By Christian V. Esguerra - Philippine Daily Inquirer
SAN FRANCISCO— One day, a brown-skinned, Filipino kid was scolded by his white American teacher in class here. Instead of answering, as he had been told to do, he looked down timidly and avoided eye contact.
Thinking he was being disrespectful, the teacher was infuriated all the more. But what Ligaya Avenida, 64, later saw on hindsight was a glaring example of cultural disconnect common in the American school system years ago.
By staying meek in the face of authority, a common Filipino trait, the boy thought he was doing the “right” thing, explained Avenida, a long-time teacher and administrator in the San Francisco Unified School District.
In the American context, he was not.
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"Freedom of connection, with any application, to any party, is the fundamental social basis of the Internet, and, now, the society based on it…
I hope that Congress can protect net neutrality, so I can continue to innovate in the internet space. I want to see the explosion of innovations happening out there on the Web, so diverse and so exciting, continue unabated." - Sir Tim Berners-Lee, founder of the Internet.
Watch his video on Net Neutrality here: http://web.mit.edu/webcast/mit-berners-lee-net-neutrality-blogs-220k.ram
Note: There’s something more on the video, which is actually pertinent to the topic at hand, than the cleavage shown. Cheers 
To narrow the digital divide, founder and CEO of Hawaii Pacific Entertainment & Technology News Network, Lincoln Jacobe, created a foundation focusing on providing computers for students & teachers to support today’s technology education.
The Pacific Technology Foundation raises funds to buy computers for schools and runs a technology scholarship fund which is granted to students who would like to major in science or technology programs in college, according to Jacobe.
The 501(c)(3)’s primary objective is to aid the disadvantaged, children and women who lack access to technology. (more…)
“Every one has to work together to find solutions to problems that degrade the commons,” says Von Hernandez.
This is one of the missions that he and Greenpeace, where he has worked for more than 14 years, have undertaken—inculcating environmental consciousness to the community through social value awareness and 
preaching individual responsibility in protecting Mother Nature.
Von, who is now executive director of Greenpeace Southeast Asia, tirelessly promotes and advocates environmental protection. His eye opener, or what he claims as “his baptism of fire”, was the 1991 Ormoc tragedy in Leyte province, where more than 8000 lives have perished due to flooding from the abnormal rainfall and landslides brought about by deforestation.
Then a Green Coalition volunteer, he traveled to the province to participate in relief efforts. After seeing the harrows and despair of the victims, Von vowed to take a step further and become a stauncher ally of the environment.
In this Greater Good Philippines interview, Von Hernandez talks about how he has become a volunteer for the environment and how his family, children especially, play their roles in pushing him further particularly in turbulent and challenging times. Von also mentions having hope despite all the bleak signs.
“This is the important message, our forecast is bleak but after the heavy rain, out comes the sunshine.”
All these and more only on Greater Good Philippines. 
Interview with Mike Fincken, captain of the Greenpeace flagship, Rainbow Warrior.
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