Bituen Eco Volunteers

A major cause of corruption is when leaders and planners lack knowledge, exposure, and direct connection with the real business people to deal with when it comes to managing the limited resources of our government. Bituen, with the help of Regis International Travel & Tours , will bring urban leaders and planners to the Land of the Rising Sun to experience first-hand the Ecological Urban Technologies, Products and Services that are currently produced and marketed worldwide. Those who are interested, please call 63-2-9941372 for details, or email us .

Engaging members of the community to actively participate in the process of improving the environment through the use of readily available materials like garbage for planting, container gardening, and 3Rs became the focus of Bituen in recent months.  Students from Obando, Bulacan aiming to reduce waste and make the river system more liveable. DepEd teachers experience first-hand the joys of turning waste into something useful, to be passed on to their learners.  Members of NGO recycle scrap fabric. Waste papers, boards, cans, and plastic... ...turned into a new life... Bituen partners with NGOs, various government agencies, schools, and business establishments to continuously educate and inspire citizens to become not only vigilant but also active in their duties for their surroundings. To learn more, please call 63-2-9941372 or email us .

( To View Slideshow, please click here. ) More than just spending and seeing, feel and experience rural and back-to-basics community life. Travel in rural community  Philippines at the not-quite so-remote barrio of Santo Tomas in northern Luzon. Santo Tomas is the mother barangay of the town of Santo Domingo, in Ilocos Sur, Philippines. Legend has it that the first priest of Santo Domingo have chosen the eastern barrio for its snaking river and friendly locals. Throughout the years, the Spanish bar/tiled remnants of the priest's chapel have been removed, and that the farmer tilling the land have since unearthed antique plates and jars within the area. However, the place now teems with variety of local fruits (you can actually ask for FREE from neighbors!), and to sample a common view: Visitors / travelers from Asia (China, Japan, Indonesia), Europe (France, Russia, Croatia, Poland) have found the people friendly, so much like many rural folks in the country as biker...