ABS-CBN Foundation’s late chairman Gina Lopez may be physically gone, but her advocacies live on.
Simultaneous environmental activities were held in different Bantay Kalikasan and iLOVE (Investment in Loving Organization on Village Economies) Foundation sites nationwide to show support for the recent global climate strike. Climate strike is a global protest to demand action on the climate change issue.
Environmental initiatives coincided with “Celebration of Love”, a commemoration of the 40th day since Gina Lopez’s passing, to show the continued commitment of organizations in protecting the environment. ABS-CBN executives planted trees at the La Mesa Ecopark where “Garden of Love” was built to honor Lopez’s legacy. Present during the tree planting activity were Gina’s family, friends, ABS-CBN President and CEO, Carlo Katigbak; ABS-CBN Executive adviser to chairman, Charo Santos-Concio; Chairman Emeritus, Eugenio “Gabby” Lopez III; Creative Programs Inc. Head, Ernie Lopez and ABS-CBN Managing Director, Susan Afan. “Bagong Adlau” seedlings were planted beside the “Garden of Love”. It’s known to be the strongest among the iron wood trees.
Gina Lopez's Garden of Love
ABS-CBN Corporation Chairman, Mark Lopez.
Creative Programs, Inc. Head, Ernie Lopez.
ABS-CBN Executive adviser to chairman, Charo Santos-Concio.
Third from left is ABS-CBN Chairman Emeritus, Eugenio “Gabby” Lopez III.
Susan Afan, ABS-CBN Foundation Managing Director.
Tree planting activity in Iba, Zambales.
Purok Jolohano Women’s Association Mangrove Planting and Community Clean-up in Sarangani.
Panganiban Mangrove Boardwalk planting and visit of girl scouts in Sorsogon.
Volunteers and ABS-CBN Foundation employees also planted 1,000 Malapapaya seedlings at 2.5 hectares area in the La Mesa Watershed.
Coastal clean-up, tree planting, river clean-up and mangrove planting activities were done in Oriental, Mindoro; Bulusan, Sorsogon; Iba, Zambales; San Jose, Tarlac; Panganiban, Sorsogon; Lola Sayong Surf Camp in Sorsogon; Tublay, Benguet; Buhatan River Cruise in Sorsogon; Canjalon in Sibuyan, Romblon; Saranggani; and Palawan. These are the communities who actively participated in living out the legacy of the environmentalist Gina Lopez.
“We are one with the rest of the world in voicing our great concern on the issue of climate change. Ms. Gina Lopez has taught us that advocacy must be manifested in action and that is why it is important for us to engage in sustainable and lasting activities all geared towards showing how we can contribute to solutions, shared Bantay Kalikasan Program Director, Jen Deomano Santos.