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I am a Bicolano by birth and choice. By any standards, I am a slow runner but I like it that way. I look at running as a healthy and exciting way to make a difference. Together with my fellow runners from our family, school, office, and the community, we use running to give back.

FPIP CONSUELO PARK: Shinrin-Yuko in a Happy Place

In the heart of  CALABARZON is the First Philippine Industrial Park (FPIP) which is a joint venture of First Philippine Holdings  (FPH)  of the Lopez Group and Sumitomo Corporation of Japan.  Inside the over  500 hectares of  prime industrial  land are 150 locators. Collectively, these FPIP locators of varying national origin(s)  contribute US$ 3.5 Billion in export earnings to the Philippine economy   and generate  80,000  Pinoy jobs annually.   Amidst all this robust economic activity in the industrial hub, there is an oasis. 

MANGROVE LOVING PENGUIN: Celebrating WORLD WETLANDS DAY by Learning from the "Mother of Mangroves."


 "Every choice we make can be a celebration of the world we want."

 Feb 2 is World Wetlands Day.  It is has been that way since 1997.  It is a United Nations International Day since 2022.