The D Spot

There is a global trend towards becoming more environmentally aware and proactive. In the US, arguably responsible for a large percentage of the garbage in the world, there is a huge push to recycle, reuse and cutback. There are recycling centers and programs in various communities. There is a trend to go organic to lessen [...]

Today 22 April 2010 marks the 40th year since the first Earth Day. Happy Earth Day to ALL!!! Earth Day was designed 40 years ago with an aim to inspire awareness and appreciation for the Earth’s environment. Interestingly those in the Northern Hemisphere celebrate it in spring while those in the Southern Hemisphere celebrate it [...]

I am mighty proud of my writers–two of them recently passed the Bar Exams–congrats, Deb and GB! And one of my former writers. Christine Weizel Gulfan, has made it to the finals of the Ms. Philippines Earth Contest (she represents Imus, Cavite). Please VOTE for her at:  The Miss Philippines Earth website. Select Imus and [...]

I used to think that the best flowers and trees that I have seen so far in Asia were those found in Bhutan (see below) in summer and Lahore, Pakistan in spring.

Despite Ondoy, despite Haiti, and despite Chile which lately experienced an earthquake with an 8.8 intensity in the Richter scale and the upcoming tsunamis in Hawaii and the Pacific basin…life has to go on. We commiserate with our brothers and sisters in Chile (and still with them in Haiti), and  maybe send our national contingent, [...]

On our way to Manaoag yesterday, we passed by hubby’s Dairy Farm in Pangasinan (nay, not his–but he is managing it, well, not really–the international NGO he works with pays people to manage it and show the local farmers the how tos of dairy farming). It is Farmville for Real (not FB Farmville). . Oh [...]

WHAT: UP ICU Launch -Ayala Recyclables Fair -Talk by world renowned environmental lawyer Atty. Antonio Oposa -Environmental Gallery

Yesterday, Globe launched its BANGON PINOY Program–a massive effort to help Filipinos affected by the floods in rebuilding their lives, through relief operations, financial assistance, network restoration and a series of community-building activities. It is  spearheaded by its President and CEO  Ernest Cu.  The program was presented to the press–trimedia and the blogging community yesterday [...]

Here is my contribution to Blog Action Day ’09 Climate Change. When I was a little girl more than 4 decades ago, I lived in a house overlooking a major river in my hometown. A dike separated the river from the houses. ‘Twas an idyllic place for little girls and little boys to frolic, catch [...]

I am repeating here an article written by Gwendolyn So, a former officemate, an experienced flood victim, who has tried and tested advice on how to deal with flooding at home. Unbeknownst to many, my family and I are experts when it comes to flooding. By this I mean that for almost 10 years when [...]

Typhoon Ondoy has caught Metro Manila and the other nearby towns and cities by surprise! In just a few hours, the metro was underwater. According to the NDCC, yesterday’s 9-hour of rainfall was equivalent to 1 month of rainfall, the worst in 40 (?) years. This must be a manifestation of climate change, which is [...]

It’s coming so close to home–everyday we hear of confirmed cases of the A(H1N1) or swine flu virus. The numbers have reached 300+, the highest so far in South East Asia. De La Salle, then Ateneo (liking the numbers with the statistics in UAAP, both schools vying this time not for a higher number but [...]

As it has been in the past few days, I was as confused as the weather was, and so perhaps were a lot of you. There were times that it would be sunny and bright in one part of the city and wet and gloomy in another part. I have also seen one part of [...]

UPDATE: On 15 January, the temperature dipped further, 7.5 degrees C in Baguio, 13.8 degrees C in Tuguegarao, and 15.6 degrees C in Tagaytay. It was 19.4 degrees C in Manila. 14 Jan 2009 The temperature has been dipping significantly the past few days, such that it is about 5 degrees centigrade different from the [...]

Last month, I wrote about how “crazy weather becomes crazier and makes me sick even more”. It took weeks before the bouts of cough, colds and sniffles went away. But with one of my daughters, her problem is different–she has allergic rhinitis and asthma, which she has been dealing with for a long time now, [...]

The past few years have seen us through crazy weather and climatic changes, not only here in the Philippines but in many parts of the world as well. Gone were the days when summer was in March-June, the rainy season was in July-August, and the other parts of the year were the cool days of [...]