Philippines' Earth Day Celebration and Presidential Proclamation No. 1481

Philippines' Earth Day Celebration and Presidential Proclamation No. 1481. are 2 important things to remember every April 22, 2010. Philippines' Earth Day 2010 has the theme: “Hamon ng Panahon: CLIMATE CHANGE; 10 Milyung Solusyon (Kilos Na! Ngayon na!)”.

We just finished celebrating World Water Day which was quite timely since we are experiencing El Niño and then Earth hour (Which we have ironically have lots of power outages/rotating brown outs), now Earth day is coming up this April 22, 2010!

Earth Day was founded by former US senator Gaylord Nelson. He proposed the first nationwide environmental protest. The activity saw people on the streets fighting against various forms of environment degradation including oil spills, polluting factories, raw sewage, toxic dumps and pesticides. The first Earth Day also led to the creation of the United States Environmental Protection Agency.

It began with the Proclamation No. 553, issued on April 16, 1990 and signed by then President Corazon C. Aquino proclaimed April 22, 1990 as "Earth Day 1990" to raise the level of awareness on the gravity of environmental degradation and destruction in the country that threatens the very quality of life of many Filipinos; then, with Proclamation No. 1276, signed by President Gloria M. Arroyo and issued on April 20, 2007 declared April 22, 2007 as Philippines' Earth Day.

The Proclamation No. 1276 identified the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) as the main convenor of the celebration and enjoined all agencies of the executive branch including but not limited to commissions, national government agencies, local government units (LGUs), state universities and colleges, government-owned and controlled corporations, in cooperation with other private sectors of society, i.e. the Church, Industry, Civil Society and other Non-Government Organizations (NGOs) to come up with environmental activities.

And then, President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo declared April 22 as the Philippines' Earth Day, a permanent national environmental holiday, through Presidential Proclamation No. 1481.

What will you be doing this Earth Day?

Aboitizland's Persimmon Plus celebrates Earth Hour 2010 through a Sustainability Fair!

Aboitizland, a part of the Aboitiz Group of Companies, will uniquely celebrate this year's EARTH-HOUR 2010 at The Persimmon Plus - Aboitizland's Urban Village, Mabolo Cebu City by a 'Passion for a Better World Sustainability Fair'. Acitivities will kick off March 24, 2010 and will end at 28th. Below are summary of 'Passion for a Better World Sustainability Fair' activities:

March 24-28 2010(3pm-9pm)

* Score Organic, Eco Fashionable finds and limited edition earth hour shirts.

* Kids will enjoy the Ramon Aboitiz Foundation interactive booth on biodiversity conversation.

* Reduce waste at the recycling market.

* Hand in your incandescent bulbs for CFL (compact flourescent light) bulbs at the VECO Switch booth.

March 27, 2010-Earth Hour

*Hourly lectures on practical ways to Conserve (9AM-6PM)

*Go vehicle-free for Earth Hour! Join the Abiotiz Walkathon from the Aboitiz Corporate Center in Banilad to The Persimmon Plus (assembly time at 4:30PM)
Earth Hour 2010 (6PM onwards): Be there for the countdwon and have a festive shut off experience

With Fire Dancers and Tribal/Acoustic Bands. Switch off with Ms Cebu 2010 and Ms Earth. Also be part of the Candlelight formation.

No one is too young or too old for positive change. And who says positive change can't be FUN? :) Visit the "Passion for A Better World" sustainability fair.

For inquiries, please contact Aboitizland Commercial Leasing at (032) 4116100

On March 27, the lectures end at 6PM and the Earth Hour party ends at 10:30PM!... See More

For those who wish to join our Earth Hour celebration, we encourage you to go vehicle-free with the rest of the Aboitiz employees from the Aboitiz Corporate Center in Banilad to The Persimmon Plus. Assembly time is at 4:30PM.

"Bike" or Bicycles Rulez!!!

To be honest I have only attempted to learn or ride a bike twice. But living so far away from the city defeats the purpose in riding one. But someday I wanna take a bike to school, work and some random suroyx2 one day, but the reckless, crazy drivers from the south are scary and chances are they'r gonna roadkill me. Someday might be good or When bicycle roads arrive here in Cebu. That will be awesome!

World Water Day on March 22

The theme of World Water Day 2010 on march 22 is: "Clean water for a healthy world." This them reaffirms that clean water is life, and our lives depend on how we protect the quality of our water.

Every year, 1,500 cubic kilometres of wastewater are produced globally. While waste and wastewater can be reused productively for energy and irrigation, it usually is not. In developing countries 80 percent of all waste is being discharged untreated, because of lack of regulations and resources. And population and industrial growth add new sources of pollution and increased demand for clean water to the equation. Human and environmental health, drinking and agricultural water supplies for the present and future are at stake, still water pollution rarely warrants mention as a pressing issue.

To do something about that UN-Water has chosen Clean Water for a Healthy World as theme for World Water Day 2010. The overall goal of the World Water Day on 22 March 2010 campaign is to raise the profile of water quality at the political level so that water quality considerations are made alongside those of water quantity.