Earth Day 2011 Philippines

By Earth Day Network, Phils (EDNP)

Earth Day 2011 is an important celebration because it is an auspicious time to once again gather and reconnect with each other and with the Creator Spirit to guide us and heal the land upon which we tread. Moreover, Earth Day 2011 falls on a Good Friday which is an important celebration for our Catholic and some Protestant brethren.

The celebration of SANDIWANG: Isang Diwa sa Pagdiriwang para sa Kalikasan has become an important celebration for Earth Day year after year. It is a major interreligious celebration for Mother Earth having a grand ecumenical service which shall highlight our penance for our indiscriminate use of natural resources and for the destruction that has resulted there from. Hence, this year’s formal celebration will be on 24 April 2011, Easter Sunday, 7 AM at the Peacebell, Quezon City Memorial Circle.

Running for a cost (?)

 BY RUNVOCATE

Let me borrow the phrase I used as a title for this post from an ultra runner, Mr. Jonel Mendoza which he posted on his Facebook account wall on 12 April 2011. It struck me because recently I’ve been hearing comments and complaints not only about the oil price hike but also about the cost of race fees. I’ve to confess I have not read any write up on the issue although I was informed that a post or two were already out. For someone like me who’s in an active advocacy work for the poor and for good governance, it’s been tempting to reflect on the issue and take a position. Frankly, I have been trying to avoid this topic, my way of running away from the tendency to have an opinion on something that’s maybe very controversial and I may not be that aware of like organizing an event. But I obviously failed.

What dragged me to this very persistent issue?

A Giant Leap for Humankind

a poem prayer for earth synergy

For Earth Synergy

in the new millennium
nations of the world
come together as one,
in body, mind and spirit,
to stand in reverence
before the rest
of the bio-diverse
citizens and elements
of our living planet Gaia,
to take full responsibility
for past and present
environmental destruction,
and to lovingly commit
a conscious synergy of efforts
to rescue and heal,
conserve and exalt
our Mother Earth.

Chi Running in the Philippines

BY acTTive



Lit Onrubia

Over one breakfast with Executive Runners of the Philippines (Runnex), Lit Onrubia, formerly a basketball player, gave us the basics of Chi Running for free (the benefits of joining a running club like Runnex).  He is the first and only certified Chi Running instructor in the Philppines. He studied under the Chi Running master instructors Chris Griffin and Kathy Griest, who are both personally trained by Danny Dreyer, the founder of the said "revolutionary technique."

Bicol's Laing - (ga)Galing!

by acTTive

Based on health reports*, our brothers and sisters in the Bicol Region have a low incidence of heart ailment, attributing to the regular meal of coconut-based dishes.  Likewise, chili peppers, which they also consume in great amounts share the responsibility, claim by some alternative doctors.  Bicolenos and Bicolenas are fond of both in a form of a dish called "Pinangat" or popularly known in Manila as "Laing." 

Me, Triathlete? Ironman?

By A.P.C. from 1st PHL Ironman

About a year ago, I made a choice to enter a world that was different from my own. My body took a beating as I was initiated into something that I never thought would be such a big part of me…