Humanility Launches Unique NFT Collection under Likha NFT Platform

 

Manila - Humanility, a non-profit organization who is dedicated to the rescue, emancipation and rehabilitation of foster children under their care – has launched an incredible Non-Fungible Token (NFT) art collection: the Humanility Empowered Children - From Street to School – Art Collection. It is a series of unique art made by the children under Humanility and it is one of a kind in the world to date. 

Launched in Likha, an NFT marketplace that features a growing number of Filipino artist and brands – with their distinct identities and signatures all curated exclusively under Likha. The Humanility Empowered Children are among the latest and youngest home-grown Filipino artists to make their mark in the NFT Art industry. 

Humanility’s From Street to School Art Collection by the Empowered Children of Humanility has a total of 76 unique NFT items in its launch. The goal of the collection is to showcase the young artists and with NFT technology’s that recognizes the digital signature of artists within each art piece by their respective creator, the Empowered Children of Humanility are making their indelible mark in the new frontier of the global digital art industry.

“The Humanility NFT art collection is ground-breaking as far as the digital arts scene of the Philippines,” said Gail Cruz-Macapagal, Humanility’s Country Representative for the Philippines. “These children are young, full of hope and serves as an inspiration as they all have overcome a lot of challenges.” 

The collection, all of which are hand-drawn and with each set piece --- expresses the hopes, dreams and aspiration of each children – all encapsulated into NFT format. “By 

purchasing a part of the collection, NFT collectors are not only empowering the children of Humanility – but are also becoming a part of the children’s journey into their future careers – whether it is art, the sciences or technology – we all can become a meaningful part of their journey.”

For NFT collectors, Humanility Empowered Children - From Street to School – Art Collection is now available in Likha. With each NFT art purchase, new owners are helping Humanility’s Education Fundraising efforts.

About Humanility

Humanility is a non-profit organization that is dedicated to the rescue and rehabilitation of street children who were once abandoned and exploited. The organization places awarm, caring and foster home and environment for the holistic development and 

upbringing of the foster children under their care. 

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Launch of the Philippines' First Solar Net-Metered Community

 

A bright fine weather on June 2, 2022 gave way to the launched of the Philippines' First Solar Net-Metered Community by Imperial Homes Corporation, real estate developer in Via Verde Trece Martires with the initial 550 housing units.

A Game Changer in Green Building Development Emma M. Imperial Group Chair and CEO of Imperial Homes Group of Companies expressed her gratitude to Chair Agnes Devanadera, the mother of Solar Net- Metered Communities,  together with the collaboration of Meralco ,EISSI, ERC, DSHUD, NHMFC, City of Trece Martirez, Pagibig Fund, IFC/World Bank , PropTech  Consoritum founding member organizations OSHDAP, SHDA, NREA and PSSEA . In the realization of the Philippines' First Solar Net-Metered Community.

The Technology and regulatory advancement gave way to a sustainable and resilient, green abode at Via Verde Trece Martires(VVTM) to save  Php 1.2 Billion on electricity costs in  the next  25 years.

Imperial Homes Corporation, Connovate Philippines Inc., and Enfinity Imperial Solar Solutions, Inc. envisioned a solar-powered community around the entire region of our wonderful country. 

#SolarNetCommunities

#SolarPoweredHomes

#ImperialHomesCorporation

ASIA CEO AWARDS 2022 Nominations is Now Officially Open

 

The Asia CEO Awards 2022 is now Officially Open for Nominations. See the fantastic Launch Video here: https://fb.watch/cUzrkvFAAW/

Nominate your organization and favorite leaders for Asia CEO Awards 2022 -- the largest event of its kind in Southeast Asia.  Everything you need to know is at: www.asia-ceo-awards.org/nominations .  Absolutely NO COST to participate BILLBOARDS are already posted across the nation.  

Asia CEO Awards is SCAM FREE.  Real awards don't cost money.  Buying fake awards and promoting yourself as “award winning” is deceptive and fraudulent to your clients, staff and the nation.  Asia CEO Awards would never ask you to pay fees of any kind to receive an award.  

NOMINATE NOW!
All you need to Submit Your Nominations is at: asia-ceo-awards.org/nominations.  Again, there is NO COST to Nominate - completely SCAM FREE.  Showcase to the world the strength of the Philippine economy, its key companies and leaders.  Deadline for nominations is August 15, 2022.     

