Share gifts that give back this holiday season with Panda Gifts 2020

Wazzup Pilipinas!

With the holiday season fast approaching, you may find yourself wondering what can serve as meaningful and purposeful Holiday gifts for your family and friends. If you want to give gifts that give back to the planet, then check out Panda Gifts 2020—a selection of eco-friendly items from the World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF) Philippines that your loved ones will surely appreciate.

This year’s catalog features a variety of items that will not only spread the holiday cheer to your friends and family, but also contribute to building back a better planet for everyone. A portion of the proceeds for each product will be donated to the organization’s conservation initiatives. With a wide array of items to choose from, you are sure to find something for everyone in your holiday gift list.

Make the concept of sustainability trend with this year’s wide array of wearable options!

Introduce sustainability to your friends with this year’s variety of statement shirts to help bring awareness to various environmental issues, or choose from the fourteen different designs of the Endangered Stamps Collection tees exclusively designed in partnership with the Veterinary Student Achievers Society of the Philippines. For the pageant aficionado, the limited-edition shirt and mug by Miss Universe Philippines 2020 is your best bet. Complete the ensemble by adding a wildlife-inspired Bergel headwear, or get a tote bag for a handy carry-all.

With plastics being the top ocean pollutant, reducing unnecessary plastic usage by bringing your own reusable containers will surely go a long way!

Help reduce the use of unnecessary plastics by getting a sustainable alternative for your friends and family members! Aqua Carton and KeepCup products come in cute and trendy designs that are IG-worthy, while insulated tumblers from Corkcicle, Thermos, and Slique can keep your drinks hot or cold for long periods. For storage purposes, Stasher bags are a perfect choice! It’s a reusable option with the ease and convenience of plastic bags, with all sorts of sizes and colors that you can pick from too.

Help protect wildlife and their habitats by adopting plushies of iconic species that are perfect for kids and the young-at-heart!

Need something for the kids? Get silicone food bibs from Orange and Peach that come in designs featuring local wildlife species, or give them a cuddle-buddy with the Symbolic Species Adoption Plush Toy and Keychains, which can serve as a great companion that even those who are young-at-heart would love to have! 

Pamper your skin with these locally-produced MAGWAI personal care products!

For your friends who are into personal care products, MAGWAI Reef-Safe Sunscreen and Shampoo Bars are your best bet! The sunscreen is locally-produced and specially formulated to protect the ocean, as it protects us from the sun. The shampoo bars, which come in plastic-free packaging, can help keep your hair clean and can be used up to 80 washes. 

These gift cards from Sticker Street are a great way to share your love for the planet, and perhaps inspire a new conservation advocate!

By supporting WWF-PH’s conservation efforts through Panda Gifts, you will also get to choose a set of WWF gift cards from Sticker Street as a token of our appreciation. Inspired by the wonders of nature and featuring some of WWF’s iconic species, these gift cards are a great way to share your love for the planet in this special time of the year, and perhaps inspire a new conservation advocate!

Log on to http://wwf.org.ph to check out the full Panda Gifts 2020 Catalog for more information about this year’s roster of products. For bulk orders and inquiries, you may contact pandagifts@wwf.org.ph or call (0916) 284 1690.

This season of giving, consider giving gifts that give back. Together, we can #ChangeTheEnding for the people and the environment! 

Interested in co-branding or partnering up with WWF-Philippines? Contact Mr. Kent Rebultan, Brand and Innovative Partnerships’ lead at krebultan@wwf.org.ph.

Baby River Dies Without Her Mother By Her Side

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"The treatment toward Nasino at River’s wake to her funeral has caused widespread anger, with some complaining of selective justice and comparing her treatment to higher profile and wealthier prisoners allowed temporary release on humanitarian grounds."

The tiny hands of River, Reina Mae Nasino’s 3-month old child, grasps the finger of a relative. She is admitted at the ICU of PGH. She is “no longer responding to medications and may expire any moment now.”

We condemn the court for not allowing Reina Mae to see her baby before it was too late. 

It is with deep grief that we announce the demise of River, Reina Mae's 3-month old child.

Join us as we pray for her soul’s eternal repose and let us continue to call for the release of her mother so she can have a glimpse of her child. 

