KAPATID: A Blood Donation Drive by UP PMS and UP RCY

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From a single blood donation, up to 3 fellow Filipinos in need can be helped. Patients with severe blood loss, leukemia patients, hemophilia patients, mothers experiencing complications at birth, major trauma patients, transplant patients, and many others can benefit from donated blood. Unfortunately, blood donations have fallen by 29% in 2020 due to the effects of the COVID pandemic and lockdown. Our already struggling supply is at critically low levels.

At the start of the new year, UP Pre-Medical Society and UP Red Cross Youth have come together to hold their first blood donation drive of 2023 at the University of the Philippines. Diliman. KAPATID, A Blood Donation Drive, is a one-day event that aims to encourage and provide an opportunity to donate to would-be blood donors. All donated blood will go to our partner blood bank at the Philippine Red Cross. Help us save lives and join UP PMS and UP RCY as we come together to help our fellow Filipinos.



When: January 14, 2023 - Saturday

Time: 8:00 AM to 5:00 PM

Where: UP Film Center, Film Institute at the University of the Philippines, Diliman



A blood donation drive is an opportunity for healthy Filipinos of different ages and backgrounds to come together and help their fellow kababayans. KAPATID aims to foster a sense of family and togetherness as we rise from the COVID-19 pandemic and overcome the challenges it brought. By working together to contribute to the shortage of blood supply, we can give life to those in need.

Anyone is welcome to come to the UP Film Center, Film Institute at the University of the Philippines, Diliman to donate this January 14 from 8:00 AM to 5:00 PM. Blood donors must be 16 to 60 years old, weigh at least 50kg, and have normal vital signs during the day of the blood donation drive.

Join us and bring your friends, parents, and kapatid to celebrate life and family and help our fellow Filipinos. Learn more about the event and stay tuned for more updates and information on our Facebook page. Together, let’s give it life one drop of blood at a time!



Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/uppremedsoc

Event Poster: https://tinyurl.com/KAPATIDPoster

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UNDP taps acclaimed Science Diplomat for BARMM climate security program

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The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) has just tapped internationally-acclaimed Filipino climate expert and science diplomat Glenn Banaguas to spearhead climate security risk and vulnerability assessment of the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM). The UNDP Philippines’ Climate Security Project within the BARMM has the overarching objective of enhancing resilience in the affected communities; building regional, provincial, and municipal capabilities for dealing with climate-related security risks; and ensuring that local governments can finance these initiatives in order to move forward.

 

Specific objectives include:

 
Examining the interaction of climate change and natural disasters with factors (social, economic, political) that impact the peace and security situation in the region;

Analyzing climate change impacts as key drivers for social, economic and political risks and vulnerabilities in the BARMM;

 
Evaluating peace and security risks arising from the direct and indirect effects of climate, taking into consideration climate stressors or shocks, exposure, vulnerability and coping capacity;
Assessing the potential magnitude and impacts of extreme climate-related events, through the classification of hotspots for climate change exposure and vulnerability that intersect with conflict and violence;

 
Examining how intersecting factors (e.g., gender, age, socio-economic status, race, ethnicity and disability) potentially leave some groups disproportionately exposed to climate-related security risks;

 
Identifying potential gaps and entry points towards advocacy and capacity-building for the integration of climate security considerations into local resilience planning and budgeting processes.

“This initiative is unique in that it also takes into account key social factors in addition to the usual metrics. We are aiming for a more holistic and customized approach to the BARMM,” Banaguas explained.

“This project will help every stakeholder understand how climate change, security and peacebuilding interact while highlighting the peace dividends offered by climate adaptation and mitigation efforts and disaster resilience mechanisms. It will also advance peace-positive climate action, catalyze climate-informed approaches to peace and security, and forge partnerships with all the stakeholders to exchange information and create science and evidence-based solutions,” Banaguas added.

“I pray that this project will continue to amplify peace in the hearts of our brothers and sisters to build united communities in the region,” Banaguas concluded.

This UNDP initiative builds on Sci. Dpl. Banaguas’ previous work on Climate Smart Bangsamoro in 2020 with the support from the Ministry of Environment and Natural Resources (MENRE) and through Climate Smart Mindanao 2050, which was renewed in 2022 in partnership with the Mindanao Development Authority (MINDA) as a way to help the region to reduce its carbon footprint and empower its people to proactively assess and manage its climate risks.