AWARD CATEGORIES 2022
Airspeed Service Excellence Company of the Year || CRITERIA
Arthur Nowak Diversity Company of the Year || CRITERIA
InLife Young SHERO of the Year || CRITERIA
Kyani Wellness Company of the Year || CRITERIA
LBC Business Solutions SME Company of the Year || CRITERIA
Reed Elsevier Top Employer of the Year || CRITERIA
Regus Entrepreneur of the Year || CRITERIA
Smart Enterprise Global Filipino Executive of the Year || CRITERIA
TOA Global Young Leader of the Year || CRITERIA
United Neon Most Innovative Company of the Year || CRITERIA
CSR Company of the Year ||  CRITERIA
Executive Leadership Team of the Year || CRITERIA
Expatriate Executive of the Year || CRITERIA
Sustainability Company of the Year || CRITERIA
Technology Company of the Year || CRITERIA

Nomination Essentials for this year's award categories is located HERE.  Nominate your organization or favorite leaders.   Asia CEO Awards has a nomination process overseen by judges and scrutineers with impeccable reputations. 
   
ASIA CEO AWARDS brings senior leaders from across Philippines and the world for this celebration of success and contribution.  Title Sponsor - PLDT Enterprise.  Major sponsors include: Airspeed, Arthur Nowak CX, Insular Life, Kyani, LBC Business Solutions, Reed Elsevier, Regus, Smart Enterprise, TOA Global, United Neon. Official Knowledge Partner is PwC. Official Venue is Manila Marriott. Media Partners are CNN Philippines, BusinessMirror, BusinessWorld, Philippine Daily Inquirer, GoodNews Pilipinas and more.

Detailed information about Asia CEO Awards on the Official Event Website at: asia-ceo-awards.org.   

ITDI’s Biodiesel Antifreeze to Ensure Foreign Sale

 

With the DOE 2017-2040 Philippine Energy Plan targeting to maintain a B2 biodiesel blending, as shown in its long term (2020-2040) Biofuels Roadmap, local processors are having difficulty finding an antifreeze that would ensure their biodiesel gets a slice of the foreign market.

Cleotilde A. Bulan, head of the Industrial Chemical Section at the Industrial Technology Development Institute  (DOST-ITDI), stressed the need for local processors for a locally-produced antifreeze agent that would complement the Philippine biodiesel from coconut. The biodiesel industry sector needs “this” to ensure that the coconut methyl ester (CME) or coco biodiesel can compete in the world market.

GlobeNewsWire has reported that the global biodiesel market is currently standing at the size of USD23,290 million and is expected to reach USD25,880 million by the end of 2026 (CAGR of 1.5% during 2021-2026).

Bulan explains further what antifreeze does. Also known as a coolant, it lowers a liquid’s freezing point, which is why it is added to vehicles’ radiators. In foreign localities, antifreeze allows cars to operate in a variety of temperatures, from frigidly cold to scorchingly hot.

By adding a mixture of chemicals and water, antifreeze helps ensure that the liquid in radiators does not freeze over during winter or boil up during summer, thus overheating the engine.

But, how does an antifreeze exactly work? How does it protect engines?

Bulan said that the key lies in coolants’ boiling and freezing points. Pure water has a boiling point of 212°F (100°C) and a freezing point of 32°F (0°C). However, by using a 50/50 mixture of water and ethylene glycol, the M boiling point rises to 223°F (106°C), and the freezing point lowers to -35°F (-37°C).

By taking it a step further, using a 30/70 mixture of water and ethylene glycol, the boiling point rises to 235°F (113°C), and the freezing point lowers to -67°F (-55°C).

However, Bulan’s team is working on a different antifreeze agent — the synthesis of glycerol (a naturally occurring alcohol) acetals. Here, glycerol acts to prevent freezing damage, such as ice crystal formation.

Foreign research studies show that at lower glycerol concentrations like 10-20%, the frozen stock will be fairly solid at -80°C, while at higher concentrations (30-50%), it may remain partially liquid.

Bulan’s team has since applied for a patent for the glycerol acetal and biodiesel samples. 

(amguevarra\\ ITDI S&T Media Service)

DOST REVITALIZES STI BILATERAL RELATION WITH AUSTRALIAN INSTITUTIONS

The Department of Science and Technology (DOST) is revitalizing its bilateral relations with Australian research institutions and universities through a Scientific Visit of DOST officials to the country held from 17 to 23 April 2022.

Led by Undersecretary for Research and Development Dr. Rowena Cristina L. Guevara, the delegation aims to strengthen existing ties of DOST with research institutions including the Australian Center for International Agricultural Research (ACIAR), the Commonwealth Scientific Industrial Research Organization (CSIRO), and the Australian Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT). These include identifying areas for common interest where resources and expertise of DOST and partners can advance more research and capacity building programs. Several concrete collaborations, including a scholarship program with ACIAR, were discussed during the meetings and will be formalized through an agreement to be signed by DOST with these research institutions.

Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organization

Australian Center for International Agricultural Research

During the Mission, DOST also reinvigorate the implementation of the existing Memorandum of Understanding with Swinburne University of Technology (SUT), which include, among others, scholarships and sandwich programs in the field of biomedical engineering where the University has distinct advantage.

Swinburne University of Technology

As well, the scientific visit saw DOST forging new partnership with the Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology (RMIT) through the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding for Scientific Cooperation. Specific areas and modes of cooperation identified in scholarship programs and joint research activities in the fields of Food Technologies and Innovation and Digital Health.

ROYAL MELBOURNE INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY

The DOST delegation also discussed opportunities to operationalize its existing MOU with James Cook University. During the meeting, the delegation agreed to work in the following areas, namely: emerging diseases and tropical diseases, Internet of Things (IoT), agriculture and food security, and marine science. The possible collaboration also included scholarship programs for clinicians.

JAMES COOK UNIVERSITY

The visit also gave opportunity to the delegation to learn about the important work and innovation on coral reef restoration of the Australian Institute of Marine Science (AIMS), the country’s tropical marine research agency.

Other universities which the delegation visited include the Queensland University of Technology, the Southern Cross University; Griffith University, and University of Queensland, all of which agreed to formalize the Department’s institutional partnership through a Memorandum of Understanding that will outline the parties’ areas of common interest as well as its mode of cooperation.

SOUTHERN CROSS UNIVERSITY

QUEENSLAND UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY

GRIFFITH UNIVERSITY

UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND

Also joining the delegation were Dr. Leah J. Buendia, DOST Assistant Secretary for International Cooperation; Dr. Reynaldo V. Ebora, Executive Director of the DOST - Philippine Council for Agriculture, Aquatic, and Natural Resources Research and Development; Dr. Jaime C. Montoya, Executive Director of the DOST Philippine Council for Health Research and Development; Engr.

Ninaliza H. Escorial, Deputy Director at the DOST Philippine Council for Industry, Energy, and Emerging Technologies Research and Development; and Dr. Josette T. Biyo, Director of the DOST Science Education Institute (SEI).

MEMBERS OF THE PHILIPPINE DELEGATION

The delegation began their mission in Canberra where they paid courtesy to Her Excellency Hellen De la Vega, Philippine Ambassador to Australia. The delegation’s visit also served as an opportunity for the Department to promote among Filipino scientists and researchers in Australia DOST’s Balik Scientist Program that encourages Filipinos to come back to the Philippines and contribute to the advancement of STI in the country. Organized by the Philippine Embassy in Australia, the webinar gathered over 25 Filipino scientists and researchers who have distinguished themselves in their specific areas of work.

COURTESY VISIT AND BALIK SCIENTIST WEBINAR

In addition, the visit delegation, in coordination with the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade, met with State Level Officials from Australia’s Northern Territory, Victoria, and Queensland to apprise each other of their work and possible alignment with DOST’s STI initiatives.

KAINGIN: An Earth Month Art Installation by Jinggoy Buensuceso

 

Curated by Junyee as a continuation of Angud from April 30, 2022 to May 30, 2022

For Earth Month 2022, visual artist Jinggoy Buensuceso transforms the CCP Front Lawn into a burnt forest with over a thousand contemporary bululs made of molded fibreglass infused with burnt debris, soil, and dust, collected from areas in the Philippines that encounter the most serious environmental struggles. These new sculptures, and their state at every phase of the exhibit, represent the forests that are synonymous with humanity, as their fates are intertwined. If forests die, we die. 

KAINGIN, a devastated forest of bululs frontlines the exhibit as a symbol of nature’s destruction by the fire of people’s desires - logging, mining, and misinformed, self-serving acts. As one proceeds inside the CCP Main Theater Building into the 4th floor Atrium, they will come across Huling Hapunan, the final hours of bululs helplessly trapped and wallowing in their slow death by fire, with its red flames serving as their last supper. Entierro presents a proper burial for the forest, an observance of the necessary rest, responsible action, and respect, for nature to recover and return to the cycle of life. And lastly, there is Ritwal, a prayer for forgiveness and redemption through the baptism of fire. The 4th floor installations also include pre-recorded performances by the artist, asking for life and the spirit of nature to be showered upon the bululs as they embark on their journey of renewal. KAINGIN is a dramatic assembly of humans and nature, a wake-up call to make a stand for our land, to challenge the current ways, and to push for solutions that will sustain humanity without collateral damage.

