Earth Day 2007
Posted:
Sunday, April 22, 2007
April 22nd - Earth Day - is always remembered among environmental activist. However, this year 2007 Election in the Philippines, we need to translate our suffrage into Green Vote. Let us elect the candidates who shall support the green movement.
The green vote would push for the passage of a renewable energy bill and committed to support a five-year moratorium on commercial logging operations.
A Glass of Watershed
Posted:
Wednesday, March 07, 2007
Watershed account for more than 10 million hectares of our forestlands. Also known as catchment or drainage basin, watersheds are delineated areas of land from which rainwater can drain as surface run-off via a specific stream or river system to a common outlet point.
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Snapshot from 2007 CalendarLand Bank of the Philippines
Anoy Catague tale of indigenous art
Posted:
Thursday, February 01, 2007
Anoy Catague literally had a bloody start with art. At seven, he was urged by his teacher to join an art contest. He refused. The teacher dragged him out of the room to the session hall. "I was crying like hell, embarrassed and ashamed to face people." He won first in the contest and from then on has reaped many awards.
Of below average family, painting became Anoy's passport to artistic recognition. At 17, he worked as editorial artist of a local paper. He moved on to television, both as cameraman and artist. Theater then lured him, doing mural and related pieces.
His visual studies of the neglected brought him to exhibitions in several universities and colleges in Mindanao, even as far as Canada.
This college drop-out who dreams of a Fine Arts degree is an interesting character study as well. To his close friends, he is comic, loyal and just about everything. To acquaintances, he is shy as lamb.
But let his art speak freely of the man.
::::: Anoy is a native of Butuan City :::::
Of below average family, painting became Anoy's passport to artistic recognition. At 17, he worked as editorial artist of a local paper. He moved on to television, both as cameraman and artist. Theater then lured him, doing mural and related pieces.
His turning highlight as an artist occurred when he visited ethnic villages all over Mindanao. Drawn sentimentally to the Lumads (indigenous people), he concentrated his art to them. Since then, Anoy's work is synonymous with the Lumads way of life.
His visual studies of the neglected brought him to exhibitions in several universities and colleges in Mindanao, even as far as Canada.
This college drop-out who dreams of a Fine Arts degree is an interesting character study as well. To his close friends, he is comic, loyal and just about everything. To acquaintances, he is shy as lamb.
But let his art speak freely of the man.
::::: Anoy is a native of Butuan City :::::
About Us
Posted:
Wednesday, January 03, 2007
MINDANAOKINI was created to showcase the development initiatives of various society building movements in Mindanao. These include the socio-economic trends, opportunities, and challenges.
The word "Mindanao + Kini" has a diversity of connotation to various local languages and cultures of Mindanao indigenous people. But the significance is categorically mean "Mindanao existence" - the inherent land of struggle and good fortune.
MINDANAOKINI aims to contribute new insights of development paradigm by providing civic education and advocacy support to local governance efforts to create a congenial environment for economic security, cultural freedom, and political harmony.
MINDANAOKINI envision as key contributor to conduct researches and maintain databank on socio-economic issues, and produces learning materials for capacity development of human and social capital at the grassroots community. Likewise, all services will be accessible to international community through social networking.
MINDANAOKINI adheres to fight against poverty that has been underlying concerns in many urban centers and cities especially in Mindanao. Thus, the strategies to combat poverty are adopted through the four pillars of development known as the SEED (Security, Equity, Empowerment and Decentralization) thematic concern.
The word "Mindanao + Kini" has a diversity of connotation to various local languages and cultures of Mindanao indigenous people. But the significance is categorically mean "Mindanao existence" - the inherent land of struggle and good fortune.
MINDANAOKINI aims to contribute new insights of development paradigm by providing civic education and advocacy support to local governance efforts to create a congenial environment for economic security, cultural freedom, and political harmony.
MINDANAOKINI envision as key contributor to conduct researches and maintain databank on socio-economic issues, and produces learning materials for capacity development of human and social capital at the grassroots community. Likewise, all services will be accessible to international community through social networking.
MINDANAOKINI adheres to fight against poverty that has been underlying concerns in many urban centers and cities especially in Mindanao. Thus, the strategies to combat poverty are adopted through the four pillars of development known as the SEED (Security, Equity, Empowerment and Decentralization) thematic concern.