I have a daughter and a nephew and niece that I practically helped raise. I was once a child. Because of that I thought I know kids the way I think I know them, but I was wrong. Tang did a revolutionary social experiment with 100 kids aged 7-9 from the C-D class in Metro Manila. Half of the kids […]
Rock The Riles, Justice We Beg
This Sunday December 6 – 8 Metro Rail Transit (MRT) stations will host 8 simulatenous gigs. Over 120 bands are participating. Performing on platforms or beside turnstiles. Rock the Riles 2009 is on (reeh-les – Filipino word for train tracks) ! Is a gathering of artist to push for justice for the innocents slain in Maguindanao Come to any of […]
1st Philippine Summit on Early Childhood Education
Educators, program administrators, school supervisors, university students, researchers, social workers, psychologists, counselors, developmental pediatricians, and parents will be tackling the latest information on early childhood learning at the 1st Philippine Summit on Early Childhood Education sponsored by Wyeth Progress Pre-School Gold which will be held at Every Nation Fort Bonifacio Global City today, November 5, 2009. This is a two-day […]
Eat To Educate At Serendra and BHS Campaign
“I ate to educate!” Who would have thought dining out can be as helpful as this. The 8 to Educate campaign will allow you to enjoy good food and help support the education of a street child. 8 to Educate involves 8 restaurants in Serendra and Bonifacio High Street Taguig City and Virlanie Foundation Inc. and is an awareness campaign to […]
Gorgeous Finds: Green Products: GK Sunshineville’s Bayong Ng Kabuhayan
A livelihood project for a great cause hitting more than two birds in one stone, this is what I think the Gawad Kalinga Sunshineville livelihood program Bayong ng Kabuhayan is doing, empowering women, end poverty, and saving the environment. I was ecstatic getting the invite from Nuffnang Philippines to visit the GK Sunshineville and have the opportunity to see first […]
I Am Making A Stand Against Poverty
This is the most common misconception everyone has about making a change they want in the world — an individual can’t do anything to make that impact. Well, they are dead wrong. I had this misconception before that the poor are poor because they are lazy and that the government is corrupt. A global intervention can’t do so much to […]