Advocacies

International NGO named HWPL and civil society groups in cooperation opens a global advocacy movement of peace with the concept of sending “Peace Letters to National Leaders in 193 countries” on March 14 in 83 major cities around the world such as New York, Delhi, Frankfurt, Sydney, Cape Town, Istanbul, Seoul, Tokyo, and London and the Philippines. This event is...

Cement maker Holcim Philippines, Inc. directly helped over 350,000 in 2018 through its corporate social responsibility (CSR) programs that are designed to support the achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals of the United Nations (UN). The summary of Holcim Philippines’s 2018 Stakeholder Engagement Plan showed that its CSR programs called Holcim Helps assisted 356,917 individuals in 2018. With this, the...

The Energy Development Corporation (EDC) is investing Php 10 million for its rehabilitation efforts in its adopted wetland in Boracay island. Its adopted 7.79-hectare Wetland No. 2 is one of the nine wetlands in the island identified by the DENR where environmental rehabilitation is needed. Just southwest of Diniwid beach, it is a brackish water swamp that has been...

Integrated Nutrition and Health Actions in the First 1,000 Days of Life Program to benefit 40,000 children under-5 and 57,000 pregnant/lactating women in Samar, Northern Samar and Zamboanga del Norte. Korea International Cooperation Agency (KOICA) and UN children’s agency UNICEF, in partnership with the Department of Health and National Nutrition Council, launch an integrated nutrition and health program targeting the...

A large-scale memorial ceremony was hosted by the Human Rights Association for Victims of Coercive Conversion Programs (HAC) on January 7, 2019 engaging different schools in Cavite, marking the first death anniversary of the young Korean lady named Gu Ji In, a victim of forceful conversion. Thousands of students from Imus National High School and Paliparan III Senior High School...

Environment advocates are calling for a two-pronged approach to address the nationwide problem on waste. Greenpeace Philippines and Break Free From Plastic Movement said a legislation banning single-use plastics should be passed as these are mostly thrown away afterwards -- polluting the environment & increasing volume of waste for disposal. In a press conference in Quezon City Tuesday, Greenpeace campaigner Abigail...

On February 8, a grand peace festival entitled “We are one for Peace to attain Sustainable Development” at the Philippine Sports Stadium, Bulacan, will be held to launch nationwide peace movement throughout the country’s State Universities and Colleges. This event is expected to have 30,000 participants including social representatives in the Philippines and international peace activists including the organizers...

BPO company 7.ai has proven that there is room for Persons with Disability in the corporate world, prompting Unilab Foundation to recognize the company as one of its industry partners for inclusive employment through Project Inclusion. Ceremonies were held for the partners at the Bayanihan Center in Pasig City, with 7.ai Recruitment Director Me-Ann Batallones receiving the recognition on...

To encourage the next generation of building professionals to have a stronger sustainability mindset, Holcim Philippines, Inc. has launched a design competition that evaluates proposed projects not just on their aesthetic elements and financial feasibility but also on their envisioned environmental and social benefits. Called the Young Builders Challenge (YBC), the competition is open until April 2019 to engineering...

The Council for the Welfare of Children (CWC), the lead Philippine government agency that promotes and protects the rights and welfare of children, condemns all acts of violence. The alleged bullying incident from the Ateneo Junior High is a red flag for all of us but has to be managed and handled carefully as it involves two minors. Both of...