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Tag Archives: ondoy
Campaign Against Plastic Pollution
Here’s a report from inquirer.net that is related to my previous post about the group Alliance For A Cleaner Earth or ACE. Plastics and ‘Ondoy’ By Rina Jimenez-David Philippine Daily Inquirer THE MINUTE floodwaters from last year’s “Ondoy” disaster receded … Continue reading
Alliance For A Cleaner Earth Bats For Plastics Pollution Tax
A group identifying itself as Alliance for a Cleaner Earth sent me a press release about their own initiative against the improper disposal of waste materials specifically those made with plastic. The group is basically pushing for a plastics pollution … Continue reading
We Can Bring About Real Change
Here’s a report from inquirer.net that should serve as an inspiration to anyone who wants to make a difference in this world. This one should be particularly interesting to real advocates of Pasig River’s rehabilitation. Chinese photographer wins RM for … Continue reading
Posted in Solutions
Tagged chinese photojournalist, floods, henan, huai river, huo daishan, ondoy, pasig river, Ramon Magsaysay awardee
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Pinoy’s Lack of Preparedness To Ensure Inevitability of Another Ondoy
It rained on Metro Manila last Friday and guess what? Yes, many parts of Metro Manila got flooded. And, that happened when rainfall wasn’t even that heavy. Now imagine what would happen if we get hit by another Ondoy. Surely, … Continue reading
Remember: We Pinoys Helped Ondoy
We Pinoys are very helpful. And we’re habitual litterbugs. Thanks to us Pinoys, Ondoy’s floods almost a year ago were difficult to drain because of garbage clogging our canals and various waterways. With our help Ondoy did more damage to … Continue reading
“Awareness to Action”: Let’s make sure we don’t stop at awareness this time
Often we hear others say that people have goodness in them by nature. Many believe that an individual would opt to do the right thing when given a choice between right and wrong, or at least, pick whatever he or … Continue reading
Posted in Problems, Solutions
Tagged awareness, lack of action, Manolo Campued, niagara falls, ondoy, pasig river fun runs, pasig river rehabilitation
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Pasig River and the bystander effect
When thinking of the very much polluted and technically dead Pasig River, one might be reminded of what is known as the “bystander apathy effect” or simply, the bystander effect. Consider the following excerpts from the Journal of Personality and … Continue reading
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Tagged bystander apathy effect, bystander effect, helping behavior, marikina, Metro Manila, ondoy, pasig river, rehabilitation, revival, Subic, wangwang, waste disposal
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Pro-active Waste Disposal Before La Niña
Last May, the Pagasa Weather Bureau warned that the Philippines will start feeling the effects of La Niña by the third quarter of the year. It’s already August and true enough we are starting to see some heavy rainfall. Here’s … Continue reading
Posted in Solutions, Uncategorized
Tagged clogged creek, estero, la nina, ondoy, Sachet Mo Tago Mo, sewerage system, shampoo sachet, waste disposal, water shortage
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Pasig River Avenger 