mindanaokini | Mindanao Writers' Blogs - Part 4
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Biofuels competing with food crops

The Philippine government wants farmers to plant crops for biofuels on a vast scale. But could the quest for green energy create food shortages?By Imelda V AbanoGrowing world energy demand, the insecurity of long-term supply and the consequences of fossil fuel use for climate change are ...

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Earth Hour Campaign

On 29 March 2008 the Philippines will join countries around the world as we literally "turn the lights out" for Earth Hour - an event that will fuel awareness on climate change and prove that when the people of the world work together, they can make a difference in the ...

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Women’s Rights

We, men and women, are the progeny of the same Supreme Consciousness. Women and men are equally divine and inherit similar and equal rights to life, liberty and expression. The significance of life does not lie only in living. Animals also live. But life to us means something more -- rather something ...

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Hatag Kalinaw 2008 project grant

Hatag Kalinaw 2008 is a youth-led project grant competition for school and community-based youth organisations in Mindanao on how the ideals of peace can be achieved through mutual understanding and entrepreneurship. Winning organisations will receive up to PHP 100,000 each to implement its project within a 6-month period....

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Blog seminar on cultural indulgent

Open to all with limited slots. This event is organized by Computer Science and Information Technology (CSIT) Department Student Council of Notre Dame of Marbel University, headed by Mark Aethen G. Agana. Contact Aethen for more information at +639063722737 Date: Feb.2.2008...

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Stop conversion of electric cooperative

BIG FISH EAT SMALL FISH is the economic philosophy of the aggressive capitalists who bloat themselves sucking the lifeblood of the majority poor consumers.The electric power industry reform act of 2001 (R.A. 9136) which is known as EPIRA law provided the opportunity for private capitalists to acquire ownership base ...

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PROUT and World Poverty

Dr. Ravi Batra, known economics professor and author of several books has recorded a short video illustrating the need of a PROUT revolution to end corruption all over the world. He pointed out how corruption is the key factor ...