PAGAHOM 2017: An Environmental Conference

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The Association of Filipino Forestry Students – UPLB, Inc., an academic-environmental organization, will be holding its very first environmental conference entitled PAGAHOM 2017: An Environmental Conference this January 21, 2017 at Lansigan Auditorium, College of Forestry and Natural Resources, UP Los Baños. PAGAHOM 2017 will cater Filipino youth participants aged 15-30 years old.

The conference’s name was derived from the Cebuano term pagahom which means “empower”. 

With its theme “Green Minds think Alike”, PAGAHOM 2017 aims to promote environmental awareness among the Filipino youth; to engage the youth in discussions concerning the status of the environment and related issues; to strengthen camaraderie among Filipino youth and to expose the youth to activities that would hone their skills.  The conference will tackle environmentally-relevant topics:  Indigenous People, Soils and Disaster Risk-Reduction Management: Climate Change.

Registration period for PAGAHOM 2017 is until January 7, 2017. Interested participants can register through https://form.jotform.me/62534922234453. For queries and more details, visit and like PAGAHOM 2017’s official Facebook page at facebook.com/pagahom2017, email us at pagahom2017@gmail.com or you may contact Ms. Angeline B. Concepcion at +639058360455.

Sony Channel Brings Comedic Combination of Family Fun and Workplace Wackiness on ROFLing Sundays This January

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January is up for grabs - and laughs ­– as Sony Channel livens up your ROFLing* Sundays in the new year. Enjoy a primetime combination that raises comedy to a whole new level of fun and laughter with the returning season of the workplace comedy, Superstore, and the premiere of the brand new sitcom, The Carmichael Show.

SUPERSTORE Season 2

It’s back to work for the retail employees of Cloud 9 after their protest which they thought would paralyze the store’s operations.

In the new season, things appear to get better for Amy (America Ferrera), Jonah (Ben Feldman), Dina (Lauren Ash), Garrett (Colton Dunn) Mateo (Nico Santos), Cheyenne (Nichole Bloom) and Glenn (Mark McKinney). They return to their workplaces and try to keep their acts together as a team as they haggle through corporate politics, seasonal sales, lost and found items, storage theft, another protest, and more.

Superstore Season 2 premieres on January 22, Sunday at 7:30pm.

THE CARMICHAEL SHOW Seasons 1 & 2

Standup comedian Jerrod Carmichael navigates through life with his liberal girlfriend Maxine (Amber West), and his opinionated family - his admirable brother Bobby (Lil Rey Howery) and his old-fashioned parents, the outspoken Joe (David Alan Grier) and the deeply religious Cynthia (Loretta Devine). Spirited conversations dominate their daily routine as they discuss social issues of the day in humorous fashion.

Each argument tests the ties that bind Jerrod’s relationships with his girlfriend and family, and the values they learn from every verbal tussle they get into. In the end, they forgive and find each other in more heartwarming ways than one.

The Carmichael Show Seasons 1 & 2 premieres on January 22, Sunday at 8:00pm with 2 episodes back-to-back.

ROFLing* Roll-On-The-Floor- Laughing

Sony Channel is available on SKYCable Channel 35, Cignal Digital TV Channel 120, Global Destiny Cable Channel 62, and Cable Link Channel 39.

What Food Can Lower Your Risk of Chronic Disease and Even Death

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Nuts are Kenyan traditional sweets, they can level up your health, lower the risk of chronic disease and can make you live longer

While we regard nuts as sweets and something to treat children with, the world of science proved them to be a powerful source of antioxidants and vitamins. In this article, we will write some general facts about nuts which people usually overlook when they start to care about their health. Eating only 20 grams of nuts per day can lower your risk of dying by up to 20%.

If you are in your middle ages or older and your heart is worrying you, or you are afraid to succumb to cancer you should try eating an ounce of nuts every day. That can reduce the risks of heart disease by 33% and drop a cancer risk by 15%

Having a small portion of nuts in your daily ration can save you from type 2 diabetes, scientific research of this fact is under way.

There is no universal remedy for all diseases which might happen, but one is known for sure – nature worked it all out for us long before doctors appeared. Eating just a few grams of nuts a day is a natural substitution for the expensive and frequently ineffective medicine. Different types of nuts can be found in abundance in any country. They are available everywhere.

There is one more interesting fact about nuts – following the scientific classification nuts are regarded as fruits. Regardless of this technical nomenclature, unlike most kinds of fruit, they have no sweet taste and have an increased fat rate. Eating approximately 20 grams of nuts daily will bring you a daily dose of antioxidants and even decrease your risk of dying by up to 20%.

Isn`t it great!