news roundup 03.30.06

APC Service Center launches ‘Piso Lang Ang Repair’ promo
The American Power Conversion (APC) Service Center with ABS-CBN Foundation will launch “Piso Lang Ang Repair”, a cost-saving, environmental campaign on the proper disposal of batteries. (via Sun Star)

Wood: a green building material
WOOD IS THE ONLY renewable building material in the world. Not only can it be recycled, it can also be regenerated. In addition, while trees are growing they provide environmental benefits by absorbing carbon dioxide and releasing oxygen. (via Inq7.net)

Young Eco-Heroes of the Philippines

I was reading this post, Finding Nemo, seaweed, and condoms on a small tropical island, on Gristmill about the author attending a conference held in Cebu. He goes on to talk about the amazing experience he had while snorkeling in the Gilutongan Marine Sanctuary.

I was following his links to websites to add to my Civil Society Links when I came upon this TV program made by LinkTV: Young Eco-Heroes of the Philippines. You can view the streaming video here.

H 2... oh, that's much simpler

It seems like villagers in Tanzania will give Dean Kamen’s water purifier a run for it’s money.

The villagers have found a much simpler way to purify water. How did they do it? They just used the sun.

Read more here: Using the sun to sterilise water

This just goes to show that the simplest solutions are still the best.

(via Treehugger)

Vote for the best Fight Global Warming ad

Head on over to fightglobalwarming.com and view the ads. Don’t forget to vote for your favorite one.

(via Grsitmill blog)

Asia Pacific Advertising Festival

Found this gem over at Houtlust about the Asia Pacific Advertising Festival. Wouldn’t be able to find these things if it weren’t for Marc.

Here’s a sample.

Juvenile Justice Network Phillipines/Unicef
Silver

Agency: BBDO Guerrero Ortega

HMMMM... BOP

Just learned a new acronym today called BOP (base of the pyramid). It’s supposedly a marketing term used for the poorer people of society. Seems like these new terms just keep on popping up.

There are some posts about BOP in NextBillion.net:

Designing for the BOP
Financial Services for the BOP? The Ring Tone Tolls for Thee
BOP competitions teaser

Here are other links I found to learn more about BOP:

Center for Sustainable Global Enterprise
Base of the Pyramid

Reuters AlertNet

Reuters AlertNet is a humanitarian news network based around a popular website. It aims to keep relief professionals and the wider public up-to-date on humanitarian crises around the globe.

This is a great service for getting news about NGOs and their work. I especially like their NGO Latest section where you can filter news by country, organization or topic. Sadly, only the Philippine Red Cross is listed as a member of this service.

It’s pretty bare considering most of the members are from the West. But hopefully it’ll pick up some time soon.

news roundup 03.22.06

Racial profiling for child molesters
Under the headline ‘Exploiters of children’, the Philippine Star’s editorial leader last week condemned South East Asia’s festering child sex industry. (via Netnewsasia)

Cardinal Rosales’ true color is green
GAUDENCIO Cardinal Rosales will show his true colors when he comes back from the Vatican with his red hat—and the country will know it’s green. (via Inq7.net)

nonprofits aren’t the answer to ending poverty

An interview of George C. Lodge in Working Knowledge states that nonprofits aren’t the answer to ending poverty.

Read the article here: Global Poverty Needs a Global Answer

(via NextBillion.net)

news roundup 03.16.06

Mercury rising — and falling
There’s at least two sides to every issue, they say. Last Wednesday’s column on the mining industry proved that old saw once again, eliciting responses from two readers on opposite sides of the fence. (via Manila Standard Today)

Filipino-Australians group adopts village
As part of its mission to serve the community, the Filipino Communities Council of Australia (FILCCA) announced Thursday that the group has adopted a village under the Gawad Kalinga project of the Couples for Christ. (via OFW Balita)