I was extremely psyched to learn that environmental advocate, Academy Award winner, and former US Vice President Al Gore is the keynote speaker of Leadership Conference Series 3. Gore will deliver a lecture titled “Al Gore: The Leader as Environmental Steward” on April 30 at the SMX Convention Center at the SM Mall of Asia Complex, using an Asian version of his “An Inconvenient Truth,” which you might recall was his Academy...

With the Philippine national elections right around the corner, pundits are scrambling to analyze their choices for Philippine president. While I promised myself that I would stay away from political posts because they tend to be very polarizing and stress me out, I have made a decision as regards for whom I intend to vote in May 2010. Please keep the Comments section civil; I reserve the right to edit/delete any comments that may be...

In a nutshell: the Philippines is taking steps to reduce its carbon footprint. Here are two very tangible ways that local governments are trying to help save the planet. I must admit that it warms my heart to read this. Makati City is the latest to join the ranks of Philippine cities that use eco-friendly transportation. Among the other cities that use transport methods that are friendlier for the environment than traditional gas-fueled jeepneys...

I don’t care about climate change it is not true that the earth may be dying it matters to me that water and energy are mine for the taking how foolish to think my lifestyle is contributing to the earth’s slow death i acknowledge that even if others may disagree with what i believe i will persevere “i am not alone on this earth so i must do my part” is a stupid concept “what’s in it for me?” is always...

I can’t begin to tell you how happy I am that the SM Mals and the Ayala Malls are stepping up their commitment to the environment. SM Malls, for instance, has recently invested in biodegradable plastic shopping bags. While their Wednesday M.O.B. (My Own Bag) campaign is still going strong, I think the SM management has seen the writing on the wall that says the Filipino public isn’t quite ready to give up its plastic bags and...

Earlier this morning, I had a chat with an old friend of mine from college. He recently finished his MBA in the United States, studying a host of architecture- and real estate-related subjects (obviously, I don’t remember what he specifically studied, ugh, caring-about-friend’s-life fail). One of his classmates was very concerned about the environment, and my friend, who we shall hide behind the name, Mack, as in Return of the Mack,...