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I have three days off this week so please bear with me if I've been writing and posting non-stop. You'll not hear from me when I do my full-time job so today give me a moment to do some first impression blog with the brand Face Republic.

You know how much I love exploring and shopping online that e-commerce sites become my own 'social media'. I always check site's banners for new launches and products to try and from there, I get to be introduced to beauty brands I haven't heard of yet. I remember I first spotted Face Republic on Shopee as it was featured as the 'Brand of the Day'. From product variation to packaging, it instantly reminds me of brands like Nature Republic and Innisfree.

SEVEN NIGHTS OF BEAUTY REST

I thought "this brand is new to me so let me get to know it more" and that's when I decided to do some research. I've read in Calyxta that Face Republic products are manufactured in Korea but they were, in fact, conceptualized here in the Philippines. All the planning and brainstorming happens here and that is safe to say that they were created while considering the lifestyle of us, Filipinas. My heart never felt closer to Korean skincare than ever.

Moving forward, I never had the chance to get myself some masks or bundles despite the very reasonable price because I am trying to cut off my skincare budget to pave way for more important things in life. A-D-U-L-T-I-N-G IS WHY. When Face Republic reached out to me via Instagram private message, I felt a surge of excitement that at last, they are including me on the list of bloggers they'll entrust honest reviews to. So what are the stuff you'll see me writing about in the next few weeks?

FACE REPUBLIC TRAVEL PACK

They sent me this travel pack that includes three (3) full-sized mask sheets (Whitening Rice Formula, Soothing Aloe Extract, Nourishing Snail Essence) and two (2) sample sachets each for the products they sell: Gold Mineral Cleanser, Perfect Cover BB Cream, Crystal Glow Whitening Cream and Super Screen Sun Gel.

I like that they sell their product in sachets because you can do some test run first before committing to buy the full-sized. That way, you can gauge whether or not they are suitable for you. The accompanying pouch is very useful too because you can reuse it when you travel and fill it with some necessities.

Aside from the travel pack, they've also sent me the Seven Nights of Beauty Rest Bundle featuring seven (7) mask sheets from their skincare line namely: Soothing Aloe Extract, Hydrating Cucumber Essence, Healing Tea Trea Oil, Nourishing Snail Essence, Rejuvenating Honey Nutrient, Brightening Lemon Extract and Whitening Rice Formula. These are very basic but powerful ingredients you can always spot in Korean skincare so I'm excited to finally be able to complete a 7-Day Mask Challenge with these. When do I start? Probably, tomorrow? I'll update you, guys, on the progress! You can check my Instagram stories too for follow ups!

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Never successfully completed a 7-day mask challenge so thanks to @facerepublic for this 7 days of beauty rest bundle! Got a few more stuff to try from their skincare line. ❤️ So excited! Review will be up soon. 😘

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If you are interested in getting these bundles, you may go check FACE REPUBLIC on their Instagram account for more information on product pricing, availability and retailers! Enjoy the rest of your day!

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The Philippines is expected to move further towards urbanization as it grows and develops. Unfortunately, its solid waste infrastructure is unable to keep pace with the economic and population growth. Inadequate, over-filled dumpsites and landfills are causing various health and environmental problems.

Some of the serious environmental risks caused by waste overflow landfills are ground and surface water contamination, flooding, greenhouse gas production, air pollution, exposure to toxins and spread of disease. Many disposal sites across the country contain infectious material, threatening sanitation workers and waste pickers and, eventually the general public.

Tests of liquid runoff or leachate from Rodriguez and Payatas dump sites were found to contain high levels of contaminants. Most of the leachate seeps untreated into groundwatersources of drinking water and flows to the Marikina and Pasig River systems and Manila Bay. Landfills and dump sites, despite government’s efforts to situate them in areas far from population centers, still pose a threat to the health and the environment.

A lot of wastes, about one-third of solid waste generated in the cities, are often dumped indiscriminately and often end up clogging the drains, causing flooding and increase in the populations of rodents and other pests. The urban poor suffer most from life-threatening conditions resulting from uncollected garbage.

In this age of digitalization and technology, one of the innovative solutions for solid waste management is decentralization using pyrolysis technology. Pyrolysis is coined from the Greek terms pyro or fire and lysis or separating. It is the industrial process of breaking down large molecules of waste such as agricultural residues, scraps, tires, and non-recyclable materials into smaller molecules of gas, oil and carbon black. One of the by-product of pyrolysis technology is ash which can be mixed with aggregates for construction purposes.

Most importantly, people should realize that they play a huge role in solving the massive garbage problem in the Philippines. It should be the country’s goal to create an environment free of garbage, minimizing of waste disposal to landfill, educating the community and make them aware of their roles and responsibilities, and to involve the business community in solid waste management.

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Waste disposal is reaching crisis proportions in the Philippines. Landfills and rivers are overflowing with garbage. Piles of garbage obstruct sidewalks or are dumped on vacant lots, left to rot until they smell and attract hordes of flies.

We know that this is an existing concern in our country. What many of us do not know is that this massive garbage problem is, in fact, a P73 billion industry.

In 2016, 40,000 tons of garbage were collected every day. This totaled 14.6 million tons of garbage per year. If each kilo only cost P5 for disposal, the total cost in waste disposal for 2016 was an outstanding P73 billion. The money is used to pay the local government, the garbage haulers and the gate fee at landfills. It has even increased this year because the usual P5,000 cost per truckload of garbage with five cubic meter capacity is now P8,000.

The yearly volume of waste generated is expected to increase from 13.48 million tons in 2010 to 16.63 million tons in 2020. In Metro Manila, averages of 9,000 tons of garbage were collected per day from 2012 to 2016. In just five years, daily garbage collection in Metro Manila has reached 93.8 million cubic meters. This is due to rapid urbanization, economic growth and development, changes in lifestyles and consumption patterns.

Aside from the massive amount of garbage generated, there are also the problems of improper disposal and lack of landfills.

There are more than a hundred garbage hauling operators in Metro Manila but only three landfills - the Quezon City Sanitary Landfill, Navotas Sanitary Land Fill and Rizal Provincial Sanitary Landfill. New sites are hard to find and are much farther away from Metro Manila. The nearest available landfill is in Montalban, Rizal and it has already reached its maximum carrying capacity, way before 2022 when it is supposed to reach its limit.

Uncollected garbage, about a third of the solid waste generated in the cities, often ends up in drains, causing flooding and an increase in the population of rats, mice and other pests. The urban poor suffer most from the health problems resulting from poor management of solid waste.

The government has the main responsibility for ensuring waste is properly disposed of to avert health and environmental problems. But every Filipino can and should help by properly segregating garbage and by reducing, reusing and recycling.

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