Awesome Philippines is a first-of-its-kind national tourism campaign borne out of the partnership between MTV Asia and the Department of Tourism. Executed as part of MTV Revelations, the campaign uses a series of video vignettes and new media to promote the Philippines to youth travelers in eleven overseas markets, including the U.S., the U.K., Australia, Korea, Canada, Japan, China, Taiwan, Hong Kong, Malaysia, Singapore.
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I was browsing through my archive of saved web pages and stumbled upon this article on the Inquirer.net dating back to April 8, 2007.
By TJ Burgonio - Inquirer.net
MANILA, Philippines — Are Filipinos God’s “chosen people”?
Can we believe that Filipino workers slaving abroad, those modern-day gypsies who clean toilets in cramped apartments, hop from one hospital room to another tending to patients, or drill holes in the middle of the desert, are God’s “messengers”?
There may be doubts but the signs are everywhere, according to Alexander L. Lacson, lawyer and author of the best-selling book “12 Little Things Every Filipino Can Do to Help Our Country.”
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OneTama, a youth-led, social change-driven organization recently distributed free green bags at a Quezon City supermarket. On May 31, the group handed 100 of the reusable bags to Shoppersville patrons in hopes of instilling a mindset of cutting down plastic bag use.
Present during the event were OneTama pioneers including Mickey Ingles, Micki Blaylock, Karlo Pujanes, Jor-el Soyangco, Iza Fernandez, Cris Garcia, Minnie Fong and Jovitt Trinidad.
“The OneTama event was in support of our thrust of putting the individual at the forefront of change,” said Jovitt. “We are and we should be responsible for the change we want to see.”
“The event was a simple act, something that we all do, buying groceries. But imagine the difference it would make to our environment if we used reusable bags instead of plastic bags to take our groceries home.”
The event is one of many venues that OneTama hopes to recreate for the public to live any of the OneTama acts logged on to their website (http://onetama.com/). The group’s aim is to act, raise awareness and encourage action, according to Jovitt.
The free bags were acquired through funds garnered from donations and fund raising events.
Photos from Mickey Ingles.
