Tag: Adelina Award
Heroes of Typhoon Yolanda Win Adelina Awards for Rescue Efforts
TACLOBAN, Philippines /eNewsChannels/ -- NEWS: Several individuals and groups who exemplified great valor in the face of unimaginable tragedy during Typhoon Yolanda (Haiyan) have been honored by receiving the Adelina Award, the most prestigious prize in the Philippines awarded for humanitarian relief efforts, according to Lydia Ramos and Sarah Mendel of the World Mind Network and Friends Beyond Borders, who chair the Awards Committee.
Philippines Uses Food Naming Strategy to Fend Off China's Island Land Grab
AYUNGIN ISLAND, Philippines /eNewsChannels/ -- NEWS: An under-the-radar struggle for disputed island reefs is evolving in the South China Sea, between China and the Philippines, and the tactics employed by each side are named after foods, according to Reina Prince, global strategist for the NGO Friends Beyond Borders.
Loboc Children's Choir Moves Philippines with Performance at Earthquake-ruined Church
TAGBILARAN CITY, Philippines /eNewsChannels/ -- NEWS: World Mind Network today announced that The Loboc Children's Choir provided a spontaneous moment of inspiration and hope to the quake-ravaged Philippines on Thursday, with an impromptu performance of Josh Groban's 'The Prayer.'
Victims of Oct. 15 Earthquake in Philippines get Support via Social Media and Students
CEBU CITY, Philippines /eNewsChannels/ -- NEWS: In efforts spearheaded by the World Mind Network, Friends Beyond Borders, and Batangas Varsitarian, young people from around the world used top social media sites and SMS tracking sites to help rescuers locate and aid victims of the recent earthquake in the central Philippines. The 7.2 magnitude quake struck the region of Bohol Island and Cebu just after 8 a.m. local time on October 15, 2013.
