Team PNoy in Villar’s bailiwick

Team PNoy senatorial candidates trooped to Las Pinas City to ask support of city officials and community leaders in a get-together hosted by Sen. Manny Villar and Misis Hanepbuhay Cynthia Villar.  Together with Team PNoy campaign manager Sen. Franklin Drilon and Las Pinas City officials led by Mayor Vergel Aguilar represented by wife, Imelda Aguilar, and Rep. Mark Villar (1^st and 5^th from left, respectively), senatoriable  Sonny Angara, Jamby Madrigal and Loren Legarda represented by her son, Leandro Legarda-Leviste, courted the Las Pineros for the coming elections. Also present but are not in photo were Sen. Koko Pimentel, Ramon Magsaysay Jr., Antonio Trillanes III, and Bam Aquino represented by wife, Timi Gomez-Aquino.

Manila Coastal Bay Clean-up led by Misis Cynthia Villar

In consonance with the forthcoming Earth Day celebration, Team PNoy senatorial candidate Cynthia Villar yesterday led the clean-up drive at Manila Bay in the Las Pinas-Paranaque Critical Habitat & Eco-Tourism (LPPCHEA), which was recently included in the Ramsar List of Wetlands of International Importance, an intergovernmental treaty on the conservation and sustainable use of natural resources.

“We have to care and protect our environment. We have to repay Mother Earth for providing us all the necessary materials we need to survive,” stressed Villar.

The clean-up activity at Manila Bay which started 7 am yesterday, Villar said, is their simple way of saying “thank you,” and “demonstrating our love to Mother Earth.”

However, she stressed that “caring and loving” our environment should not only be done during the Earth Day celebration.

“Everyday of our lives, we should all strive to protect Mother Earth,’ said Villar who has earned the moniker “Misis HanepBuhay” for giving jobs to Filipinos.

Villar was joined by students and volunteers from various sectors in last Friday’s clean-up activity, which was followed by a tour along the stretch of LPPCHEA aboard a banca around 7:30 a.m.

The activity ended with a boodle fight, also led by Villar. The three-term Las Pinas congresswoman said she feels happy with the improvement at the LPPCHEA since there are lesser garbage being collected.

“We can attribute this to our consistent clean-up efforts,” said Villar.

The Villar Foundation, where she sits as Managing Director, together with students and other volunteers, also conduct weekly cleanups.

“The more partners we work with, the better it will be for the environment,” she said.

The Villar Foundation had earlier inked a Memorandum of Agreement (MoA) with Manila Broadcasting Company (MBC) represented by radio station DZRH in its Manila Bay Cleanup drive.

“The Villar Foundation and DZRH agree that this is not only a joint cooperative undertaking, but more importantly, it is a major public service activity that would help contribute to the promotion of a livable, healthier and ecological sustainable Manila Bay,” read the MoA.

Villar noted there is more reason to protect the 175-hectare LPPCHEA area after it was listed in Ramsar along with the world-renowned Tubbataha Reefs National Marine Park and the Puerto Princesa Subterranean River National Park (Underground River), both found in the Philippines.

“Ramsar has recognized LPPCHEA’s global importance to biodiversity and the need to give it special protection from various threats,” said Villar, adding that LPPCHEA is the so-called ‘last bastion’ in Metro Manila.

Based on Proclamation No. 1412, LPPCHEA is a critical habitat because to its global importance to biodiversity. It is a habitat for the survival of threatened, restricted-range and congregatory species.

But despite being a critical habitat, Villar lamented it faces threats of being reclaimed. In opposing the planned reclamation, Villar, a strong environmental advocate, noted that taking care of our environment will save us from disasters and calamities.

She maintains calamities would further burden the already poor Filipinos who are facing various problems due to difficult times.

Disasters like flooding, Villar said, can make one poorer if his properties are destroyed.

To avoid worst scenarios, Villar, who has earned the moniker “Misis Hanep Buhay” for giving jobs to Filipinos, underscored the need to clean our rivers, our creeks and other bodies of water especially Manila Bay.

