Malunggay: An EGGcellent feed additive
What’s common between people and chickens? Malunggay. People, especially Filipinos, often use Malunggay as a nutritive ingredient in...
A for improvement: A Xavier Ecoville Impact and Needs Assessment Study
“It is everyone’s hope that Xavier Ecoville becomes a “resilient, self-sustaining, productive, and pro-active community”. For Xavier...
Intrapersonal and Interpersonal communication therapy
Maria (not her real name), a 12-year-old girl, is separated from her family. When her father died, her mother abandoned her along with...
Wriggling it out: Vermi, Vermicomposting, and Vermicasts
Fun fact: the food that gets to people plates – fruits, vegetable, chicken, meat comes all comes from the work of one little hero, an...
It’s not just houses, it’s a community
The chapel’s bell tolls at dawn, signaling the start of a new day. Its gentle ringing echoes throughout the rows of light-colored square...
Community Maps by the People, for the People
See… the crystal-clear sea crashing against the shore of blistering sand. Feel… the clean air as it rushes through your hair. Hear… the...
Show and Tell: Identifying community problems through community maps
“Focus 90% of your time on solutions and only 10% of your time on problems.” But what if not knowing the problem at the first place is...
Truth about the youth
Welcome to Xavier Ecoville– a new home to more than 500 surviving families with about 2,586 individuals, who hope to recreate their life...
Disasters: A Side Effect of Urban Development
Newer and bigger malls, taller hotels, posh condominiums, and numerous residential villages – indeed the rapid development of Cagayan de...
River unfold
Anyone of us here often pass by the Cagayan de Oro River. Its still and majestic look quite gets our attention especially when we’re...
