Pro Earth Run 2015: Into Your Hands, I Commit Mother Earth

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We are all saying that we love our planet, yet every candy wrapper we throw away carelessly on the streets or the rivers signifies how weak our commitments are.

We often forget about the little things that would also eventually bring forth repercussions if we continue to become unmindful of their consequences.

Earth Day Network Philippines Chairman, Dr. Metodio Palaypay, reminded us: "This is why we never get tired of telling people that Earth Day must be everyday, everywhere, for everyone.” 

In the media briefing for Pro Earth Run 2015, Dr. Palaypay underscored the critical role of media in bringing out the message of earth care to the public when he addressed the members of the media last 31 March 2015 at the Merrell Concept Store, Market! Market! Bonifacio Global City.

In the end, he entreated the members of the press, “Into your hands, I commit Mother Earth.”

Meanwhile, DENR Director for Strategic Communication and Initiatives Service Jesus Enrico Moises Salazar commended Earth Day Network Philippines for the environmental work it has been doing over the years.

“While the result of your labor may not always be immediately felt, it will eventually yield something good for the country.”

Philippines Celebrates World Hemophilia Day

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In celebration of the World Hemophilia Day on April 17, the Hemophilia Association of the Philippines for Love & Service (HAPLOS) will spearhead a national gathering of different Hemophilia groups and support organizations at the Glorietta Mall in Makati City on April 11 to 12. 

Dubbed “Count Me In,” the two-day activity seeks to raise awareness and understanding about hemophilia and related bleeding disorders. The event expects to gather around 300 persons with these conditions, along with their families and friends. 

Hemophilia, von Willebrand disease, inherited platelet disorders, and other factor deficiencies are lifelong bleeding disorders that prevent blood from clotting properly. 

People with bleeding disorders do not have enough of a particular clotting factor, a protein in blood that controls bleeding. The severity of a person’s bleeding disorder usually depends on the amount of clotting factor that is missing or not functioning. People with hemophilia can experience uncontrolled bleeding that can result from a seemingly minor injury. Bleeding into joints and muscles causes severe pain and disability while bleeding into major organs, such as the brain, can cause death. 

UP DOST Scholars Association Summit 2015: Post-Event Highlights

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Last March 28, the UP DOST Scholars’ Association (UP DOST SA) held its 7th DOST Scholars’ Summit at the College of Science Auditorium, University of the Philippines, Diliman, Quezon City. With the theme “Scholars’ Eye View: Widening Career Dimensions”, the event was participated by almost 200 scholars from different universities. The scholars not only received insights from the speakers but freebies and certificates from the sponsors and organizers as well.

The DOST Scholars’ Summit, the premier DOST scholars' conference in Metro Manila and nearby provinces, aims to help and prepare the DOST Scholars, especially the juniors and seniors, for their career endeavors. This year, the scholars were invited to witness outstanding professionals from various fields as they deliver talks about their respective careers—academe, science and research, finance and business and industry. Other speakers were also invited to give job application tips, to talk about their company, and to inspire their fellow scholars.

The success of the event could not have been possible without the help of its sponsors, media partners, and partner organizations. Above all, the organizers would like to express their deepest gratitude to DOST-SEI which was supportive as ever and helped a lot to the cause of the event, and to MediLink which has been an invaluable partner to the UP DOST SA in organizing the DOST Scholars' Summit for several years.