SAY “CHEESE” !!!...
Last year, despite its limited funding, the PAWS (Philippine Animal Welfare Society) was able to spay-neuter 298 animals, respond to over 2000 calls from pet owners and animal rescuers, adopt out 30 dogs & 28 cats and rescue 42 animals in distress. Its humane education volunteer group has already reached over 5000 students and 28 schools - teaching kids and young people about kind treatment of animals and responsible pet ownership.
This year, PAWS launched “POSE FOR PAWS” in Eastwood Central Plaza (July 20,2008). The owner and their pets can get their portraits taken in unique photo booths manned by professional photographers.
Proceeds from all portraits purchased will go to the PAWS Animal Shelter which houses over 100 dogs and cats rescued from cruelty and neglect. The facility is not funded by any international organization or the government, and is solely dependent on donations and fund raising activities such as this to keep it running.
Soul siren, Nina, poses with Moony as representatives for feline lovers and in support of POSE FOR PAWS.
One Tea Plus in cooperation with Warner Philippines present Number Ones Live! The Nationwide Mall Tour. Meet and greet your favorite Number One artists featuring Nina, Christian Bautista, Sitti and Gabby Concepcion. It's a whole day of music, fun and games.
Mall tour Schedules with Nina:
Nina's Albums:
2002: NINA / HEAVEN - DOUBLE PLATINUM
2003: SMILE - PLATINUM
2005: NINA LIVE! - 8x PLATINUM
2006: NINA - PLATINUM
2007: NINA IN THE MIX:THE DENSE MODESTO REMIXES
2008 : NINA SINGS THE HITS OF DIANE WARREN - GOLD
***the album turned GOLD after a week of it's release!
SEDP modules on alternative energy and fuels featured in PDI Earth Day Read Along
Students leading the advocacy on using alternative fuels to reduce air pollution and siblings learning about alternative energy on their grandparents' farm were two of the feature stories read in the Philippine Daily Inquirer's special Read Along Session in celebration of Earth Month at the Robinsons Galleria last April 15, 2008.
Ms. Jocson wrote the story as a way for her to teach alternative energy and fuels to grade 1 students of Iloilo. The stories are part of her output in SEDP and DepEd Division of Iloilo City's activity to develop teaching modules on alternative energy and fuels.
SEDP's three short environmental plays, "Ecodefenders vs. Global Warming", "Hari ng Kalsada" and "Fuels for Life," were also staged after the Read Along Sessions.
April 20, 2008 01:29:00
Kate V. Pedroso
Philippine Daily Inquirer
MANILA, Philippines—Stories about nature and conserving Mother Earth took center stage at Friday’s special Inquirer Read-Along session in celebration of Earth Month.
Featured readers were United States Embassy Charge d’Affaires Paul Jones, sibling singers Nina and King, and Alitaptap storyteller Rich Rodriguez.
More than 60 children attended the session held in the cinema lobby of Robinsons Galleria in Quezon City. They listened to stories about alternative sources of energy and ways of caring for nature. Three environmental plays were staged.
Jones, who came with his wife Catherine and their two children Aleksandra and Hale, read “Felix and Fely,” a story of two siblings who learn about alternative energy sources, like the sun and wind, when they visit their grandparents’ farm.
“I think this is a terrific program because it promotes reading and it promotes protecting the environment,” said Jones. “When I open the newspaper and see the stories about this reading program, it reminds me to read to my children that day and I think it probably does that to a lot of parents.”
Nina and King, on the other hand, presented “Pupils Power,” a story about students who learn about the ill effects of vehicular pollution and later on prompt their parents to advocate the use of biofuels.
King noted that the children’s warm reception and active participation pushed his sister to go on despite feeling ill.
“We were happy about the children because they really listened,” Nina added. “Whenever we asked questions, they were all raising their hands energetically.”
Teaching modules
Both “Felix and Fely” and “Pupils Power” were written by Dymphna Leizel Jocson, head teacher at the Quintin Salas Elementary School in Jaro, Iloilo, as part of teaching modules on alternative energy developed for Grade 1 students of the Department of Education Division of Iloilo City.
The teaching modules were a product of the Sustainable Energy Module Development activity of the Sustainable Energy Development Program.
“When I first heard that we were supposed to do a lesson plan integrating the concepts of renewable energy and biofuels, I thought it would be really difficult because it would include a lot of technical terms,” said Jocson, who flew all the way from Iloilo to attend yesterday’s Read-Along.
“I believe children could be instrumental in educating their parents. We know they have their own convincing powers,” Jocson added.
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