Archive for April, 2008

Chemrez reported a whopping profit of P480.6M, which is a five fold increase from last owing to:

Record performance of the Philippine economy in 2007 and the implementation of the mandated one-percent biodiesel blend under the Biofuels Act of 2006.

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An Inconvenient TruthThe Academy Award Winning Documentary, An Inconvenient Truth, will be shown on April 22, 2008 on HBO in the Philippines (it starts at 8PM, but that is depending on what part of Asia you are in). This ties in with the celebration of Earth Day for 2008.
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Philippine FlagThe Philippine Presidential Task Force on Climate Change (PTFCC), the National Power Corp (NAPOCOR) and the Department of Education of the Philippines signed a memorandum of agreement which paves the way for the integration of the topic on Climate Change to the Science Curriculum of the Primary and Secondary levels (Signed last March 31.)

The MOU specifically aims to integrate in the school curriculum the subject or topic on climate change. In this way, the government will be able to instill in the Filipino school youth the value and significance of climate change and its impact and consequences.[source]

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