SAVING PASIG – Water companies play key roles

By CARLOS DAVE B. GARCIA AND ENRICO MACATULAD

(Article Posted Online: Aug 29th, 2012)

Manila, Philippines – Disposal of untreated or inadequately treated domestic wastewater remains to be a major issue in Metro Manila.

Since Pasig River’s “biological death“ in 1990, authorities have been pulling out all the stops to bring its classification of water usage back to at least Class C.

Under the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) classification used for freshwater sources, such as rivers, lakes and reserves, Class AA pertains to disinfected water supply, which is ideal for human consumption.

SAVING PASIG – ADB gives gov’t ‘failing grade’

By CARLOS DAVE GARCIA and YFUR PORSCHE FERNANDEZ
(Article Posted Online: Aug 27th, 2012)

Pasig River clean-up drive gets failing grade from ADB

Manila, Philippines – The Philippine government’s efforts to deal with the Pasig River problem received a “failing grade“ from the Asian Development Bank (ADB).

ADB, an international financial institution, granted the national government a US$100-million policy loan intended to fund river rehabilitation projects. The loan was released in two installments: US$40 million in August 2000 and US$60 million in December 2003.

The bank gave the mark in its 2010 completion and evaluation report, citing three major reasons:

IT STINKS—Pasig ferry services went bankcrupt

By CARLOS DAVE B. GARCIA
Posted by Online on Aug 26th, 2012

Manila, Philippines – Rodelon Ramos used to take the ferry service from Pasig to Lawton, Manila in 2008. The boat ride took only 30 minutes and the cost was less than P40, relatively cheap in those days.

“The river was dirty but its odor from the ferry boat was tolerable,“ said Ramos, then a student.

SAVING PASIG – Ming Ramos’ Sagip Pasig Movement

By CARLOS DAVE B. GARCIA and BRYAN EDWARD G. VILLASANA

September 7, 2012, 7:48pm

MANILA, Philippines — Veteran journalist Malou Mangahas on Friday presented her recommendations to keep the print media vibrant, relevant, and competitive in today’s challenging market during the 2nd Philippine Print Media Congress (PrintCon 2012) at the historic landmark Manila Hotel.

Mangahas, executive director and co-founder of the Philippine Center for Investigative Journalism (PCIJ), said that print media needs three “I”s to overcome and even outlast the changes brought by technology: Initiative, Innovation, and Investment.

‘Embrace Change, Reinvent,’ Print Media Told

By CARLOS DAVE B. GARCIA and BRYAN EDWARD G. VILLASANA

September 7, 2012, 7:48pm

MANILA, Philippines — Veteran journalist Malou Mangahas on Friday presented her recommendations to keep the print media vibrant, relevant, and competitive in today’s challenging market during the 2nd Philippine Print Media Congress (PrintCon 2012) at the historic landmark Manila Hotel.

Mangahas, executive director and co-founder of the Philippine Center for Investigative Journalism (PCIJ), said that print media needs three “I”s to overcome and even outlast the changes brought by technology: Initiative, Innovation, and Investment.

Trapped In Quake-Hit School

By CARLOS DAVE B. GARCIA and BRYAN EDWARD G. VILLASANA

July 15, 2012, 6:59pm

CABANATUAN CITY— Jessica delos Reyes was in the middle of a Math exam when the magnitude 7 earthquake struck on July 16, 1990.

The 14-year-old high school sophomore was on the third floor of the six-story Christian College of the Philippines (CCP) in the heart of this city.

“I thought it was the end of the world. There was thunder and lightning, as if there was a deluge,” she recalled last week

Paunang Dugo--Nose Bleed

Ito ang aking pinaka-unang BLOG na gagawin para sa blagsayt na ito. Sa totoo lang, wala ako ideya kung ano nga ba talaga ang mayroon sa pagba-blog, but since my friends told me that this will enhance my writing skills, naisipan kong subukan.

Bibigyan ko ng isang buwan ang aking sarili at ang blogsite na ito kung may magkakaroon nga ba ng pagbabago o improvement ang aking pagsusulat.

At kung magkakaroon man nga ng improvement, eh 'di, maganda! 

Sa totoo lang, hindi ako naniniwala sa mga ganito-ganito, nasa tao na 'yan kung gusto niya talagang matuto.

Pero eto, ha, isa lang ang pinaniniwalaan ko, totoo at mabuti ang DIYOS, dahil sa kanya nanggaling ang lahat ng natutunan ko at sa kanya din manggagaling ang mga matututunan ko sa mga darating pag panahon.

Ayun lamang sa ngayon.

P.S.

Pinilit kong mag-ingles, nag dugo ang ilong ko--kaya ganito ang title ng blog na 'to.