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Narra Seedlings Tree Planting Activity 23 September 2012 – The Ateneo Nature Crusaders have successfully arrived at Brgy. Panicuason, Naga City to plant trees in the vicinity of Mt. Isarog Natural Park. The team was composed of 20 participants - 18 students, ANC Moderator and INECAR Staff Ms. Shane Bimeda and a former ANC member. Watershed Development Project Staff Ritchie S. Pinangang, a contract worker, oriented the group about the do’s and don’ts regarding the undertaking as well as the purpose and benefits of the program. He said that the project, in connection with a Memorandum of Agreement last November 2003, was initiated by the collaborated efforts of Metropolitan Naga Water District (MNWD) and Department of Environment and Natural Resources while the City Environment National Resource Office also support the preservation of the area. Meanwhile, five MIGs headed by Ariel Steban (team leader) and administered by Rolando ‘Roly’ Cruzata (supervisor) assisted th...

Tree Planting Activity 23 September 2012 – The Ateneo Nature Crusaders have successfully arrived at Brgy. Panicuason, Naga City to plant trees in the vicinity of Mt. Isarog Natural Park. The team was composed of 20 participants - 18 students, ANC Moderator and INECAR Staff Ms. Shane Bimeda and a former ANC member. Watershed Development Project Staff Ritchie S. Pinangang, a contract worker, oriented the group about the do’s and don’ts regarding the undertaking as well as the purpose and benefits of the program. He said that the project, in connection with a Memorandum of Agreement last November 2003, was initiated by the collaborated efforts of Metropolitan Naga Water District (MNWD) and Department of Environment and Natural Resources while the City Environment National Resource Office also support the preservation of the area. Meanwhile, five MIGs headed by Ariel Steban (team leader) and administered by Rolando ‘Roly’ Cruzata (supervisor) assisted the Nature Crusaders to ...

Tree Planting Activity 23 September 2012 – The Ateneo Nature Crusaders have successfully arrived at Brgy. Panicuason, Naga City to plant trees in the vicinity of Mt. Isarog Natural Park. The team was composed of 20 participants - 18 students, ANC Moderator and INECAR Staff Ms. Shane Bimeda and a former ANC member. Watershed Development Project Staff Ritchie S. Pinangang, a contract worker, oriented the group about the do’s and don’ts regarding the undertaking as well as the purpose and benefits of the program. He said that the project, in connection with a Memorandum of Agreement last November 2003, was initiated by the collaborated efforts of Metropolitan Naga Water District (MNWD) and Department of Environment and Natural Resources while the City Environment National Resource Office also support the preservation of the area. Meanwhile, five MIGs headed by Ariel Steban (team leader) and administered by Rolando ‘Roly’ Cruzata (supervisor) assisted the Nature Crusaders to ...

By Englebert A. Villegas As an incentive to the top 13 performing student organizations out of 52 evaluated groups, Office of Student Affairs (OSA) rewarded them with Xavier Hall offices effective this academic year 2012-2013. Right after the Student Organizations Awards and Recognition (SOAR) last 24 February, the OSA had already informed the organizations which will occupy empty rooms – resulting to six co-curricular and seven extra-curricular groups at Xavier Hall. The Ateneo Consortium of Technological Information and Computing Sciences (TACTICS), Samahan ng Tagapagtaguyod ng Edukasyong Pilipino (STEP), Liga ng Estudyante sa Agham Pampulitika (LEAP), Ateneo de Naga Biology Majors (ANBIOM), Junior Philippine Institute of Accountants (JPIA), College Red Cross Youth, Engineering and Youth for Christ were the organizations removed from the Xavier Hall. Meanwhile, Ateneo Paradigm Eclat Xircle (APEX), Progressive Organization of English and Literature Majors (POEM), A...

Report re IGNATIANA activities By Englebert A. Villegas Blockbuster Hits Pelikula Piyesta was the title of Center for Arts and Culture Film and Creative Communications Program Committee’s event offering in celebration of IGNATIANA 2012. The Festival had run last 23-25 July at the Instructional Media Center which mainly featured films produced by students. These were among the outputs of production researches last year by senior students under the Department of Media Studies. On the first day, “Kikik” and “Sa Pamayo kan mga Bareta” were shown while “Silbato” and “Le Rouge Ballon (The Red Balloon); and “The Mission” were exhibited on the second and last day of the program, respectively. According to Committee on Film and Creative Communications Chair Victor Dennis Nierva, “T he festival was a way of finding God in all things, as St.Ignatius urges us to do. The films were opportunities to wonder and wander in the beauty of art as manifestation of Divine presen...

Mysteries of Terminus By Englebert A. Villegas  Breakbone Fever photo courtesy of  http://www.wowbatangas.com/tag/cases-of-dengue-in-the-philippines/ Alarming are the days when dengue outbreaks scatter all over the country. Just for the sake of opening everyone’s eyes, this has something to do with our responsibility of cleaning the environment. According to World Health Organization, global incidence of dengue had amplified in recent decades and about two-fifth of the world’s population are now at risk, especially those regions having tropical or sub-tropical climate. Being located in a tropical archipelago, we are indeed at great risk. With almost 14 percent boost in dengue cases from January to July this year here in the Philippines, over 46,000 cases and more than 290 deaths are already in record. The reported upsurge places our nation in dire need of intensified anti-dengue operations especially those in risky locales. Changes ...

By Englebert A. Villegas No to mining in Bicol! Organized by the Institute of Environment, Conservation and Research (INECAR), the Regional Consultation on Mining in Bicol was structured to embark upon the prevailing concerns in mining; a battle for the environment. It was held at the Arrupe Convention Hall, Ateneo de Naga University (AdNU) last 28 June with funds coming from the Foundation for the Philippine Environment. Also, due to the efforts of INECAR Director Emilina G. Regis, ABS-CBN Foundation Executive Director Dr. Gina Lopez, Bantay Kita former National Coordinator Maita Gomez and Atty. Gerthie Anda of Environmental Legal Assistance Center, the said conference had materialized. From 234 invitations sent to different units or offices, more or less 144 people were able to join the said affair, including the volunteers and organizers. The attendants were clustered into Academe, Government Agencies, Church, Non-government and Other Organizations...