A more environmentally friendly tomorrow is foreseen for the Philippines with legislation mandating the planting of trees for the issuance of building permits having already passed the House of Representatives.
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Inside the Upcoming Barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan Elections
The Philippines’ Barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan elections (BSKE) are right around the corner. Two months from now, on October 30, 2023, voters will be lining up at the polls to elect their new community leaders.
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How College Students are Earning Extra Cash with this New Reading Tutorial Program
College students can now find short-term work by tutoring Grade 1 students under the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) and the Department of Education (DepEd)’s new reading tutorial program.
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Pangasinan Artist Crafts Hole-Punched Portrait for Parents’ Anniversary: A Loving Tribute Through Recycled Art
Artist-Digital Creator Jereka Ellen Bueno Decano from San Quintin, Pangasinan, found a unique way to express her filial love – a hole-punched portrait of her parents, Teody and Emma, to celebrate their 33rd wedding anniversary.
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Guard Your Child’s Health: 10 Essential Tips for Chemical-Free Back-to-School Shopping in the Philippines
With the hustle and bustle of preparing for school year 2023-2024 just around the corner (starting August 29), it’s crucial to ensure our children are equipped with safe school essentials. The EcoWaste Coalition, a dedicated non-profit that meticulously oversees children’s product safety, has dished out game-changing advice for parents. Their tips aim to ensure every Filipino student has access to the non-toxic, safe supplies they rightly deserve.
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Adopt Don’t Shop: How This Animal Shelter in Angeles City is Shedding Light on Strays’ Welfare
Stray dogs and cats in Angeles City, Pampanga can now find a temporary home in the newly-opened Angeles City Dog Pound and Animal Shelter.
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Discover the new LRT-1 train upgrading Philippine public transport
Filipinos can now travel through Metro Manila with the new and improved Light Rail Vehicles (LRVs) aboard the Light Railway Transit Line 1 (LRT-1), a project that seeks to reduce the usage of private vehicles on the road and correspondingly limit air pollution.
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How Quezon City is Getting Children Involved with Climate Action, One Storybook at a Time
Quezon City, the most populous city in the Philippines, is producing children’s interactive storybooks on climate change as part of its commitment to increase climate resilience of the local communities in the city northeast of Manila.
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Expand your knowledge of the West Philippine Sea with this free online resource
Filipinos can now easily access official information about the Philippines’ sovereign rights to the West Philippine Sea with the recently launched “Not One Inch” website.
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Filipino Sweets Taho, Maruya, and Espasol Shine in Taste Atlas’ Top 50 Best Street Food Sweets
Filipino cuisine continues to leave its global footprint, as three local favorites – taho, maruya, and espasol – are recognized in the 2023 Taste Atlas’ Top 50 Best Street Food Sweets in the World list. These heart-warming and lip-smacking sweets have successfully represented the tropical archipelago in the popular global food map.
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Learn Foreign Languages for Free with Philippines’ TESDA
Here’s how Filipinos can learn foreign languages for free at the Philippines’ Technical Education and Skills Development Authority (TESDA) which recently announced it would be offering free language training programs in Korean, Japanese, Spanish, and English.
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Pasig River cleanup breakthrough: 1.3 million tons of waste removed to ease pollution and flooding
A breakthrough for Philippine environmental action is being marked this July with a two-year massive cleanup drive in critical sections of the Pasig River nearing its 1.5 million tons of waste removal target to help increase its depth, promote faster water flow, and lessen chances of severe flooding in nearby communities.
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