Please offer prayers for the passing of Baby River, the three-month old baby. This is a heavy night. 

When the state granted permission to a convicted plunderer to visit his ailing father while a political prisoner wasn't able to hold her daughter's hands while she is in critical condition.

The Philippine government pardoned a murderer-foreigner while a first-time mother remain incarcerated over ridiculous fabricated charges. Even during that time when Baby River may expire any moment now, they still didn't allow her to be a mother to her. How infuriating! 

 “First and foremost, the arrest of Reina Mae is illegal and the search warrants used to justify her arrest are marred with irregularities”

According to reports, Baby River who was born under prison condition, have succumbed to acute respiratory distress syndrome at 8:50 tonight. Ina Nasino has been informed of this heartbreaking news by the jail warden. But the court denied her request to see her ailing baby.

Nasino has been denied a lot of times:

When she petitioned the court to be transferred in a facility for pregnant women due to growing cases of covid in prison, when she petitioned the court to be with her newborn, and tonight, when she appealed to be with her dying daughter.

Koko Pimentel waltzing into the hospital to see his baby born with little repercussions

Vs

Reina Masino denied of all opportunities to see her baby pass

Y'ALL SEE THE PROBLEM

Not silence. Justice! 

Rivers are traditional symbols of life, and the passing of time. Tonight, a baby named after them was deprived of both. 

We will flow with you, baby River.

We will flow for you to seek justice.

We will continue flowing

'till we make a great surge 

What kind of government leaves a baby to die without being able to see her own mother in her last moments? Ours, apparently. 

f*ck selective justice. f*ck this government.

Reina & her 3 month-old daughter should’ve been in an environment for sustained breastfeeding & care if the courts acted in a timely manner with compassion & a sense of justice.

River Nasino could have been like her mom. A community organizer from KADAMAY, who helped the urban poor of Tondo for their basic economic demands.

Instead, she was murdered by the gross negligence and fascism under Duterte.

This government has been nothing short of inhumane and unjust. I hope these f*ckers and their supporters never get a wink of peaceful sleep until their demise.

So much can be said about how a government deals with activists. Shame on y'all.

Revolting, really, how the State destroys so many families each day. As we pray for River's soul, may we keep demanding for Reina's immediate release. 

The injustice becomes more apparent when you think about how transphobic murderer Pemberton was granted pardon while River was denied the motherly care that was vital to infants. She might still be alive if the State never imprisoned Reina on false charges. 

International Day of the Girl Child is in two days. Ipakita natin sa Estado na hindi tayo titigil sa pagsingil ng kanilang inutang na dugo. For River and Reina. Ipaglaban ang karapatan ng kababaihan! Palayain lahat ng bilanggong pulitikal! 

#FreeReinaMaeNasino

Plantito of the year! Livestream

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Starting a livestream about urban gardening tipid tips for plantitos and plantitas that do not want to spend so much.

Plantito of the year!: Recycled Container as hanging pots

This is the start to formally introduce my Plantito of the Year / Vegetito of the Year livestreaming series.

I will be doing short talks about container and urban gardening to give ideas, tips, and other information about this latest craze......not the expensive, costly, extravagant version.. but the tipid, pang-masa, Earth-friendly ways to plant, nurture, propagate, harvest both plants and vegetables.

No script, no rehearsal, no second takes, just raw and unedited live videos...with special focus on using everyday materials that won't cost you a fortune.... especially on how to grow our own food by planting our own veggies at home.

These are the first episodes:

First episode: Recycled Containers as Hanging Pots

https://www.facebook.com/wazzuppilipinas/videos/1015439812228297/

Second episode: Free Seeds and Pot Ideas

https://www.facebook.com/wazzuppilipinas/videos/1663468087163597/

Third Episode: Propagating Plants from Cuttings

https://www.facebook.com/wazzuppilipinas/videos/970201413801928/

Hope you support a Plantito so I could continue doing Livestream featuring tipid tips for urban gardening

#Plantito #Vegetito #Plantita #Vegetita #UrbanGardening #ContainerGardening #vegetablegardening #PlantMom #PlantDad #WazzupPilipinas