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Mindanao Film Fest to show films about climate change Volume II, No. 32
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he 10th Mindanao Film Festival will feature films that tackle the environment and climate change.
To be held this December 3-9 at Gaisano Mall Cinema, the festival will screen about 68 films from all across Mindanao. The film program titled “Nagbago na ang Panahon” (Times have changed) is composed of documentaries, live-action short films and an animated short that tackle climate change issues. Among these films include Lugdang from Cagayan de Oro, Hope in the Garden and Pangindahay from Compostela Valley, Abiso from Zamboanga City and Paraiso from Davao. “Lugdang “ is a story of college classmates searching for their missing classmate in the aftermath of President Benigno S. Aquino lll views the solar rooftop project of SM Supermalls in the Northlink Building at the typhoon Sendong, “Hope SM City North Edsa Complex, Quezon City, during its launching on Monday (November 24). The solar panels spread across 11,511 square meters of the mall’s rooftop have the capacity of 1.5 MW. The energy of the sun captured by the in the Garden” is a docupanels is converted to electricity by 60 inverters which can provide 5% of daily supply of 179,793 average kilowatt. Also in photo is SM Prime Holdings President Hans Sy. (Photo by Benhur Arcayan / Malacañang Photo Bureau)
Simultaneous BBL consultations held in Iligan, Lanao del Norte, Pagadian By Cheng Ordonez
ILIGAN City - The Ad Hoc Committee on the Bangsamoro Basic Law of the House of Representatives conducted simultaneous consultations in three areas in Mindanao Friday, Nov. 28, 2014. The consultations were conducted in Iligan City, Tubod in Lanao del Norte and Pagadian City. Misamis Occidental Second District Representative Henry Oaminal, senior vice chairman of the BBL Ad Hoc Committee, presided over the consultation in Iligan City. With Rep. Oaminal were See bbl, page 4
Bangsamoro Basic. From Left Rep. Vicente Belmonte (Lone District of Iligan), Iligan City Mayor Celso Regencia, Rep. Henry Oaminal, Rep. Rodolfo Biazon (Lone District of Muntinlupa) and Maximo Rodriguez (Abante Mindanao) during the 21st Ad Hoc Committee Consultation on the Bangsamoro Basic Law in Iligan City. Simultaneous with the Iligan consultation presided over by Rep. Oaminal were the conduct of the same in Tubod, Lanao del Norte, and Pagadian City. Photo By Gerry Lee Gorit
mentary of a school in Nabunturan who creates a garden in the hope of inspiring others to help in restoring mother nature. “Pangindahay” is a tale of two siblings orphaned after their parents were killed during the onslaught of typhoon Pablo, “Paraiso” is a documentary that centers around the famous environmental song composed by Ryan Cayabyab. “Abiso” is an animated short about the typhoon Yolanda. The film is screened with the support of the Philippine Information Agency-XI under their joint climate change advocacy campaign in conjunction with the Department of Environment and Natural Resources. (PIA/RG Alama)
Environmental group finds toxic additives in some plastic PVC toys The EcoWaste Coalition, a public interest environmental network promoting chemical safety and children’s health, pressed the government to act against the sale of plastic toys laden with toxic chemicals commonly found in soft polyvinyl chloride (PVC) toys. “The Department of Health (DOH) made the right decision in 2011 to prohibit certain phthalates in toys as a precaution against childhood exposure to these toxic plasticizers, which are capable of disrupting human hormonefunctions and resulting to serious health issues, including what scientists call as ‘phthalate syndrome’,” said
Thony Dizon, Coordinator of the EcoWaste Coalition’s Project Protect. “Phthalate syndrome” refers to a host of male reproductive abnormalities linked to exposure to some phthalates such as undescended testes, malformation of the penis, reduced sperm count and infertility. In girls,phthalate exposure is associated with precocious puberty characterized by premature breast development and other early pubertal changes. “But almost three years have gone by and we still findphthalate-contaminated toys in the market,” lamented Dizon.
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