Today is the Philippines' Independence Day commemorating the declaration of Philippine independence from Spain on this day in 1898.

Celebrate Filipino independence with And So It Begins, the award-winning documentary from Filipino-American director Ramona S. Diez. This inspiring film about the fight to protect democracy is a powerful tool for teaching about the dangers of disinformation in social media, the importance of free speech, and the urgency of protecting journalists.

Learn more:

https://journeysinfilm.org/film/and-so-it-begins/?utm_source=Mastodon&utm_medium=social+media&utm_campaign=OTD&utm_id=June+2026&utm_term=Filipino+Independence+Day&utm_content=link

@histodons

#Phlippines #ArawNgKasarinlán #ArawNgKalayaan #History #Histodons #Democracy #Activism #Journalism #SocialMedia #MariaRessa #LeniRobredo #Movies #Documentary #CivicsEducation #CivicEngagement #OTD #OnThisDay #AAPI

Out in the middle of Tubbataha Reefs Natural Park, the ocean stretches uninterrupted to the horizon—with no city lights or coastal landmasses, just open water and the shifting colors of the atmosphere.

https://scubahanknyc.com/2026/04/01/chasing-clouds-tubbataha/

#sunset #photography #tubbataha #phlippines

Philippines to auction 25 GW of renewables by 2035

#Erneuerbare #Renewable #GoodNews #Phlippines
pv-magazine.com/2026/02/13/phi…

The Philippines has unveiled plans for its next four green energy auctions, one of which will focus on rooftop solar and solar-plus-storage in selected areas of the country. Another forthcoming auction will concentrate on solar on canals, agrisolar and solar on stilts over fish ponds.

Brazil anticipates boost in meat exports to the Philippines

#politics #brazil #phlippines #economy
https://valorinternational.globo.com/economy/news/2025/01/20/brazil-anticipates-boost-in-meat-exports-to-the-philippines.ghtml?utm_source=Twitter&utm_medium=Social&utm_campaign=compartilhar

High drop-out rates = Let’s make it harder for them to get free college education. 🤡

What a joke.

#Phlippines #education #politics

https://mb.com.ph/2023/9/2/dof-free-college-educ-only-for-deserving-students

Thanks to volunteers, Phase 2 of the #OSMaPaaralan school mapping project of the #OpenStreetMap community in the #Phlippines has mapped over 50% of outstanding tasks, raising the total mapped schools to 48,264.

Except for provinces in the Bangsamoro region, and Lanao del Sur, over 90% of schools has been mapped in each province.

Details here: https://hackmd.io/cecVBNIFQECbapZWoDRMIg?view