Arnel Gabutero reached the pawikan sanctuary in Davao last Thursday after a 3-day solo kayaking expedition. And he has brought our attention to the Philippines’ 10th annual celebration of Ocean Month. Show your…

“Let us not be content to wait and see what will happen, but give us the determination to make the right things happen.” — Horace Mann, “Father of Public Schools” (May 4, 1796 - Aug 2, 1859)

Today we honor our valiant firefighters as we celebrate International Firefighters’ Day. Every first Sunday of May, fire sirens are…

I believe that I shall see the good things of the Lord in the land of the living. - Psalm 27

Filipina moms love to remind their children to switch-off unncessary lights and electrical appliances. Who can blame them? No one wants to pay expensive Meralco bills. Well, our moms have found new allies among scientists who study climate change. And their message of energy conservation is now being broadcast on a global scale - thanks to the World Wildlife Fund for Nature and other organizers of Earth Hour 2008, a global movement to raise awareness for climate change.

If you join this global movement, you will achieve three goals:

1. You will be part of a worthy cause
2. You will help raise awareness for environmentalism
3. The success of Earth Hour 2008 will spur more global movements and calls for action

As they say, success breeds more success. After this project, there will be more online movements that will call for simple but effective actions. Register now and be part of the online network that will empower ordinary citizens, like you and me, to become modern-day environmentalists.