Bituen Eco Volunteers

Bituen is currently accepting requests for workshops & trainings for  developing positive attitude towards sustainable living. The workshop covers why we need to address waste management at the individual and home levels, with the following topics: What to do with biodegradable wastes. Container-gardening Paper, fabric, plastic & can upcycling. Sustainable lifestyle. Please call (63)-2-9941372 or email bituen.org@gmail.com for inquiry or details. Images shown are actual projects from waste materials tackled during workshops.

"...the gargantuan challenge for Education Secretary Armin Luistro in realizing the value of the K to 12 Program includes ... above all, developing a culture of reading in Filipino children. There’s the rub. [It] might take 100 years or so..." Christopher Ryan Maboloc, The future of our children, Philippine Daily Inquirer Saturday, June 30th, 2012." The culture of reading is the biggest problem in Philippine education. This is compounded by the quality of books provided to public and even private school pupils which is abominable , to say the least... If children were provided books at all. In the latest  Reading Caravan conducted at Pideg, Elementary School in Pugo, La Union, all children in the school in June 5, 2013 (about 200 pupils in all), received their own books for their own reading consumption. The actual photos provide an insight as to how the children feel about reading decent books. We do not need to spell the ob...