Ahead of the 30th Conference of the Parties (COP30) in Brazil, Filipino youth have stepped forward with a bold call for climate action, presenting a 12-point National Youth Statement to redefine resilience amid the worsening climate crisis. In a statement issued on Thursday, November 6, UNICEF said...
CEBU CITY – The Cebu Archdiocesan Commission for the Cultural Heritage of the Church (CACCHC) has expressed “deep concern” over the installation of a light emitting diode (LED) board at the entrance of the Our Lady of the Pillar Parish church in Sibonga town, southern Cebu. THE Cebu...
BAYAMBANG, Pangasinan – This town unveiled on December 5 an outdoor 3D LED (light emitting diode) billboard, the first outside Metro Manila and the second in the country. Mayor Niña Jose-Quiambao and First Gentleman, Dr. Cezar T. Quiambao, led the event at the town center. A 3D LED...
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. unveiled last January 3 in Las Vegas, Nevada its new lineups of Neo QLED, MICRO LED, and Samsung OLED. A selection of lifestyle products and accessories were also disclosed. At the CES 2023, Samsung will showcase innovative products that are designed to improve...
Use eco-bags for shopping. The world uses about one trillion plastic bags a year. Buy homemade products. These will reach you without the use of much carbon emissions. Give gifts that can be used over and over. That will not contribute to the wastes in the landfills. Don’t buy decorations with...
ENDEAVOR Sonny Coloma How important are the coming elections in shaping the future of the nation? An election could change the course that a country will take for an entire generation. Consider the snap elections held on Feb. 7, 1986. Recall that this event sparked a massive wave of protest...
Bassist of legendary band recently re-recorded “When The Levee Breaks.” John Paul Jones revisited the song “When The Levee Breaks” as part of the climate advocacy of Playing For Change. Jones, along with 17 musicians from around the world contributed to said track. “When The Levee...
Unvaccinated individuals who would be caught outdoors will not be arrested, the Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) clarified on Monday, Jan 10. However, DILG Secretary Eduardo Año warned that stubborn unvaccinated individuals resisting the barangay officials’ order will be...
OFW FORUM Nora M, 42, a single mother who hails from Negros Occidental, is now seriously considering returning home for good. She’s been away from home for 24 years while at work as a domestic helper in Hong Kong. The time seems ripe for her to quit her P30,000-a-month helper’s job and rejoin...
PAGBABAGO Dr. Florangel Rosario Braid When we speak about voluntary or citizen-led electoral campaigns, we can think only of former US President Barack Obama’s first election campaign in 2008, and that of Vice President Leni Robredo which is just starting. I am not aware of other presidential...
Into the light BLUEMINATION In LED light therapy, blue light prevents acne by terminating bacteria that causes skin inflammation Some come in masks, some in wands. No, we’re not talking about Halloween costumes. We’re talking about LED light masks. We’ve all seen our favorite celebrity using...
Daan Roosegaarde, a Dutch artist, and some plant biologists recently created a so-called “light-recipe” for crops that can help them grow and maximize their productivity. During the day, a 20,000 sqm farmland that grows leeks is a typical agricultural landscape, but when the evening...
