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National Greening program hosted by the Department of Environment and Natural Resource (DENR) and Mindanao Development Authority (MinDA) to come up to the Guinnes book of world record. They target 4.6 million planted tree in Six regions in Mindanao.

A Treevolution beyond making world records

The treevolution should be people-centered. The event should not be done to favor corporations because they are required carbon sink. The people’s output should not be part of that required of the corporations. We have different responsibilities and more is required of those who use the most resources.

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Social Realities and Artistic Creation

The story of the First Quarter Storm (so called) has long been a part of the fibers of my soul. I was in the thick of the struggle for freedom during the terrible martial law years under the dictator Marcos. It is a story that needs to be told. It is not only a short story. It is stories within a long story.

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A Scenario of Horrid Jokes

The Daily Express, the only metropolitan daily licensed to publish rumors and gossips under the guise of news or vice versa, was anathema to the ideals of journalism in a truly free society and democratic society. All in all, martial law as a scenario of unthinkable jokes during that existential reality in our history was a horrible nightmare that should never be allowed to happen again. Never again!

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