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My TEDx Manila Talk : Change, Inc – How Social Businesses Can Help Build A Better World

Sunday, December 6, 2009
By Mark Ruiz
My TEDx Manila Talk : Change, Inc – How Social Businesses Can Help Build A Better World

Sharing my TEDx Manila Talk — a personal passion for changing the world through social businesses, and how we at Hapinoy try to live this through the work that we do. Change, Inc : How Social Business Can Help Build A Better World View more documents from Mark Ruiz. »

TEDx is Coming to Manila

Wednesday, October 28, 2009
By Mark Ruiz
TEDx is Coming to Manila

TED, our inspiration behind putting up the WhyNot?Forum, is coming to Manila! This particular event is called TEDx Manila, and is being organized by Filipino UP Professor and education advocate Rom Feria (himself a TED Fellow). TEDx is a program of local, self-organized events that bring people together to share a TED-like experience. Our... »

Democratizing Innovation Through the Web

Thursday, September 10, 2009
By Mark Ruiz
Democratizing Innovation Through the Web

Upon the invitation of UP Professor, Education Advocate, and TEDFellow Rom Feria, I gave a talk yesterday in Y4IT – the Philippine Youth Congress in Information Technology. It was an extremely awesome event, with thousands of Filipino youth all coming together to learn more about the latest trends and opportunities in this space –... »

Is the Filipino Worth Living and Dying For?

Thursday, September 3, 2009
By Mark Ruiz
Is the Filipino Worth Living and Dying For?

I just had to repost this – Rapa Lopa’s talk from the recent WhyNot?Forum 7.0 – Why Not a ReimagiNATION? It is absolutely moving : In a heart-wrenching talk, Benigno Aquino S. Foundation Executive Director Rapa Lopa narrates how the love story of his Auntie Cory and Tito Ninoy translated into a love story... »

Reimagining the New Filipino

Monday, August 24, 2009
By Mark Ruiz
Reimagining the New Filipino

Coming off the heels of our 6th WhyNot?Forum — Why Not Be True? Tribute to Pinoy Subculture Tribes, the WhyNuts thought through the theme for 7.0. Our minds were swimming around science, futurism, and heroism – until we decided to coincide our schedule with the August 21 death anniversary of national hero Ninoy Aquino.... »

08.22.09 Why Not? Forum 7.0 : ReimagiNation [Photo Album]

Saturday, August 22, 2009
By Mark Ruiz
08.22.09 Why Not? Forum 7.0 : ReimagiNation [Photo Album]

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Why Not a ReimagiNATION?

Monday, August 10, 2009
By Mark Ruiz
Why Not a ReimagiNATION?

Why Not A ReimagiNATION? Imagine the New Filipino : Homebound, not Outbound. Competitive, not Complacent. Global Perspective, not Regional Mindset. Renegades, not Robots Paco Sandejas, Brain Gain Network Major Dennis Eclarin, Philippine Army Rep. Risa Hontiveros-Baraquel Howie Severino, Journalist and Rapa Lopa, Executive Director of Benigno Aquino Foundation on his Tita Cory’s reimagination of... »

Sparking Creativity

Thursday, June 11, 2009
By Mark Ruiz
Sparking Creativity

reposted from http://www.businessmirror.com.ph/home/pf/11620-sparking-creativity.html Written by Neil R. Ramos / Photos by Nonie Reyes Thursday, 11 June 2009 19:16 Change, it has been said, is an inevitable aspect of life and living. v Though indeed thisĀ  adage could only be too accurate, some of us go about life seemingly content to just allow for it... »

Supreme : Great Filipinos Exposed

Saturday, May 30, 2009
By Mark Ruiz
Supreme : Great Filipinos Exposed

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Great Filipinos Exposed

Saturday, May 30, 2009
By Mark Ruiz
Great Filipinos Exposed

reposted from http://www.philstar.com/Article.aspx?articleId=472706&publicationSubCategoryId=448 Great Filipinos exposed READ NOW By J. Vincent Sarabia Ong (The Philippine Star) Updated May 30, 2009 12:00 AM The WhyNuts?: These are core group members of WhyNot? Forum L-R Richard Estuesta, Carlo Calimon,Jan Chavez-Arceo Bam Aquino Timi Gomez,Angeli Ko, Mark Ruiz. With the recent level of Filipino media gunk rising... »

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