PRRC Chief Goitia Bares PRRC Accomplishments and 2022 Plans

 Pasig River Rehabilitation Commission (PRRC) Executive Director Jose Antonio E. Goitia delivered his State of the Pasig River Address at the Asia Leaders Forum in Makati Shangrila Hotel on December 14, 2017.

Exec. Dir. Goitia, who took oath before President Rodrigo R. Duterte last June 29, 2017, and had 25 years of public service experience under his belt in addition to his proven track record in business industry, highlighted the commission’s unprecedented achievements.

Restaurant Depot 12.12.17

Restaurant Depot is a membership-only warehouse club for people involved in the foodservice industry - canteens, food stalls, restaurants, caterers, home bakers, and chefs. Membership gives you access to a large selection of ingredients, food supplies, and kitchenware in a convenient shopping format, where buying in bulk translates to big savings.

CELEBRITIES Cannot Wait for COLORMANILA’S CM PARADISE RUN on JANUARY 7, 2018

 TAKE ADVANTAGE of ONGOING PROMOS such as KIDS UNDER 7 RUN FREE
Celebrities and athletes can’t wait for the biggest and most colorful run to take place in the country - ColorManila’s CM Paradise Run, scheduled on January 7, 2018, at the SM Mall of Asia (MOA) Event Grounds, in Pasay City.

Bb. Pilipinas 2017 4th Princess Zara Carbonell says, “The best part of the ColorManila experience is its ability to keep you in the moment, reminding you that it is worth celebrating.  Above all, it is the warmth of everyone who joins.  It definitely feels like coming home.”

The Second Global Migration Film Festival Gets Underway

Manila – From Guyana in South America to Manila in the Philippines (and many other places in between) filmmakers from around the globe will soon showcase their skills as cinematographers at the Global Migration Film Festival (GMFF). 

Organized by the UN Migration Agency, IOM and supported by UN Information Centers worldwide and with the financial support of DHL, the festival will take place in over 100 countries from 5 to 18 December 2017.

The Second Global Migration Film Festival Gets Underway

Manila – From Guyana in South America to Manila in the Philippines (and many other places in between) filmmakers from around the globe will soon showcase their skills as cinematographers at the Global Migration Film Festival (GMFF). 

Organized by the UN Migration Agency, IOM and supported by UN Information Centers worldwide and with the financial support of DHL, the festival will take place in over 100 countries from 5 to 18 December 2017.

In the Philippines, IOM is partnering for the second year running with Alliance Française, which will host some screenings in Makati. This year, the festival has grown and counts among its partners, the National Commission for Culture and the Arts who will be hosting the Festival on the 14th in Manila.

Of special interest for the Philippines will be the screening of the Filipino award winning short film, “Twighead,” which recently won the PLURAL + 2017 Together Award for the Up to 12 age category. The claymation film was created by young Filipino filmmakers, Precious Mika Elnah Quilaton, Ace John Quintos, Reuben Perez, and Lohan Povenyca Parcon, with their producer, Breech Harani.

The second edition of the annual Festival will explore the challenges and promises of migration, the heterogenous journey of migrants, moving from one location to another, settling for temporary or permanent periods, in search for a better future and economic prosperity, reuniting with loved ones, or fleeing war and despair.

Films have the power to show different facets of life, through which viewers may cultivate deeper empathy for migrants and a better understanding of their realities, needs, perspectives and capacities. The objective of the Festival is to use films as educational tools that influence perceptions towards migrants bringing attention to social issues.

The GMFF is not only spreading migration stories around the globe to inform, inspire, educate and transform, but it is also bringing the skills of storytelling through filmmaking, to vulnerable communities. 

The GMFF is a partner of PLURAL +, a youth-produced video festival annually organized by IOM and United Nations Alliance of Civilizations (UNAOC), United Nations Information Centres (UNIC), and the UN campaign, TOGETHER, which aims to change negative perceptions and attitudes towards refugees and migrants.

A full list of the films can be found here.

For more information, please contact:

IOM: Alfred Caballero: acaballero@iom.int
UNIC: Maria Teressa Debuque: debuque@un.org

ENVIRONMENT PH to host int’l meet to avert overfishing in Pacific Ocean

MANILA — The Philippines will spearhead the14th regular session of the Western and Central Pacific Fisheries Commission (WCPFC), which seeks to draft more effective measures to end and prevent overfishing in the Pacific Ocean.

The BFAR will be hosting the fisheries summit at the Philippine International Convention Center (PICC) in Manila on December 3-7, 2017.

According to Nazario Briguera, chief information officer at the Department of Agriculture-Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR), the WCPFC passes conservation and management measures (CMMs) aimed at curbing illegal, unreported, and unregulated fishing.

DOE Builds Smart Grid Coalition

E-SMART GRID MO: Participants strike the “E-Power Mo” pose during the Smart Grid Forum 2017 held last November 27-29 at Fontana Hot Spring Leisure Parks in Clark Pampanga. A comprehensive road map for the implementation of smart grid in the country was drafted to pave the way for policy creation towards more consumer empowerment. 

The Department of Energy (DOE) is accelerating efforts to synchronize the adoption of smart grid technologies in the country, which kicked off through a forum held in Clark, Pampanga on November 27-29.