes ago, news about a possible earthquake magnitude of 7-8 would shake parts of Metro Manila anytime soon. The Philippine … Continue reading
Filed under Disasters, Public Information
Policy incoherency in local climate agenda-setting
Psrt of my work is participating on sectoral meetings that aims at crafting a shared agenda for a social or policy issue so that our organization’s own agenda could be reflected. Since my organization has just crafted it’s advocacy agenda … Continue reading
Oneline.ph: increasing chances for non-profits to be noticed
I’m sure you know a lot of non-profits out there who have the best skilled and well-intentioned people with the noblest missions on earth but they just do not know how to say their messages in a powerful way. It … Continue reading
Filed under Advocacy Strategies, Social entrepreneurship
Photography contests for compelling shots on
To photo enthusiasts who love taking pictures of everyday life — sometimes inspiring, sometimes rivetting — here are forthcoming contests that you may want to look at. I’ve got photos taken during my field work too and they might just … Continue reading
Filed under Advocacy Strategies, Protest Art
Oh, profits!
It was good to hear that the Department of Trade and Industry has immediately banned retailers from increasing the prices of basic commodities, steel and cement in Metro Msnils following the declaration of a state of calamity due to the … Continue reading
Filed under Social entrepreneurship, Trade
Play says election is not end of citizen’s role in governance
It was a critique’s night and my supposed role was to provide feedback that would help the xreatives to improve a play entitled “Si Juan Tamad, Ang Diablo, at ang Limang Milyong Boto” on youth participation in elections and governance. By … Continue reading
Filed under Governance, Protest Art
