http://blogs.inquirer.net/notjustforprofit Fri, 02 May 2008 02:15:11 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en BY NOW, the normal just about anyone who either reads or watches TV is learning more about this phenomenon called global warming. What was an indistinct cry accredited previously to scientific kooks or others like them is hitting more and more closely to home. Especially when one considers that life ... http://blogs.inquirer.net/notjustforprofit/2008/05/02/plant-a-tree-plant-many-trees/ THE INTEREST in this very fine undertaking called the Family Farm Schools (FFS) seems quite genuine. Therefore, I will provide some very basic information for those interested in the concept and in contacting the organization in charge. The FFS network is managed by the Pampamilyang Paaralang Agrikulture, Inc., a non-profit/non-stock foundation ... http://blogs.inquirer.net/notjustforprofit/2008/04/28/family-farm-schools-basic-information/ Prologue WHEN my class entered grad school, many of us had just come fresh from the streets and barricades that were the hallmark of a period of anti-war demonstrations and sympathy for a whole spectrum of liberation struggles. Thus, the theme of this issue strikes the author with more than just ... http://blogs.inquirer.net/notjustforprofit/2008/04/21/the-corporate-soul/ A FRIEND and I who happen to have a passion for both the environment in general and trees in particular, try to plant as many trees as we can on a personal basis. A pet peeve is the generally lackadaisical attitude of most Filipinos toward trees and the environment. One ... http://blogs.inquirer.net/notjustforprofit/2008/04/14/pushing-the-envelope/ IN OUR previous post, we mentioned that, despite the wonderful objectives and methodology of the Family Farm Schools, the concept has not been able to attract the really big bucks in terms of financial support. This must not denigrate, however, the kindness of so many people and corporations who have, ... http://blogs.inquirer.net/notjustforprofit/2008/03/24/family-farm-schools-part-2/ WHILE many continue to be fascinated with the continuing saga of the botched NBN deal and the sale of the nation’s sovereignty, the country’s great mass of underprivileged must make do with what they have just to survive. The thought of millions or billions made in illegal commissions must boggle ... http://blogs.inquirer.net/notjustforprofit/2008/03/17/meanwhile-back-in-the-old-farm-lot/ WHOEVER said that one can take it easy upon becoming a senior citizen will have to re-examine his or her assumptions. In an e-group of my grade school and high school classmates, someone brought up how the student body was made aware of their rights and the need to fight ... http://blogs.inquirer.net/notjustforprofit/2008/03/06/going-back-to-basics/ MY son had to run off one night last week because -- as one of the judges for the prestigious Anvil Awards -- he had to be present for the awarding ceremonies of the Anvil Awards sponsored by the PRSP, the umbrella organization of public relations practitioners. Not long after, ... http://blogs.inquirer.net/notjustforprofit/2008/02/25/meaningful-awards/ THE EVENTS of the past few months validate what many jaded observers have seen and noted as a hallmark of many who serve in government these days. Gone is the concept of service above self (as a civic club is wont to profess as one of its governing principles). Instead, ... http://blogs.inquirer.net/notjustforprofit/2008/02/18/government-service-is-definitely-not-just-for-profit/ WHILE walking through a mall located in Metro-South, I happened to notice one particular store that brought a happy thought. This store -- I forget its full name -- is called San Jose and deals in kitchen cabinets and the like. It is owned by a neighbor and his wife, ... http://blogs.inquirer.net/notjustforprofit/2008/02/11/a-small-entrepreneur-walks-the-talk/