EcoWaste coalition calls for ‘Simpleng Pasko’ By Jason Faustino 12/22/2011

EcoWaste coalition calls for ‘Simpleng Pasko’

By Jason Faustino 12/22/2011

A citizens’ environmental watchdog yesterday gathered at Plaza Miranda in front of the Minor Basilica of the Black Nazarene in Quiapo, Manila to urge the public to celebrate Christmas sans extravagance and wastefulness in deference to the grave humanitarian crisis unfolding in Northern Mindanao.

The EcoWaste Coalition lighted candles and called for “Simpleng Pasko” (Simple Christmas) amid the heartrending devastation left by tropical storm “Sendong” in Mindanao that took the lives of over 1,000 people and left thousands mourning and homeless..... MORE

Source:  The Daily Tribune

URL: http://www.tribuneonline.org/metro/20111222met5.html