I Support RAFI! Thanks to Madam Nancy Cudis, RAFI’s Communications Consultant for providing me this press release. Expect that Semidoppel’s Reports will bring you all valuable press releases from the Ramon Aboitiz Foundation, Inc. and now please take a moment in reading this article titled “Seed collection, propagation to perpetuate forests urged“, which is about the need to collect and germinate seeds for the continuous growth of our forests.

Seed collection, propagation to perpetuate forests urged

 Since most native trees grow from seeds, a non-government organization called on the public to collect seeds and propagate them to contribute to the creation of native tree forests.

            Rowena Bandola-Alensonorin, executive director of the Integrated Development unit of the Ramon Aboitiz Foundation Inc. (RAFI) pointed out the urgent need to replace trees cut down for construction purposes after some parts of the country experienced the tragic effects of flashfloods and landslides.

            “The primary importance of trees in the ecosystem is to reduce carbon dioxide in the atmosphere, and prevent soil erosion. For many people, they see trees as beneficial for building houses, furniture, tools, and for firewood; hence, these demands have significantly reduced the number of trees in the forests,” she noted.

            One way to address this is to collect and propagate seeds, which are considered “the next generation of forests.”

            Alensonorin said that it is equally important for the people to know not only the names of the native trees but also how to collect the seeds and germinate them.

“The scarcity of this knowledge might have led to the proliferation of exotic tree species, such as mahogany, gmelina, and ipil-ipil that are now growing in our forests. If this will continue, we will not only lose these animals, but also our highly valued trees such as narra, lauan, and mangkono that have been valued here and abroad for their toughness and strength. Our forests should be mainly composed of indigenous trees to provide food and habitat to our native animals,” she explained.

Producing quality trees starts from the quality of seeds germinated. These seeds must only come from healthy mother trees or those trees that bear fruits and produce seeds. Germinated seeds should be nurtured in a well-managed tree nursery that provides a suitable area for these seeds to grow into plantable seedlings for use in reforestation initiatives.

The RAFI Native Trees Nursery collects seeds and wildlings (seeds that germinated underneath or near the mother tree) all over the Visayas region. The nursery is also willing to receive seeds and seedlings from people who would like to donate. The nursery has an existing 150,000 seedlings of 212 native tree species and is located in Barangay Busay, Cebu City.

The RAFI Native Trees Nursery is a mechanism of the GREENIN Philippines Program of RAFI to create forests composed of native trees.

For more information, contact:

HAIDEE EMMIE K. PALAPAR                                                       ROWENA BANDOLA-ALENSONORIN

Communications Officer                                                 Executive Director, Integrated Development unit

Ramon Aboitiz Foundation Inc.                                                                 Ramon Aboitiz Foundation Inc. 

tel. no. (63 32) 418-7234 local 504                                                         tel. no. (63 32) 418-7234 local 514  

email: Haidee.Emmie.Palapar@rafi.org.ph                                   email: Rowena.Alensonorin@rafi.org.ph

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Here’s another surprise! I know you are familiar with my Blogger Quotes but most of them are in Tagalog. This time I decided to make Bloggers’ Proverbs in English so bloggers from other countries can relate and understand them. Aside from that, a commenter suggested that putting images with my proverbs , might help to make it more appealing and probably might go viral (I’m hoping). Thanks for the suggestion sir, you know who you are and you are right, they look better than the previous editions. I hope you will like them and I am also hoping that you will share these post/proverbs via Facebook, Twitter, or to whatever social bookmarking sites you use. Plus one naman ‘jan mga igan! Thanks in advance!

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Thanks to Mr. Richard H. Mamuyac (Communications Specialist of the People Management Association of the Philippines, PMAP) for choosing my New Year’s resolution and for including it on his article in the Philippine Daily Inquirer. It was included in his article titled “New Year’s resolutions to be better employees”. I would also like to thank my good friend Christian Melanie Lee for informing me and sharing me the image of the said article. Please have time to read the whole article and be inspired.

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This post brought to you by Contest Factory. All opinions are 100% mine.

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·         New high end computer system

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Also a $200 gift card will be also given away to a registered user via random draw at the end of the contest period. By the way this contest started last Dec. 5, 2011 at 12:00 p.m. and will end in January 31, 2012 at 12:00 p.m. EST.

Visit Pimp my Cubicle site and join this contest, take a shot by uploading your videos. Here’s a hint, the funnier the video and the better the story will make you have a high chance of winning!

