Barangay Bojo in Aloguinsan, Cebu province has been named among the Best Tourism Villages by the United Nations World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) for its outstanding practices to promote eco-tourism and environmental sustainability.
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Filipino global movement calls for SDG action using giant solar artworks
Filipino-born global solar movement Liter of Light is creating giant solar artworks of the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (UN SDGs) to call for urgent action during the Global Week to Act for SDGs.
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IN PHOTOS: Solar energy-powered giant UN SDG logo switches on for Earth Hour
The United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (UN SDG) logo has been created as a giant solar artwork using 1,800 solar lights and switched on by Filipino solar energy champions on top of the Makati City Hall to mark Earth Hour in the Philippines and the UN’s 75th Anniversary.
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Solar energy champions switch on UN SDG logo giant solar artwork to mark Earth Hour
Solar energy champions led by the Liter of Light Foundation are switching on the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (UN SDG) logo giant solar artwork on top of Makati City Hall to mark Earth Hour in the Philippines.
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Filipino public school teacher Noemi Baysa recognized for online newspaper
Filipino public school teacher Noemi Baysa was recognized by an international organization for her online publication called Project I Commit to Global Citizenship Education through Online Newspaper or “PIGEON”.
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JUST IN: Filipinos called to harness People Power for Climate Heroism
Filipinos are being called to harness People Power for Climate Heroism by joining the Light it Forward Challenge to hand-build solar lamps for donation to remote communities while paying tribute to the Philippines’ role in the 500 years commemoration of the circumnavigation of the world and the creation of the United Nations 75 years ago.
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Virtual tour guide Henri Abued Manzano showcases United Nations Headquarters
Virtual tour guide Henri Abued Manzano is showcasing the United Nations Headquarters in Vienna to guests in the comfort of their own homes.
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16 key cities to receive climate change risk assessment from WWF and BPI Foundation partnership
Another batch of 16 key cities in the Philippines will undergo climate change risk assessment to help pool information that communities can use to prevent environmental disaster. The study will be conducted by the World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF) – Philippines in partnership with Bank of the Philippine Islands (BPI) Foundation, the social innovation […]
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De La Salle University is lone Filipino school in THE Impact Rankings
De La Salle University in Manila made the cut in the inaugural Times Higher Education (THE) University Impact Rankings as the lone Filipino school in the list. The first Impact Rankings is THE’s pioneering initiative to recognize universities around the world for their social and economic impact, based on the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals […]
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