This is the Q&A segment of the event. Our chats are open to everyone and we look forward to hearing from you some day. Follow our social media accounts to be notified on future events.

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Not all heroes wear capes. Many of them ride bicycles.

Keisha Mayuga founded Life Cycles after wondering how frontliners would get to work at the start of the lockdown in Manila. She and a team of volunteers organized a bike lending and donation program that has served thousands of stranded heroes.

Myles Delfin will share how hundreds of thousands of Bike Scouts have provided support during times of disaster. Bike Scouts is an agile network of volunteers that have been delivering goods and message of hope to those affected by natural calamities.

Other groups mentioned:

Voice-overs by Beth Cole.

Recorded live in front of a live audience virtually on October 16, 2021 with Clubhouse.

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Not all heroes wear capes. Many of them ride bicycles.

Keisha Mayuga founded Life Cycles after wondering how frontliners would get to work at the start of the lockdown in Manila. She and a team of volunteers organized a bike lending and donation program that has served thousands of stranded heroes.

Myles Delfin will share how hundreds of thousands of Bike Scouts have provided support during times of disaster. Bike Scouts is an agile network of volunteers that have been delivering goods and message of hope to those affected by natural calamities.

Other groups mentioned:

Voice-overs by Beth Cole.

Recorded live in front of a live audience virtually on October 16, 2021 with Clubhouse.

Find us on Facebook, Instagram, YouTube and Twitter.

This is the Q&A segment of the event. Our chats are open to everyone and we look forward to hearing from you some day.

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Reaching Out to Reach In: On Volunteerism and Mental Health

October 10th is World Mental Health Day. In the spirit of increasing awareness and discourse on mental health, we had a chat with Toni and Cat about mental health and how volunteerism can help one's mental wellbeing.

Antoinette Tause is an award-winning actress, singer and the founder of Planet CORA. Cat Triviño is a mental health leader and communications director at MindNation.

Dedicate a mangrove to a friend or loved one with Planet CORA's WoMangrove Warriors in Leyte, Philippines.

MindNation on Facebook and Instagram is open 24/7 to chat for anyone looking for a friend to talk or book a session with a psychologist or psychiatrist.

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Voice-overs by Beth Cole. Artwork by Miguel De La Cruz.

Recorded live in front of a live audience virtually on October 9, 2021 with Clubhouse.

Find us on Facebook, Instagram, YouTube and Twitter.

Reaching Out to Reach In: On Volunteerism and Mental Health

October 10th is World Mental Health Day. In the spirit of increasing awareness and discourse on mental health, we had a chat with Toni and Cat about mental health and how volunteerism can help one's mental wellbeing.

Antoinette Tause is an award-winning actress, singer and the founder of Planet CORA. Cat Triviño is a mental health leader and communications director at MindNation.

Dedicate a mangrove to a friend or loved one with Planet CORA's WoMangrove Warriors in Leyte, Philippines.

MindNation on Facebook and Instagram is open 24/7 to chat for anyone looking for a friend to talk or book a session with a psychologist or psychiatrist.

Voice-overs by Beth Cole. Artwork by Miguel De La Cruz.

Recorded live in front of a live audience virtually on October 9, 2021 with Clubhouse.

Find us on Facebook, Instagram, YouTube and Twitter.

Our sustainability focused discussion continues with groundbreaking designers Gerome Sta Maria and Maco Custodio. They shared their creative journey in designing shoe collections using upcycled materials. The collections for men and women's footwear bedazzled us after finding out that these creations were once trash.  

Award-winning shoe designer Gerome Sta. Maria created the "Diwata" collection which uses recovered marine plastic litter with Pure Ocean's ReMaker Space.

Maco Custodio is a seasoned fashion designer who is behind the "Lalapatos" collection, men's footwear made with upcycled tin foil wrappers.

Voice-overs by Beth Cole. Artwork by Miguel De La Cruz and Steve Johnson.

Recorded live in front of a live audience virtually on October 2, 2021 with Clubhouse.

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Technology that harnesses power from the sun's rays continue to develop at a rapid pace and the cost of investment for residential is going down. This allows Light of Hope PH and Jovie Montajes to provide power to marginalized off-grid communities in Cebu, Philippines. Engr. Michael Jan Cas of Solarche PV Systems explains the available options in the market to lower or eliminate energy expenses in our homes.

Voice-overs by Beth Cole. Artwork by Renar Ceniza. Stock video footage by Kanisha Pari.

Recorded live in front of a live audience virtually on August 14, 2021 with Clubhouse.

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What are sea cows? Sea mermaids? Dugons? Sea snails? Giant clams? In this episode, we learn and rediscover dugongs and the understudied sea snails.

The discussion is moderated by JP Loh and Boogs Rosales with guest speakers: Marine Biologist Lala Calle, National Geographic Explorer Erina Molina, and, our very own club's fisherfolk hero - Gela Petines.

Voice-overs by Beth Cole. Poster by Renar Ceniza. Stock video footage by Michal Merek.

Recorded live in front of a live audience virtually on August 7, 2021 with Clubhouse.

In our very first episode we chat with Pia Ocampo of Pure Oceans. The Soli-Soli Store is a running prototype that provides a sustainable solution for marine plastic litter found on Tingloy Island's shores. The island is located in Batangas on the Verde Island Passage, one of the Philippines' busiest sea lanes.

We discuss sustainable solid waste management, marine plastic litter, upcycling and other projects of Pure Oceans.

For more information about Pure Oceans and their projects, visit https://www.pureoceancs.co/ or find them on Facebook and Instagram as Pure Oceans Philippines. Find ReMaker Space on Facebook and Instagram for upcycled plastic designs and products.

Voice-overs by Beth Cole.

Recorded live in front of a live audience virtually on July 31, 2021 with Clubhouse.

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