Advocacy

Blessing of the First Bottle Center for the Aged

By on April 29, 2013
A Liter of Light Bottle Center for the Aged Rizal Laguna

Sand, wood, metal, glass — basic materials used in building a house. Most of the time, construction time depends on how much money you have. According to Mr. Illac Diaz, there is a demand that cannot be answered by market industries. That’s why the organization that brought us solar bulbs using bottles came up with another innovation: the country’s first Bottle Center for the Aged in Rizal, Laguna.

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Advocacy

Words Can Kill

By on October 6, 2012

Once again, it has been raised to my attention the alarming increase of bullying incidents in schools. More than 1,700 cases of child abuse and bullying was documented by the Department of Education for SY 2013-2014*. While not particularly new, people usually have their attention and action against hazing activities.

Before you read on, take a clean sheet of paper. Crumple it, stomp on it, mess it up, but don’t rip it. Try to unfold it, smooth it out after and tell it you’re sorry. Look how scarred and dirty it is now. Nothing you do will make it look brand new. the scars are left behind. Imagine this is how a child feels when another person bullies them, no matter how you try to fix things or tell them you’re sorry..

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