by Angelo Cantera
The Manila Times
For Illac Diaz, the future appears to be brimming with promise. Working in his cluttered office at Galleria Duemila in Pasay, he encodes documents for an upcoming project, yelling, “Send! Send!” to a laptop that can barely keep up with his working frenzy. Diaz is a man passionate for a cause. Like the rest …
Read Moreby Stephanie Schorow
Harvard Gazette
As the hurricane bears down on the village, the people do what many all over the world do: head to the local school for shelter. A place of learning in normal times becomes a place of refuge during disasters.
That is, if the school remains standing. Illac Diaz saw a development opportunity in this dual purpose. A Reynolds Foundation …
Read MoreThousands of runners from all walks of life sprint their way to SM Mall of Asia last April 18, 2010 to celebrate the NatGeo Earth Day Run.
Read MoreThousand of bikers rode through the seven areas of Metro Manila last April 18, 2010 to celebrate Earth Day.
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Singer-actress Karylle placed second in the 3-kilometer race (women’s division) of the Earth Day Run, which was organized by the National Geographic Channel Asia and co-sponsored by the Climate Change Commission (CCC).
Proceeds will go to the Design Against the Elements of Global Challenge (DAtE), which was launched in March by the …
Read Moreby DJ Yap
Philippine Daily Inquirer
MANILA, Philippines – Beyond just cutting carbon emissions, environment advocates are pushing an innovative, more aggressive response to climate change – to build green communities that can withstand not only the next Ondoy but a series of Ondoys to come.
Such ambition fuels Design Against the Elements (DAtE) an international Philippine-led contest for architects that seeks the best …
Read Moreby Sophia Regina M. Dedace
GMANews.TV
Almost 5,500 participated in National Geographic’s fun run on Sunday morning to raise awareness on climate change and help build disaster-resilient communities that can withstand catastrophes similar to Ondoy.
Hundreds died and thousands lost their homes in the worst floods the country had seen in 40 years when tropical …
Read Moreby DJ Yap, Ezra Maica Reyes
Philippine Daily Inquirer
MANILA, Philippines—Beyond just cutting carbon emissions, environment advocates are pushing for an innovative response to climate change—to build green communities that can withstand not only the next Tropical Storm “Ondoy” but a series of Ondoys.
That conviction has led to the launching of Design Against the Elements (DAtE), an international Philippine-led contest for architects that …
Read Moreby Virgil Lopez
Sun Star Manila
POPULAR information network National Geographic Channel (NGC) sets April 18 for runners and health buffs alike to run for Mother Earth.
The Earth Day Fun Run, which will kick off at 5 a.m. at the SM Mall of Asia in Pasay City, will be documented to show how Filipinos took …
Read Moreby Samuel Mendenilla
Manila Bulletin
The war against the effects of climate change to human communities is on.
The Design Against the Elements (DATE), an environmental disaster preparedness initiative, launched its international architectural competition, which aims to produce housing designs in a tropical setting capable of withstanding the assault of calamities caused by climate change like typhoon Ondoy (Ketsana), which wrecked the country last …
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