Let’s all get together for the TOMS GIVE FAIR on December 4, Sunday at 10am-4pm at the Trinoma Park, 4th Level,Trinoma Mall. Do some Holiday shopping at the first-ever TOMS Pop-Store in the country and, treat yourself to all the wonderful activities TOMS has lined up for you to enjoy a fun-filled family friendly day. It’s their way of saying thank you and getting everyone into the Holiday Giving Spirit.

We are cordially inviting bloggers and photographers to experience a Photo Walk at Rizal Park this Saturday, November 26, 2011, 430pm. All interested participants will be welcomed by the National Parks and Development Committee Director herself, Ms. Juliet Villegas. Please like RizalPark.Org on Facebook then comment/signup here so that we can send the invitation.

More than 63,000 undernourished school children who have difficulty learning because they come to class on an empty stomach are benefitting from the breakfast feeding program which the Department of Education is implementing for school year 2011-2012.

Education Secretary Armin Luistro said the feeding program aims to address undernutrition and short-term hunger syndrome among public school children who do not eat breakfast and walk long distance to reach school.

“This is are most vulnerable group who finds it hard to pay attention to the lessons in class because of hunger and are in danger of dropping out if no intervention is made , “ said Luistro. Continue Reading »

Ms. Rowie Juan Matti of Galileo Enrichment Learning Program

How is the Filipino faring in the 21st century? How are media, the Internet and social networking sites affecting today’s children? These are some of the issues to be discussed in “Family Congress 2012” to be held on Feb. 18, 2012 at the Valle Verde Country Club in Pasig City. The Congress has as theme “BFF: Building the Filipino Family.” The event is jointly organized by the Love Institute, Galileo Enrichment Learning Program and FID Events Services.

Ms. Maribel Sison-Dionisio and Ms. Pia Nazareno-Acevedo of the Love Institute

The Congress aims to reaffirm the value and relevance of the Filipino family in the face of changing times. The Love Institute has enlisted esteemed experts in their fields to talk on issues concerning children, relationships and families. Guest speakers include psychologist Dr. Honey Carandang, educator Dr. Queena Lee-Chua, inspirational speaker Francis Kong, and parenting and relationship experts Allan and Maribel Dionisio. Continue Reading »

The Philippine public schools lack 66,800 classrooms. While the government’s budget for the building of classrooms has increased in 2011 and is being increased again in 2012, the resources are still not enough to fully address the problem. The private sector, through the 57-75 Education Reform Movement, is responding to government’s call for support through a campaign called “Bayanihang Pampaaralan” which aims to solicit the support of companies and donor agencies to raise the needed resources. Just recently, the 57-75 Education Reform Movement launched another campaign called TEN Moves! which hopes to provide ordinary Filipinos and even non-Filipino friends of the Philippines the opportunity to take part in this effort to help address the classroom shortage

TEN Moves! is a campaign to raise enough resources to build 10,000 classrooms in public schools all over the Philippines. Its main strategy is to get 2 million people to donate P10 per day for 10 months. That will be P300 per month or P3,000 for the entire 10 months. Because of the huge target and the massive mobilization that this will entail, this public fundraising campaign requires mobilizing a large number of organizations and people around the country. It is expected to be supported widely by Filipinos and even non-Filipinos working together to address an urgent problem of the country. Thus, the name TEN Moves! also means “The Entire Nation Moves!”

What is TEN Moves:

Filipinos based overseas are invited to participate as well by donating US$10 per month, or $100 for the entire 10 months. Partnerships with the US-based Philippine Development Foundation (PhilDev) and similar organizations around the world are being established for purposes of reaching out to the Filipino diaspora.

What is Bayanihang Pampaaralan and how is it different from TEN Moves: Continue Reading »