Jinggoy Buensuceso (b. 1982, Samal, Bataan) is a visual artist and sculptor working at the new frontier of art and design to create a synesthetic creative language that fuses the natural and artificial worlds. Buensuceso's art is informed by a deep knowledge of materials and processes, both ancient and modern. The artist feels his way through the connective tissues between humanity and nature, envisioning lines that create the contours of the physical and metaphysical. Each installation and sculpture is influenced by these linear movements. The dichotomy of existence, with its eternal and opposing forces of chaos and order, nurtures his iconoclastic convictions of the divine pairings that feature in his work. True to his anarchic style, he has embraced the color black as an ambiguous muse: black is everything and nothing; it is sensuous and solemn; it is the color of the void that births manifold universes. Buensuceso is a graduate of Visual Communications from the College of Fine Arts of the University of the Philippines-Diliman. He has been recognized and featured in Maison & Objet Paris, Wallpaper Magazine, The Artling, Design Anthology, and Manila FAME, and has presented solo exhibitions in Galleria Duemila, Galerie Astra, Manifesto Gallery, and Galerie Joaquin, in Manila, and in John Erdos Art in Singapore and in the Philippine Center in New York.

Join us tomorrow in launching the Earth Day installation at the CCP Front Lawn at 5:00 PM. 

This event is FREE and OPEN TO THE PUBLIC. For safety concerns, the public is reminded to wear their face masks, bring their vaccination cards, and observe the CCP New Normal Health Guidelines (http://bit.ly/CCPNewNormal) upon visiting from April 30, 2022 to May 30, 2022.

World Travel & Tourism Council Reveals Massive Increase in Global International Inbound Travel

Flight bookings suggest a hot summer ahead for key destinations across Asia-Pacific, Europe and the America

Manila, Philippines: The World Travel & Tourism Council (WTTC) and its knowledge partner ForwardKeys, forecast a major increase in global international flights bookings as international travel takes off.

The booking bounce back was revealed at WTTC’s prestigious 21^st Global Summit, taking place this year in Manila, as the world continues to reopen from the pandemic.

News of the strong recovery highlights a promising prospect ahead for summer holiday travel, with sun and sea destinations, such as the Caribbean and Latin America, leading the international inbound bookings.

According to ForwardKeys, leading travel and analytics company, the country’s leading the ranking of top 20 best performing destinations for the summer are Costa Rica, Aruba, Dominican Republic, and Jamaica, all of which rely heavily upon international travel.

These destinations lead the pack with bookings already surpassing pre-pandemic levels.

Last year, the industry’s gradual recovery was significantly slowed by the surge in Omicron cases. However, the future is looking brighter for 2022 with positive booking data worldwide.

Julia Simpson, WTTC President & CEO said: “WTTC 2022 booking data from ForwardKeys is a firm signal of the strong recovery of the global Travel & Tourism sector.

“Travel to the Asia-Pacific region shows impressive signs of improvement as destinations gradually reopen their borders to visitors, in line with customer demand.”

Olivier Ponti, ForwardKeys Vice President Insights, said: “It is very encouraging that Asia has finally begun re-opening, which is driving the return of both travel to Asia and within the region, both of which are clearly going to be instrumental in driving the global economic recovery.”

According to the data, Q1 and Q2 figures for this year are showing triple-digit growth for inbound flight bookings around the world, compared to last year, including the Americas, Europe, and Asia.

Travellers are eager to spend more on travel following the loosening of restrictions, with heightened demand for premium cabin classes in 2022. Other trends seen include stronger last-minute bookings.

Further evidence of the resurgence in travel is shown in arrivals in Europe, with a massive 350% surge in international arrivals for Q1 in 2022 compared to last year.

Asia-Pacific countries also saw an increase in arrivals for Q1 of this year compared to 2021, with bookings for the region up 275%.

In Q2 we see further acceleration of the continuing recovery with a significant rise in international bookings, which have soared by 264% on the year before.

This acceleration is particularly notable in Asia where travel restrictions are being removed. Host to the WTTC Global Summit, the Philippines is the fastest growing single destination in South East Asia, 29% up in Q2 this year compared to Q1.

The summer travel outlook is led by the resurgence of travel to the Caribbean and Latin America, which includes seven out of the top 10 travel destinations.

India and Pakistan are also highly popular, thanks to travel mainly for visits to family and friends.

Meanwhile in Europe, destinations such as Iceland, Greece, Portugal, Spain and France are showing a strong resurgence with travel bookings just slightly behind pre-pandemic levels.

Africa and the Middle East also feature in the top 20 list with Tanzania, Qatar and Egypt also reaching close to pre-pandemic levels of travel.

The continued recovery of the Travel & Tourism sector in the Asia-Pacific region looks set to accelerate as destinations gradually reopen throughout 2022