“We can simply help protect the environment by not throwing our garbage into the sea, the rivers, the creeks. If we resort to indiscriminate throwing of garbages, these wastes will return to us during floodings. The garbages that we throw also caused massive floods,” warned Villar.

Romantic Escape & Barkada Beach Bonding

Alta Vista De Boracay invites you to the 23rd Philippine Travel Mart event organized by the Philippine Tour Operators Association (PHILTOA) on August 10-12, 2012 at SMX Convention Center, Mall of Asia Complex, Pasay City.

This could be your chance to have a romantic escape or barkada beach bonding getaway! Visit our booth and make a reservation during the 3-day event. Travel period is from September 1, 2012 to December 31, 2012.

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SUMMER CAMP PROGRAM 2012

We are inviting all the kids of DMCI Homes Communities to join and participate in the SUMMER CAMP PROGRAM 2012. DMCI Homes will be offering various classes in sports, creative and performing arts that would be a convenient, safe and affordable venue for your kids to enjoy this summer. It will surely provide opportunities for new learning experiences, discover talents and abilities, learn values and also develop interpersonal and social skills. Moreover, a culminating day of games and activities will be organized to showcase what the kids have learned at the end of the program. SUMMER CAMP PROGRAMS 1. Basketball Clinic for kids ages 4-8 and 9-14 2. Football Clinic for kids ages 3-6 and 7-12 3. Basic Art Workshop for kids ages 5-12 4. Hiphop Dance Workshop for kids ages 4-10 and 11-15 Deadline of Enrollement is on March 18, 2012. Early bird discount of 5% will be given to those who will enroll on or before February 29. For inquiries, you may contact 555.7777 loc. 7497 and 7496 or email drfuentes@dmcihomes.com We hope to have fun with you and your kids this summer

Unilever Barkada Golf 2010

The fairways at Club Intramuros Golf Course, with the walled city as its backdrop, was once again the venue for this years Unilever Barkada Golf Classic. An annual tradition for the past 12 years, this much awaited event by golfing enthusiasts from the media, business partners and other Unilever guests felt much like an anticipated reunion of friends.

With players nearing almost 100, Unilever chairman and CEO Fernando Fernandez led the ceremonial tee off together with special guest and avid golf player, Senator Tito Sotto, Malaya columnist and long-time Unilever friend Ducky Paredes and Unilever’s VP for Corporate Affairs Chito Macapagal. Players were challenged to a game of System 36 using only 5 clubs.

And for the first time, there were not just one hole-in-one prize. Instead, players took a swing at a chance for any one of the 3 hole-in-one prizes in any of the seven designated par 3 holes. The first set of four par 3 holes had a brand new Toyota Innova as the grand prize, hole no. 3 had a Vespa scooter waiting for its lucky winner while the two remaining par 3 holes had an Ipad at stake.

“I would like to extend my thanks to everyone who has joined us for this great game of golf. Thank you for the support you have given us through the years. It’s only been 3 years since I started playing this game but I feel like I’ve been playing longer than that since your presence today makes it so comfortable to be out there in the fairways,” said Unilever chairman Fernando Fernandez during the awarding ceremony following the tournament.

Winners for the Print media category are: Champion – Anton Cabangon (Business Mirror); 1^st runner up – Lito Tacujan (Philippine Star); Runner ups – Dino Datu (Business Mirror); Ding Marcelo (Manila Bulletin), Ricky Alegre (Business Mirror) and Jong Arcano (Philippine Daily Inquirer).

Broadcast media category winners are: Champion – Jun Nicdao (Manila Broadcasting Company), 1^st runner up Jay Sonza (DZIQ); Runner ups are Jonas Maniquis (ABS-CBN), Anthony Suntay (NBN), Arnold Clavio (DZBB) and Delfin Perez (DZAR).

Winners under the business, guest and ladies categories were also announced respectively.