Sci. Dpl. Banaguas’ pioneering environmental work earned him the prestigious UN Sasakawa Award for Disaster Risk Reduction in 2022, the first individual Filipino recipient in the award’s 35-year history.

Further inquiries may be sent to csdra-secretariat@csdrasean.com

"The Menu" is deliciously bonkers!

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No hate to anyone that didn’t like the movie but this is the exact reason why I love The Menu. Personally I’m not a huge horror person and I think the horror in the film isn’t necessarily scary but rather unnerving (which is good). 

We’ve become so precious about satire that when its value is purely fun, we see it as lesser than. Satire doesn’t need to be opaque or complex or to be good. People have forgotten how nice it is to just be entertained.

We've been so spoiled by movies like Get Out, Parasite and The Lobster, which do incredible work to add to the conversation. But it's also okay to re-up the current conversation in a different (and effective) way without having to add to it.

There are many kinds of satire, but most importantly, it’s about what the writers want to achieve with their premise and concept. The Menu is so much fun because it knows what it is and doesn’t waste time to be extra about it. It just comes in and does its job and takes a bow.

"The Menu" is such a funny dark comedy. Anya Taylor-Joy ordering a cheeseburger and saying that line after one bite was so great.

"Unfortunately my eyes were a little bigger than my stomach."

I really enjoyed this movie! Best part is I went into it expecting a completely different movie then what it ended up being and I ended up enjoying it even more.

I liked it when Hong Chau said you will eat less than you desire and more than you deserve it's true the menu really be giving me anxiety in all the right places.

"Where did you go to school?"

"Brown"

"Student loans?"

"No"

"Sorry, you're dying."

As a foodie who also loves thriller movies, "The Menu" was the perfect combination. I watched this movie last night and am still haunted. 

I’ve watched lots of mediocre fare the last few days and this one kept me invested and alert the whole way through.

Original, well-acted, weird, surprisingly moving. Blends horror & drama & comedy beautifully. Uses a single space enormously well. And keeps surprising us all the way to its last shot.  I genuinely couldn't guess what comes next. I loved it!

The movie is "delicious". It is unhinged entertainment at its finest form. It threw me for a loop but perfectly executed. Honestly! So iconic from beginning to end! It’s absolutely bonkers!!

It’s a dark-comedy thriller with a Chef’s Table theme that’s great whether you love or hate high end dining culture/media. I’m not sure what was more contrived and pretentious, the food critics and dishes in the film or the film itself.

It's one of the best films I've seen in ages. This is a polarizing film. You can say it tries too hard to be Yorgos Lanthimos, but to me it's still a fun enjoyable watch. It's one of the best comedies, but it still has the same problems as Velvet Buzzsaw and Triangle of Sadness.

Ralph Fiennes and Anya Taylor-Joy were faultless as always...I can watch Fiennes' micro facial muscles move all day. He is a true masterclass. Taylor-Joy eating a cheeseburger at the end is a real "final girl"..oooppss! sorry for the spoiler.

But damn if Nicholas Hoult doesn't steal the show at times. Hoult mansplaining to Taylor-Joy every bit of the evening is fucking hilarious. He is so good at playing a pathetic, overeager little bottom bitch to a powerful man. Hoult is so good at looking flustered. His comedic timing is such a tentpole of how perfectly paced this movie is. Every time the tension builds to a fever pitch, there he is acting like the most important thing in the world is how fucking good this food is.

Very much not what I was expecting, and the later courses got a little "eh" for my taste, but I enjoyed the hell out of this meal of a movie. Very much recommend. 

Knives Out Glass Onion and The Menu all in the same mid-tier vaguely anti rich without saying anything revolutionary cinematic universe.

The Menu is quite solid, and delivers some points much better than the preachy, smug Glass Onion...or the try-hard, indulgently naturalistic Triangle of Sadness.

I miss movies that aren’t afraid to be less than 2 hours. The Menu almost feels like one long scene, focusing on "the meal". It has tension, sprinkled with dark humor, all wrapped into a commentary about pretentiousness and class.

Now, this is a masterpiece! With such enthralling screenplay, masterful directing and a great cast, this horror satire is must-see cinema.

One of my favorite movies of the year!