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After the success of my article “Filipino Proverbs: The Blogger Edition”, here comes another set of Blogger Proverbs I am sure you will like and I bet you can relate. By the way, if you are wondering why I categorize it as a successful article it is because… two blogger proverbs were chosen by Sir Fitz and they are now the latest t-shirt designs released in Bloggershirts. Mabuhay! They are still available and you can still avail both designs.

Fellow bloggers, friends, readers and followers, Blogger Proverbs part 2 unveiled…

• Aanhin pa ang kaalaman sa SEO kung iyo naman itinatago.
• Ang hindi lumingon sa blogging mentor, hindi dapat tulungan sa script error.
• Habang mababa ang earnings, matutong gamitin ang trendings.
• Kapag link ang itinanim, link din ang aanihin. (link building)
• Google Adsense man daw ay masuspendido, kay Chitika tatakbo.
• Kapag deadma kay Google ang motion, register na kay Smowtion.
• Ang blogger na walang earning ay parang natinik ng malalim.
• Bloggers Facebook Group ay titibay, kung lahat ng miyembro matututong magbigay.
• Kapag mayroong mainit na balita, newsbloggers nagkakandarapa. (meaning nagmamadali magsulat, baka ma-misinterpret)
• Ang blogger na nagigipit, sa Facebook Likes humahapit.
• Nasa Blogger ang ngawa kapag Google Adsense ay nawala.
• Pag may guest post at may pic, may sasagip sa traffic.
• Sa blogger na may hiya, salita’y panunumpa.
• Walang mapait na paid post sa blogger na mag-eexpire na ang host.
• Walang ligaya sa lupa kapag kita sa Adsense ay hindi nakuha.

I hope you like this set. If you have some blogger proverbs in mind, kindly include it in your comment and I will include them on the next set. Good day! Happy blogging!

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I still don’t know who nominated me in PEBA’s “Any Blogger, Anywhere” Contest so whoever you are, I would like to thank you and I am really flattered that you nominated me. I received an e-mail from PEBA and I am very glad to announce that  Semidoppel’s Reports passed the review and assessment of the PEBA Blog Classification Committee. As of now I have to wait until November 30, 2011 if my blog will become one of the finalists, so wish me luck.

PEBA’s Panel of Judges will judge the blogs based on the following criteria’s in each category:

·         Form (30%) (Element, Blog Layout, Theme, Design)

·         Substance (50%)  (Total Impact and Over All Blog Content)

·         Originality (20%) (Uniqueness among other nominees in a nominated category)

It is just a nomination but it is a big thing for me, knowing that there is someone out there who believes in my ideas, thoughts and my ability to blog. Again, thank you very much and wish me luck!

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Lots of “pauso” nowadays suddenly came out, we have planking, owling, manning and the recent one made by Pinoys (which is absolutely funny) is called “bakling”. By the way I just want to clear things first, I’m not against those funny poses, I don’t want to be called a “killjoy” person (LOL). As people go nuts doing those stuffs, I think there is something that should be the new trend. The only difference about this new trend I was saying is that, this one should never be forgotten and should always be in practice. What is this new trend I am talking about?
I call it “THINKING”. Don’t get me wrong, I’m not telling you to pose acting that you are thinking, I am pertaining to the actual state. Some say that it is the ability to reason, a cause and effect in the mind, some say that it is the skill of using intelligence to get things done and experts say that it is the ability of the brain to execute processes in any activity which requires intelligence.

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But I define thinking as:

• Not making an anti-planking bill because I know there are lots of laws and bills more important to discuss
• Not trying to cross a flooded street and when you got stuck you will blame everyone, telling them that you were not informed
• Evacuating your home if it is really time to evacuate because your life or your family’s life might be in danger in times of calamities
• Not taking pictures in the area of a crime scene making it a tourist spot and not posting it in your Facebook wall neither uploading the pictures in your profile.
• Not making a hostage taker mad by taking his brother making him a police accessory
Sadly, only few people know how to think… even though we all have brains. Sometimes we don’t have to think depper, all we need is common sense, but still only few people know how to use it. Let us all make thinking as a hobby!
By the way, this article is an “on-the spot” one, I just thought of it when I updated my Facebook wall when I leave this message, “Nauso na ang planking…may owling pa…bakit hindi ipauso ang “THINKING”.

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