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n 2008 American Tim Bauer received the prestigious Rolex Award for his efforts to reduce the air pollution that envelopes major cities in the Philippines as well as in other Asian countries. 
For Filipinos returning to Manila from first-world countries in Europe or North America, the grime that envelopes buildings, and structures along the roadway are immediately apparent and stand as a silent yet irrefutable testament as to how polluted this metropolis has become.
Enter Tim Bauer a 32-year-old with a mechanical engineering degree from Colorado State University who along with his colleague Nathan Lorenz, set up shop in Vigan, Ilocos Sur to develop and market a kit that reduces the particulate emissions of two-stroke tricycle engines by roughly 70 percent; carbon monoxide (CO) emissions by 76 per cent; hydrocarbons emissions by 89 per cent; and carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions by 35 per cent.
Bauer, Lorenz and their Filipino counterparts have refitted over 250 tricycles in Vigan and Puerto Princesa, Palawan and now plan to expand to other cities of the archipelago. 
Roughly 30 percent of the parts used in the kit are produced in the Philippines.
With its exploding population growth and the widespread use of Diesel and two-stroke engines, Bauer and his device couldn't have come at a more opportune time. The World Bank estimates that each year air pollution in the Philippines causes at least 15,000 deaths with related health costs and loss of earnings amounting to US$19 million and $134 million respectively.
We salute Mr. Bauer and his team for helping cleanup our environment so future generations of Filipinos can lead healthier, happier, and more fulfilled lives than today's generation.
To read more about Tim Bauer and the Rolex Awards click here.
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Filipino people have
just about had enough of Miriam Defensor-Santiago. She is loud, arrogant,
and intolerant of anyone but herself. In her Ilongo-accented diatribes
Santiago bullies anyone and everyone she dislikes or who happens not to share
her views. It is somewhat disheartening because Santiago is reasonably smart
and adequately educated—but the minute she opens her mouth, those pluses
just fly out the window.
Published 1/29/2012
ongoing impeachment trial of
Chief Justice Renato Corona has brought to light what appears to be a
faulty,
if not patently unconstitutional 1992 En Banc resolution of the Philippine
Supreme Court that effectively ended any public disclosure of the Statements
of Assets, Liabilities and Net Worth (SALN) of any Justice or Judge. Chief
Justice Andres Narvasa’s court in their ruling—A.M. No. 92-9-851-RTC, dated
September 22, 1992—resolved that henceforth all “All requests for copies of
statements of assets and liabilities of any Justice or Judge shall be filed
with the Clerk of Court of the Supreme Court or with the Court
Administrator, as the case may be, and shall state the purpose of the
request.”
Published 1/24/2012
Corona impeachment
trial now three days old is turning out to be somewhat of a disappointment.
The
month-long period form December 14, 2011 when the Senators first took their oaths
as Senator-Judges to the January 16 start, only served to heighten
the public’s anticipation for a blockbuster court drama that would play out
live in their livingrooms.
Published 1/19/2012
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