The Many Faces of the Teacher Nomination Opens The Bato Balani Foundation Inc (BBFI) in cooperation with Diwa Learning Systems Inc. once again opens its search for educators who not only excel
inside the classroom, but also uses their influence to bring about positive change for students, fellow teachers, or the local community. Now on its 11th year, The
Many Faces of the Teacher (TMFT) is an advocacy campaign aimed to extol the virtues of teaching by providing role models who inspire excellence.
Last year, it honored Teodora D. Balangcod Ph.D. of Baguio City, Randy H. Halasan of Davao City, Jesus C. Insilada Ed.D., and Julieta Santillana-Serrano
of Iloilo. Dr. Balangcod not only has spent decades imparting knowledge on plant life and the environment but also applied these for the
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good of the community. Mr. Halasan has accomplished so much for the community where he teaches, and which he reaches via seven hours See teacher, page 7
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Pimentel: Stop openpit mining
S e nator Aqu i l i n o “Koko” Pimentel III urged local government units to disallow “open-pit mining” that have turned precious farmlands into a moonscape. “We cannot allow the unabated destruction of our land and water
When Tropical storm Sendong wreak havoc on Cagayan De Oro in 2011, the city was not prepared for the unusual amounts of rainfall brought by the storm which caused massive flooding and landslides. During this catastrophe, 125,256 families or more than a million individuals were affected and an estimated cost of PhP1.85 billion worth of properties were damaged.
See pimentel, page 7
See flood, page 7
Groups urge more action on climate change
Residents of Abellanosa St., Consolacion, Cagayan de Oro City, dig a canal as an exit way for floodwater during the rainy season as typhoons becoming frequent even during this summer months. ©shaunalejandraeyapuy
MinDA, DENR eye greening of 200 barangays in M’danao
By Catherine J. Teves
Three groups and an expert raised urgency for further government action on climate change’s projected worsening impacts nationwide, noting much still to be done to protect life, limb and property. Such action include operationalizing the People’s Survival Fund (PSF), incorporating disaster risk reduction (DRR) and climate change adaptation (CCA) into disaster-stricken areas’ rehabilitation plans as well as integrating climate change mitigation and adaptation measures. “One thing is certain: climate change is here and a See climate, page 7
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By: Danilo E. Doguiles
At least 200 barangays in different parts of Mindanao will soon embark in a greening program aimed at planting over
A Lady Amherst Pheasant (Chrysolophus amherstiae) was turned over to a personnel of the Department of Environment and Natural Resources, Region 10.The pheasant is currently under the care of the DENR 10 Wildlife Rescue Center until the Protected Areas and Wildlife Division (PAWD) can determine if the bird can still be released to the wild. (photo by :edanson cañete/gathiam-denr. rpao10#03-105-2014)
2 million forest trees in typhoon-pone and perennially flooded areas. In a press statement sent to Philippine Information Agency, Mindanao Development Authority
(MinDA) said, the initiative is a collaboration between MinDA through its MindaNOW! Nurturing Our Waters Program, the Department of the Interior See denr, page 7
P1-B budget for mangrove planting in Leyte and Samar too much, says expert A government plan to allocate some P1 billion almost exclusively for planting to rehabilitate man-
grove forests in Leyte and owing to lack of scienceSamar damaged by super based guidelines, an expert typhoon Yolanda (Haiyan) warned. could result in more damage See budget, page 7
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