How many kinds of bamboo do you know? Did you know that there are more than 1,500 bamboo species in the world, and many of these are found in the Philippines? Of the ones growing here, however, only a handful are popular and used commercially. To optimize the country’s rich bamboo resources, the Department of […]
Philippine science department pours in P5M to study lesser-used bamboo species Read More »
Using technology for good allows us to make a difference—sometimes, with the simplest of acts online. That’s how powerful technology is. And that’s how connected we all are. Here are five simple ways you can start using technology for good today. 1. Fight novel coronavirus with your idle PC Want to help researchers develop treatments
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Let’s face it: 2020 has been a challenging year—and it’s just been the first month. What with the novel coronavirus outbreak, the massive Australian bushfires, the Taal Volcano eruption, and the series of unfortunate events in the Philippines and across the world, it might be all too easy to feel helpless and hopeless. Instead of
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It’s Year 5 of a little online project called TessDrive.com. Website founder and manager Aries B. Espinosa shares his thoughts on a future that could be brighter, and kinder, for all creatures on the planet. Time sure flies when you’re having fun, and I realized just lately that we’ve been at this quiet little website
On TessDrive’s 5th year, the man behind the ‘unprofitable’ website remains optimistic Read More »
There is strength in numbers. Guilt-free, great-tasting dishes and cruelty-free, environment-friendly products become unlimited when variety is added. That’s the VegFest 2019 in the Philippines, touted as the biggest gathering of the plant-based, meat-free and cruelty-free community in Asia. It’s happening this weekend, and over a hundred merchants await. The vegan expo and workshops celebrate
Vegan mouth-watering and sexy at VegFest Pilipinas 2019 Read More »
TessDrive presents a regular summary of online finds, web discoveries that show us better ways to a better world. Ever so slowly, we’ll help you restore your faith in humanity. The boy who built a windmill A number of Facebook posts had been recently circulating about a 14-year-old boy from Malawi, named William Kamkwamba, who,
Anyone who has experienced cycling on Metro Manila’s streets would conclude that this megalopolis isn’t that bike-friendly. The road networks and the transport infrastructure have been clearly set up to favor motorized vehicles. It’s a bias that has seen some tragic results for the two-wheeled community. According to figures from the Metropolitan Manila Development Authority–the
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Bayombong, Nueva Vizcaya—The first day of a one-of-a-kind ecotourism project has just wrapped up. Despite a few minor hiccups in scheduling and route coordination, the group of cyclists and support crew comprising the first “Project V360: The Bicycle and Vegan Food Trip” arrived in this first-class municipality happy, and hungry for more 100% plant-based food after
Day 1 of Project V360 a lung-busting, lip-smacking success Read More »
